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Verse 21. _IF SO BE THAT YE HAVE HEARD HIM_] ειγε, _Seeing that,_
_since indeed_, ye have heard us proclaim his eternal truth; we have
delivered it to you as we received it from Jesus....
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IF SO BE THAT YE HAVE HEARD HIM - If you have listened attentively to
his instructions, and learned the true nature of his religion. There
may be a slight and delicate doubt implied here whether they...
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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 5:1)...
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THE OLD MAN AND THE NEW. Those who are now members of the true Israel
are no longer to walk as Gentiles, _i.e._ in the vanity of mind, the
darkness, the alienation from the Divine life which springs f...
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Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTION (Ephesians 4:1-10)
With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Ephesians
1:1-23; Ephesians 2:1-22; Ephesians 3:1-21 Paul has dealt with the
great and eter...
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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....
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Practical Results: a spiritual revolution of principle and practice.
The Old Man and the New
17. _testify_ A word of solemn appeal occurring elsewhere in N. T.
only Acts 22:26 (St Paul speaking) and...
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THE CONTRAST IN PRINCIPLE
ΜΑΡΤΎΡΟΜΑΙ. Of solemn protest. Acts 20:26 (at Ephesus), Acts
26:22; Galatians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:12.
ἘΝ ΚΥΡΊΩΙ. Ephesians 2:21; Ephesians 4:1.
ΠΕΡΙΠΑΤΕΙ͂Ν. Cf. on Ephe...
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ΉΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΑΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать,
ΈΔΙΔΆΧΘΗΤΕ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΔΙΔΆΣΚΩ (G1321)
учить; _pass._ учиться....
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DISCOURSE: 2110
EDUCATION AND WALK OF CHRISTIANS
Ephesians 4:20. _But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye
have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in
Jesus_.
WE shall...
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IF SO BE, &C.— _Forasmuch as,_ or _seeing ye have heard him,_ &c.
See ch. Ephesians 3:2. Beza, Gataker, and others, translate and
connect this and the preceding verse as follows: _But it is not so
wit...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 4:17-32; EPHESIANS 5:1-2)
B.
Walk as becometh saints. Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:1-20.
1.
Walk not as the Gentiles walk. Ephesians 4:17-24.
a.
The com...
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If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the
truth is in Jesus:
IF SO BE THAT, [ ei-ge (G1489), with indicative] - Assuming what I
have no reason to doubt, that, etc.
HEA...
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Summary of Previous Grace
13 Before the revelation of the secret administration by means of this
epistle the saints among the nations were in a period of adolescence.
This is fully set forth by t...
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4:21 in (b-16) There is an emphatic article before 'Jesus.' 'Jesus' is
personally brought into relief....
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UNITY OF THE NEW LIFE. RULES FOR THE NEW LIFE
The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical
exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support
exhortation.
1-6...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 4
What Paul taught in Chapter s 1-3 was first about God and his Son
Jesus Christ. Then it was about th...
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[5.
PRACTICAL EXHORTATION (Ephesians 4:17).
(1) THE NEW LIFE; first, taught in Christ and learning Christ; and
secondly, regenerate in Him to the image of God (Ephesians 4:17).
(2) HENCE THE POWER...
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CHAPTER 20
THE TWO HUMAN TYPES
Ephesians 4:20
BUT as for you!-The apostle points us from heathendom to Christendom.
From the men of blinded understanding and impure life he turns to the
cleansed an...
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A paragraph which takes up again the practical address begun with the
first verse of the chapter, but interrupted at Ephesians 4:4, and
contains solemn exhortations to withdraw from all conformity wit...
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PUTTING ON THE “NEW MAN”
Ephesians 4:20
The Lord Jesus is our text-book and our teacher, the schoolhouse in
which we are taught, and the object lesson in which all truth is
enshrined. But all is in...
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The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the
present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the
earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
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The New Life of Those Taught By Christ
Paul did not have any doubt about the teaching they had received.
Instead, he is preparing to remind them of Christ's teachings and the
life they should live af...
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If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, (d) as
the truth is in Jesus:
(d) As they have learned who acknowledge Christ indeed, and in good
earnest....
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(17) В¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye
henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their
mind, (18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the...
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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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One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony.
No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The
discord is there, and the harmony is there. Study to play correc...
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21._If ye have heard him. _To excite their attention and earnestness
the more, he not only tells them that they had _heard Christ, _but
employs a still stronger expression, _ye have been taught in him...
