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Verse Ephesians 5:4. _NEITHER FILTHINESS_] αισχροτης. Any
thing base or vile in words or acts.
_FOOLISH TALKING_] μωρολογια. Scurrility, buffoonery,
ridicule, or what tends to expose another to conte...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS - That is, obscene, or indecent conversation.
Literally, that which is shameful, or deformed -
αἰσχρότης aischrotēs. The word does not elsewhere occur
in the New Testament.
NOR F...
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3. THE WALK IN HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Chapter S 4:17-5:21
_ 1. Not as the Gentiles walk (Ephesians 4:17)_
2. The putting off and putting on (Ephesians 4:20)
3. Followers of God (Ephesians 5
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THE WAY OF LIGHT AND THE WAY OF DARKNESS. There are other sins which
among God's people, should be literally unmentionable fornication,
uncleanness, coveting, filthiness, foolish speech, improper jest...
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You must become imitators of God, as well loved children imitate their
father. You must live in love, as Christ loved you, and gave himself
to God as a sacrifice and an offering, a sacrifice which was...
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THE IMITATION OF GOD (Ephesians 5:1-8)...
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NEITHER. Nor.
FILTHINESS. Greek. _aischrotes._ Only here.
FOOLISH TALKING. Greek. _morologia._ Only here.
NOR. or.
JESTING. ribaldry. Occurs only here.
CONVENIENT. befitting. Greek. _aneko._ Only...
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4. St Paul is still thinking of topics of conversation.
ΑἸΣΧΡΌΤΗΣ is any discreditable action belonging to either of
the excluded classes. Notice e.g. αἰοχροῦ κέρδους
χάριν Titus 1:11.
ΜΩΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ Ἢ ΕΥ...
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17–5:14. THE GREAT CONTRAST
Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:14. THE CONTRAST IN DETAIL...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, &C.— "Nor let there be
among you anyshameful practices in secret, the very naming of which
would put a modest person to the blush; nor any light, wanton, or
ob...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 5:3-20)
3.
Walk as children of light. Ephesians 5:3-14.
a.
Things the children of light do not do. Ephesians 5:3-8 a.
(1)
Do no
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(5:4) "Obscenity" means invoking God's name in a declarative fashion,
presuming to express His will towards another or some thing that you
deal with. "Foolish talk" consists of words without foundatio...
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Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
FILTHINESS - in act or gesture.
FOOLISH TALKING - the talk of fools: folly and sin tog...
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No Participation with Unbelievers
2 The sacrifice of Christ has many aspects. The opening Chapter s of
Leviticus deal with these in detail. The sin and trespass offering
seem to be entirely for m...
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5:4 foolish (n-4) Perhaps 'indecent.' jesting, (o-7) Used for
'buffoonery.' convenient; (p-11) 'Convenient' has the French sense of
_ convenir_ (see Colossians 3:18 , Philemon 1:8 , 'fitting'), but no...
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THE OLD DARKNESS AND NEW LIGHT. RULES FOR THE MARRIED
1, 2. In close connexion with what precedes. 'It is the mark of
beloved children to become imitators of a loving Father; practise the
self-sacrif...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 5
5:1-14 ~ LOVE
5:1-7 ~ LIVE IN LOVE
V1 You must try to be as much like God as you can. You are his...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, NOR JESTING. — The word
“filthiness” (unlike the “filthy communication” of the
parallel passage in Colossians 3:8) is in itself a general word. But
the connect...
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(3_b_) Ephesians 5:3 warn, with even greater fulness and emphasis,
against the sins of impurity and lust, as incompatible with membership
of the kingdom of heaven, as works of darkness, impossible to...
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CHAPTER 22
DOCTRINE AND ETHICS
Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1
The homily that we have briefly reviewed in the last chapter demands
further consideration. It affords a striking and instructive exampl...
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A paragraph ruled by the general idea of the imitation of God in the
forgiving love which has been appealed to in the preceding verse. In
the light of that Divine example Paul charges his readers to f...
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καὶ αἰσχρότης : _and filthiness_. This is taken by many
(Eth., Theophyl., Oec., Rück., Harl., etc.) to refer to indecent
_talk_, which, however, would be expressed by αἰσχρολογία
(Colossians 3:8). The...
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WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT
Ephesians 5:1
It is indeed a high calling to imitate God and to walk in love after
the measure of Christ; but it will be impossible unless we open our
innermost heart to the...
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All that the apostle had been saying was emphasized by the statement
of their relationship to God as he called them to be "imitators of
God." Again he urged them to put off the old and put on the new....
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Things Love Will Not Let One Do
Those whose lives are directed by love will not indulge in any
uncontrolled lusts, whether sexual or monetary in nature. Paul says
even talking about such thoughts tend...
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Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor (a) jesting, which are
not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
(a) Jests which men cast at one another: that no lightness is seen,
nor evil example g...
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_Nor obscenity. [2] What is here meant by this word, St. John
Chrysostom tells us at large in the moral exhortation after his 17th
homily; to wit, jests with immodest suggestions or a double meaning,...
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(1) В¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (2) And
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for
us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savo...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. As we return to the book of Ephesians, we continue our study on
Christian behavior.
1. The Apostle Paul has just given the Ephesian Christians, (and us) a
"list" of ungodly behavi...
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4._Neither filthiness. _To those three — other three are now added.
By _filthiness _I understand all that is indecent or inconsistent with
the modesty of the godly. By _foolish talking _I understand
c...
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Moreover, let us remark here, and it is an important feature in this
picture of the fruits of grace and of the new man, that when the grace
and love, which come down from God, act in man, they always...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, NOR JESTING,.... The former
of these may include all filthy gestures and behaviour, every indecent
habit and attire, and all actions which have a tendency to e...
