I THEREFORE. Resuming his teaching after the parenthesis of Ephesians 3:1. PRISONER. See Ephesians 3:1. LORD. App-98. BESEECH. Greek. _parakaleo._ App-134. Compare 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Timothy 2:1. &c. VOCATION. calling, as Ephesians 1:18. ARE. were.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. App-104. LOWLINESS. humility of mind. See Acts 20:19. MEEKNESS. See 1 Corinthians 4:21. FORBEARING. bearing with. See 2 Corinthians 11:1. LOVE. App-135.... [ Continue Reading ]
ENDEAVOURING. Compare 2 Timothy 2:15 (studying). UNITY. Literally oneness. Greek. _henotes._ Only here and Ephesians 4:13. SPIRIT. App-101. BOND. See Acts 8:23. PEACE. the peace.... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE IS. Supply the Ellipsis by " _Ye are_ ". BODY. See Ephesians 2:15; Ephesians 2:16. Spirit. App-101. ARE CALLED. were called also.... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD. App-98. FAITH. i.e. doctrine; by Metonymy, App-6. See App-150. BAPTISM. Greek. _baptisma._ App-115. The baptism of the Spirit by Whom we are baptized into the one body. (See _How to Enjoy the Bible,_ by the late Dr. E. W. Bullinger, p. 128.)... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. App-98. FATHER. App-98. Note the seven occurances of "one"; body, Spirit, hope, Lord, faith, baptism. God and Father; three on either side of the Lord Jesus Christ. THROUGH. App-104.Ephesians 4:1. YOU. The texts omit. ALL. The indwelling of God in the members of the body by _pneuma theou._... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. to. EVERY. each. IS. was. GRACE. the grace. App-184. ACCORDING TO. App-104. MEASURE. Greek. _metron._ See Romans 12:3. GIFT. Greek. _dorea_. See Ephesians 3:7. CHRIST. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C. From Psalms 68:18. See App-107. UP. Omit. ON. App-104. HIGH. See Luke 1:78. Rendered "height" in Ephesians 3:18; Revelation 21:16. LED... CAPTIVE. Greek. _aichmaloteuo._ Only here and 2 Timothy 3:6. In Luke 21:24. Rom 7:23. 2 Corinthians 10:5, the word is _aichmalotizo._ CAPTIVITY. a b... [ Continue Reading ]
(NOW... ASCENDED. (Now this fact), He ascended. WHAT IS IT. what does it imply. BUT. except. Greek. _ei_ (App-118) _me_ (App-105). ALSO DESCENDED. descended also. LOWER PARTS. i.e. Hades. App-131. EARTH. App-129.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO THAT ASCENDED. That ascended also. FAR ABOVE. Greek. _huperano._ See Ephesians 1:21. HEAVENS. the heavens. Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ FILL. See Ephesians 1:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOME. Add "indeed" (Greek. _men)_. APOSTLES, PROPHETS. App-189. PASTORS. (as) shepherds. So every other occurance (seventeen in all). TEACHERS. Greek. _didaskalos._... [ Continue Reading ]
PERFECTING. Greek. _katartismos._ Only here. For the verb, see App-125. Compare Romans 9:22. SAINTS. See Acts 9:13. MINISTRY. App-190. EDIFYING. As in Ephesians 2:21. THE BODY OF CHRIST. See Ephesians 1:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME. attain. Greek. _katantao._ Compare Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:11. AND. even. KNOWLEDGE. full, or perfect, knowledge. App-132. SON OF GOD. See 2 Corinthians 1:19. App-98. UNTO, UNTO. App-104. PERFECT. complete, full grown. App-123.; Eph 125:1. MAN. App-123. STATURE. See Matthew 6:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
BE. maybe. NO MORE. no longer. Greek. _meketi._ CHILDREN. App-108. TOSSED TO AND FRO. Literally "surging about (as waves)". Only here. CARRIED ABOUT. borne hither and thither. See 2 Corinthians 4:10. WIND. Greek. _anemos._ DOCTRINE. the teaching. Greek. _didaskalia._ The evil teaching of the r... [ Continue Reading ]
SPEAKING THE TRUTH. Literally truthing it. Greek. _aletheuo._ Only here and Galatians 4:16. See App-175 Ephesians 1:2; Ephesians 1:2. MAY GROW UP. See Ephesians 2:21. WHICH. Who. HEAD. See Ephesians 1:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. App-104. FITLY JOINED TOGETHER. being perfectly fitted together. Only here and Ephesians 2:21. COMPACTED. knit together. Greek. _sumbibazo._ See Acts 9:22. Occurs: Colossians 2:2. JOINT. ligament. Greek. _haphe_. only here and Colossians 2:19. Here the ligament is "the _bond_ of peace" (Eph... [ Continue Reading ]