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The faithful were to seek in the dispositions mentioned above to
maintain this unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. There are
three things in this exhortation: first, to walk worthy of their
call...
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IF SO BE THAT YE HAVE HEARD HIM,.... Not heard him preach, but heard
him preached; and that not merely externally, with the outward hearing
of the ear; though oftentimes spiritual conviction and illum...
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If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the
truth is in Jesus:
Ver. 21. _Ye have heard him, &c._] When Christ speaks once, we must
hear him twice, as David did, Psalms 62:11,...
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_But ye_ Believers at Ephesus; _have not so learned Christ_ Or
Christianity; that is, ye cannot act thus, now ye are acquainted with
Christ and his gospel, which, you know, allows of no sin. _If so be...
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Paul's exhortation and supplication for the Church as the body of
Christ:...
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RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY
(vs.1-6)
In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic
truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the
Church, the body of Chr...
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CHAPTER 4
Even though Paul is a ______________, he still urges us to walk in our
__________. This walk must be a ____________ one.
What does it mean to walk worthy? Paul gives us some words to
consi...
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“if so be that ye heard Him, and were taught in Him, even as truth
is in Jesus”.
“IF SO BE”: “This condition of reality does not intend to raise.
doubt; it does, however, intend to remind Paul's reade...
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17-24 The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the
authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they
should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancie...
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IF SO BE THAT YE HAVE HEARD HIM; either heard Christ speaking to you
in the gospel, HEBREWS 12:25, and then the sense will be the same as
in the following clause; or heard him preached to you, and the...
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Ephesians 4:21 indeed G1489 heard G191 (G5656) Him G846 and G2532
taught G1321 (G5681) by G1722 Him G846 as G2531 truth G225 is G2076
(G5748) in G1722 Jesus G2424
heard - Matthew 17:5;...
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‘If so be that you heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth
is in Jesus, that you put away, as concerning your former manner of
life, the old man, which waxes corrupt after the lusts of deceit,...
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1. _Exhortations based on the Contrast between the Old and New Man._
The exhortation of Ephesians 4:1-3 is resumed, but with all the added
force derived from the motives presented in Ephesians 4:4-16....
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IF SO BE THAT
(ε γε). "If indeed." Condition of first class with aorist
indicatives here, assumed to be true (ηκουσατε κα
εδιδαχθητε).EVEN AS TRUTH IS IN JESUS
(καθως εστιν αληθεια εν τω Ιησου)....
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Ephesians 4:20
I. We have here distinctly affirmed that the living voice of Christ
Himself is our teacher. "Ye have heard _Him_" says Paul. Remember that
the New Testament everywhere represents Chris...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you
that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all
lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anot...
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CONTENTS: Walk and service of the believer in Christ. Ministry of
gifts of Christ to His Body.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Considering to what state and condition God has...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you_ a
pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add
affliction to my bonds; _that ye walk worthy of the vocation wh...
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YOU CERTAINLY HEARD. Paul links Christ with the _shape_ of moral life!
AND AS HIS FOLLOWERS. See note on Ephesians 4:13_. Jesus_ refers to
the _Christ of history,_ through whom God spoke (Hebrews 1:2)...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:17 Paul’s Testimony. Paul explains
the new life in Christ that the Ephesians have experienced.
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 4:17. THAT YE HENCEFORTH WALK NOT AS OTHER GENTILES
WALK.—In this and the two following verses we have again the lurid
picture of Ephesians 2:2: “in the van...
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EXPOSITION
PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE.
EPHESIANS 4:1
CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY.
EPHESIANS 4:1
I THEREFORE. Inference not only from last chapter, but the w...
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Now Paul begins the fourth chapter again with the reminder that he is
a
prisoner of the Lord, and I beseech you, [I beg you, I implore you]
that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are call...
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1 John 5:10; 1 John 5:20; 2 Corinthians 1:20; 2 Corinthians 11:10;
Acts 3:22; Acts 3:23; Ephesians 1:13; Hebrews 3:7; Hebrews 3:8; John
1:17;
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If so be that ye heard Him [ε ι γ ε α υ τ ο ν η κ ο υ σ
α τ ε]. The indicative mood implies the truth of the supposition :
if ye heard as ye did. Him is emphatic. If it was Him that ye heard.
Compare...
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THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE
Ephesians 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner
in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We are
accu...
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Seeing ye have heard him — Teaching you inwardly by his Spirit. As
the truth is in Jesus — According to his own gospel....