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Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Ver. 4. _Neither filthiness_] Borborology (rumblings?), ribaldry, _a_
the language of hell...
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_But fornication_, &c. But any impure love, and any vice flowing
therefrom, or connected therewith; _let it not be once named_ Or heard
of; _among you_ Except with detestation. Keep at the utmost dist...
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FILTHINESS; obscenity in words or actions.
NOT CONVENIENT; not fit, proper, useful. A grateful temper, and the
habit of expressing it in thanksgiving to God, form a safeguard
against temptation and a...
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A WARNING, PRINCIPALLY AGAINST THE SINS OF UNCLEANNESS.
The imitation of God excludes uncleanness:...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, NOR JESTING, WHICH ARE NOT
CONVENIENT, BUT RATHER GIVING OF THANKS....
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WALK IN LOVE
(vs.1-7)
Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 are closely connected with verse 32 of
chapter 4. God's gracious character of love that delights to have us
as His dear children is our example. The...
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CHAPTER 5
We must not follow the ways of the old man. We must be ______________
of God. He is our Father. We are his _____________.
We must __________ in love because Christ loved us. He gave himsel...
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“NOR FILTHINESS, NOR FOOLISH TALKING, OR JESTING, WHICH ARE NOT
BEFITTING: BUT RATHER GIVING OF THANKS”
“Nor”: “Goes beyond immorality to vulgarity” _(Stott p. 192)._
These are to be included in those...
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3-14 Filthy lusts must be rooted out. These sins must be dreaded and
detested. Here are not only cautions against gross acts of sin, but
against what some may make light of. But these things are so f...
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NEITHER FILTHINESS; obscenity in discourse, _filthy communication,_
COLOSSIANS 3:8. NOR FOOLISH TALKING; affectation of foolish, vain
speech, (whether jocose or serious), unprofitable, to the hearers....
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
For as, in the New Testament, that faith of men [to be placed] in God
has been increased, receiving in addition [to what was already
revealed] the Son of God, that m...
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Ephesians 5:4 neither G2532 filthiness G151 nor G2532 talking G3473
nor G2228 jesting G2160 which G3588 are G433 not
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‘But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not
even be named among you as is becoming to those set apart, nor
filthiness, nor foolish talking or jesting which are not befitting,
but...
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_2. Precepts based upon the Self-sacrificing Love of Christ._
The connection of thought with chap. Ephesians 4:32 is very close;
God's forgiving love is directly presented as a motive (‘therefore')
fo...
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Ephesians 5:4. NEITHER FILTHINESS, or, ‘obscenity;' whether of
thought, word, or deed; in Colossians 3:8 the reference is to words.
NOR FOOLISH TALKING; insipid, stupid speech, perhaps including mor...
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III. GENERAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES.
This part of the Epistle is difficult to analyze. The ethical precepts
are not arranged in any discoverable logical order. For convenience a
division into two sections i...
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FILTHINESS
(αισχροτης). Old word from αισχρος (base), here alone
in N.T.FOOLISH TALKING
(μωρολογια). Late word from μωρολογος (μωροσ,
λογος), only here in N.T.JESTING
(ευτραπελια). Old word from...
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Ephesians 5:1. _Be ye therefore followers of God,_
Or, imitators of God,-
Ephesians 5:1. _As dear children;_
Children are naturally imitators. They are usually inclined to imitate
their father; thi...
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CONTENTS: Walk of the believer as God's child. The believer's warfare
as filled with the Spirit.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: As members of the family of God, it is our duty to put on...
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Ephesians 5:1. _Be ye followers of God as dear children,_ for children
are expected to walk in their father's steps. He sends us rain and
fruitful seasons, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the...
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FOR YOU TO USE. "Even the way you talk must show you belong to God!"
OBSCENE. Deeply offensive to morality or decency. FOOLISH. Frivolous
and senseless. But it may have the sense of _malicious gossip_...
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_Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
convenient: but rather giving of thanks._
UNSEEMLY CONVERSATION
“Filthiness”--impurity of act or speech, “foolish talking,”
and “j...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 5:4 THANKSGIVING, in contrast to CRUDE
JOKING and FOOLISH TALK, is the positive way to speak. Thanksgiving
can also be a cure for covetousness (see v....
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 5:1 New Life in Love. Paul gives general
instructions for holy living. Purity of life comes from avoiding evil
deeds and relationships and adopting holy practices....
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 5:3. LET IT NOT BE ONCE NAMED.—After the things themselves
are dead let their names never be heard.
Ephesians 5:4. NOR JESTING.—“Chastened insolence,” as
Ar...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 5:1
BE YE THEREFORE IMITATORS OF GOD, AS CHILDREN BELOVED. These words
are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had
urged the example of God in one very mo...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Ephesians, chapter 5.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children (Ephesians 5:1);
Now, the therefore immediately points you back, back to the last verse
of...
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1 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 2
Corinthians 9:15;...
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Filthiness [α ι σ χ ρ ο τ η ς]. Obscenity.
Foolish talking [μ ω ρ ο λ ο γ ι α]. Only here in the New
Testament. Talk which is both foolish and sinful. Compare corrupt
communication, ch. 4 29. It is mo...
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FOLLOWERS OF GOD
Ephesians 5:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The opening verse of today's chapter has a clear and clarion call to
the children of God. It is something that we may not sidetrack or push
aside....
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Nor foolish talking — Tittle tattle, talking of nothing, the
weather, fashions, meat and drink. Or jesting — The word properly
means, wittiness, facetiousness, esteemed by the heathens an half —
virtu...
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Here our apostle advises Christians to guard against the sins of the
tongue, to avoid all filthy discourse, and all foolish discourse, all
scurrilous and obscene jesting, all excess in drollery, which...