TESTIFY. Greek. _marturomai._ See Acts 20:26. HENCEFORTH... NOT. no longer. Greek. _meketi._ OTHER. Omit. GENTILES. the Gentiles. They _were_ Gentiles, but now are members of the church His body. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:32. VANITY. See Romans 8:20. MIND. Compare Romans 1:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING... DARKENED. Having been darkened. Greek. _skotizo._ See Rom 1:21. 2 Corinthians 4:4. THE UNDERSTANDING. in the understanding. See Ephesians 1:18. BEING. having been. ALIENATED. Greek. _apallotrioomai._ See Ephesians 2:12. THE LIFE OF GOD. Only occurrence. LIFE. Greek. _zoe._ Only here i... [ Continue Reading ]
PAST FEELING. Literally, hardened. Greek. _apalgeo._ Only here. HAVE GIVEN... OVER. gave up. UNTO. to. LASCIVIOUSNESS. See Mark 7:22. TO WORK. unto (Greek. _eis)_ the working. WORK. Greek. _ergasia,_. word implying regular occupation, craft for gain. Compare Acts 16:16; Acts 19:24; Acts 19:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE... LEARNED. did... learn.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF SO BE. App-118. HAVE. Omit. HAVE BEEN TAUGHT. were instructed. AS THE TRUTH IS IN JESUS. Frequently misquoted. No article. See John 14:6. AS. even as. THE. Omit. JESUS. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
PUT OFF. put away. See Romans 13:12. CONCERNING. App-104. FORMER. Greek. _proteros._ Only here as adjective CONVERSATION. Greek. _anastrophe._ Compare Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:13. THE OLD MAN. The old (Adam) nature. See Romans 6:6. MAN. App-123. CORRUPT. being corrupted. Greek. _phtheiro._ C... [ Continue Reading ]
RENEWED. Greek. _ananeoo._ Only here. Occurs frequently in Apocrypha. Implies that the whole course of life now flows in. different direction. See 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Corinthians 5:17. SPIRIT. App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
PUT ON. Greek. _enduo._ See Romans 13:12; Romans 13:14.Galatians 1:3, Gal 1:27. THE NEW MAN. The new nature. WHICH. that which. AFTER. App-104. IS. was (Aor.) CREATED. Greek. _ktizo._ See Ephesians 2:10. RIGHTEOUSNESS... HOLINESS. true holiness and righteousness. Contrast Adam, Genesis 1:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
PUTTING. having put. Greek. _apotithemi._ As Ephesians 4:22. LYING. the lie. Greek. _to pseudos._ Compare John 8:44. Rom 1:25. 2 Thessalonians 2:11. SPEAK, &C. From Zechariah 8:16. FOR. because. MEMBERS. Compare Ephesians 5:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANGRY. Greek. _orgizo,_ imperative. Positive command, the context showing that "righteous indignation" is referred to. AND. yet. SIN NOT. Literally be not sinning. Compare 1 John 2:1. Greek. _hamartano._ App-128. The anger is to be transitory. The quotation is from Psalms 4:4 (Septuagint), where H... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER. _Gi. mede._ PLACE. opportunity. DEVIL. The ruler of the darkness, Compare Ephesians 6:12. the deceiver of verses: Ephesians 4:14; Ephesians 4:22. the "lie" of Ephesians 4:25. Now revealed as the devil. See Revelation 12:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
LABOUR. As Acts 20:35. THE THING. that. GIVE. See Romans 12:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
CORRUPT. Literally putrid. COMMUNICATION. word. App-121. OUT OF. App-104. THE... EDIFYING. See Revised Version margin Some ancient texts, including the vulgate, read "of the faith", instead of "to the use". MINISTER. give. GRACE. App-184. UNTO. to.... [ Continue Reading ]
GRIEVE. Greek. _lupeo,_ occurs frequently; compare Romans 14:15. THE HOLY SPIRIT. App-101. WHEREBY. by (Greek. _en)_ Whom. The Giver here is the Sealer. ARE. were. SEALED. Compare Ephesians 1:13, where the sealing is the gift. THE. a. REDEMPTION. Final deliverance; _now_ we have the earnest. S... [ Continue Reading ]
BITTERNESS. Greek. _pikria._ See Romans 3:14 and Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. WRATH. Luke 4:28. ANGER. Greek. _orge_. CLAMOUR. uproar. See Acts 23:9. EVIL SPEAKING. railing. Greek. _blasphemia._ See 1 Timothy 6:4. FROM. App-104. WITH. App-104. MALICE. As Romans 1:29. App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]
KIND. gracious. Greek. _chrestos._ App-184. TENDERHEARTED. tenderly compassionate. Greek. _eusplanchnos._ Only here and 1 Peter 3:8. FORGIVING, forgiven. App-184. ONE AN OTHER. each other. FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. also in (Greek. _en)_ Christ (App-98. IX). HATH FORGIVEN. forgave.... [ Continue Reading ]