George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ephesians 4:29
That it may afford grace to the hearers; i.e. that your speech may contribute to their good and edification. (Witham)
That it may afford grace to the hearers; i.e. that your speech may contribute to their good and edification. (Witham)
EPHESIANS 4:29 crei,aj {A} Because crei,aj may have seemed ill-suited in the context, several witnesses (chiefly those that present a Western type of text) have substituted pi,stewj, which is much e...
Verse 29. _LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION_] πασ λογος σαπρος. _Kypke_ observes that λογος σαπρος signifies a _useless, putrid,_ _unsavoury_, and _obscene word_ or _conversation_. 1. _Useless_, particul...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION PROCEED - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 15:33. The word rendered “corrupt” (σαπρὸς sapros) means bad, decayed, rotten, and is applied to putrid vegetable or animal subst...
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
EPHESIANS 4:25 TO EPHESIANS 5:2. PRECEPTS OF THE NEW LIFE. Away then with lying, resentment, stealing, foul talk, bad temper, lust. Remember the common membership (Ephesians 4:25). Give the devil no s...
Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTION (Ephesians 4:1-10) With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Ephesians 1:1-23;...
So then strip yourselves of falsehood, and let each of you speak the truth with his neighbour, because we are all members of the same body. Be angry--but be angry in such a way that your anger is not...
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...
_no corrupt communication_ Or, better, SPEECH, as R.V. Another moral inference from membership in Christ. " _Corrupt_" _:_lit., "_rotten, putrid_." The Latin versions render simply _sermo malus_, and...
The subject pursued: the revolution coming out in truthfulness, kindness, honesty, purity, patience, forgivingness 25. _Wherefore_ From these deep principles come now the more detailed inferences of h...
Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:14. THE CONTRAST IN DETAIL...
ΣΑΠΡῸΣ. It is worth notice that in Matthew 12:33 ff. the reference to δένδρον σαπρὸν and καρπὸν σαπρὸν is connected directly with a reference to the character of words proceeding out of the mouth, cf....
17–5:14. THE GREAT CONTRAST...
ΣΑΠΡΌΣ (G4550) гнилой, испорченный, бесполезный, неприятный (Simpson; Abbott), ΈΚΠΟΡΕΥΈΣΘΩ _praes. med. (dep.) imper. от_ ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ (G1607) выходить, исходить, ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΉ (G3619) строение, созидание...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION PROCEED, &C.— This primarily refers to obscene talk; which is, with great propriety, called _corrupt,_ or _putrid,_ as the word σαπρος, signifies, in direct opposition to...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 4:17-32; EPHESIANS 5:1-2) B. Walk as becometh saints. Ephesians 4:17-32;...
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. CORRUPT, [ sapros (G4550)] - 'insipid;' without '...
__ 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...
4:29 corrupt (h-3) Or 'filthy;' a figure drawn from what is evil and bad, as fruit. see Matthew 7:17-18 'worthless.'...
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...
CORRUPT COMMUNICATION] bad language of any kind. TO THE USE OF EDIFYING] RV 'for edifying as the need may be,' i.e. for building up the social fabric as occasion may require, that it may benefit them...
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...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION... — The word rendered “corrupt,” is a strong word, signifying “rotten”; used in Matthew 7:17, and elsewhere in the literal sense, here alone in the metaphorical. By the c...
CHAPTER 21 DISCARDED VICES Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1 The transformation described in the last paragraph (Ephesians 4:17) has now to be carried into detail. The vices of the old heathen self must...
πᾶς λόγος σαπρὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν μὴ ἐκπορευέσθω : _let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth_. πᾶς … μή, the well-known Hebraistic form, the negative attaching itself to the verb, = “ _non-...
A paragraph containing a series of detached, practical exhortations, dealing with certain evils to be forsworn and duties to be fulfilled. These injunctions are all based on the preceding statement, o...
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 v...
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...
Changes in the New Man The old man would not hesitate to lie if it would help him fill one of his uncontrolled desires. The new man always tells the truth, especially to his brethren because we are al...
(17) Let no (n) corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister (o) grace unto the hearers. (17) He bridles the tongue as well, te...
(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...
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...
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...
29._No filthy speech. _He first forbids believers to use any _filthy _language, including under this name all those expressions which are wont to be employed for the purpose of inflaming lust. Not sat...
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...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION PROCEED OUT OF YOUR MOUTH,.... As unsavoury speech, foolish talking, light and frothy language, that which is filthy, unprofitable, noxious, and nauseous, and all that is...
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ver. 29. _Let no corrupt communication_] Gr. σαπρος...
_Let no corrupt communication_ Or discourse, dictated by corruption in the heart of the speaker, and tending to corrupt the minds or manners of hearers; _proceed out of your mouth_ At any time, or on...
MINISTER GRACE; tend to promote the salvation of those who hear you speak....
Of sins against Christian fellowship:...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION PROCEED OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, BUT THAT WHICH IS GOOD TO THE USE OF EDIFYING, THAT IT MAY MINISTER GRACE UNTO THE HEARERS....
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 Chri...
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...
TO USE OF THE EDIFYING: Or, to edify profitably...
“LET NO CORRUPT SPEECH PROCEED OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, BUT SUCH AS IS GOOD FOR EDIFYING AS THE NEED MAY BE, THAT IT MAY GIVE GRACE TO THEM THAT HEAR” “Let”: We can use our tongues wisely, if we so choose....
29-32 Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians...
LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION; unprofitable, unsavoury, not seasoned with the salt of prudence, COLOSSIANS 4:6: see MARK 9:50. TO THE USE OF EDIFYING; Gr. to the edification of use, by an hypallage, fo...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And, "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor scurrility, which are not convenient, but rather giving of...
Ephesians 4:29 Let G1607 no G3361 G3956 corrupt G4550 word G3056 proceed G1607 (G5737) of G1537 your...
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....
Ephesians 4:29. LET NO CORRUPT COMMUNICATION, etc. ‘Corrupt' is used of what is decayed and loathsome, but the idea of worthlessness is included. It is implied that such things naturally rise to the l...
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...
CORRUPT (σαπρος). Rotten, putrid, like fruit (Matthew 7:17), fish (Matthew 13:48), here the opposite of αγαθος (good).FOR EDIFYING AS THE NEED MAY BE (προς οικοδομην της χρειας). "For the build-up...
GRACE Grace (imparted). (Philippians 1:7); (Romans 6:1); (2 Peter 3:18)....
Ephesians 4:29 I. One special talent by which we may glorify God and our Saviour and edify one another is the gift of speech. The tongue is called in Scripture more than once man's glory. As the first...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,-_ «You are called to be sons of God, you are called to be one with Chri...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you-_ Paul puts force into the argument by his manner of speaking; you can hear in his words the rattle of his chains. Here is a man who...
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...
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...
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...
DO NOT USE HARMFUL WORDS. Christians must work to build, not to destroy! Compare James 3:5-12....
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:29 Christians are to avoid CORRUPTING TALK. They must speak in ways that are GOOD FOR BUILDING UP and giving GRACE, that is, what they say should benefit o
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:25 Encouragement for a Holy Lifestyle. Paul gives practical examples of how church members strengthen Christ’s body (compare vv. Ephesia
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 4:25. PUTTING AWAY LYING.—Findlay holds to it that “_the lie, the falsehood_, is objective and concrete; not _lying_, or _falsehood_, as a subjective act, h...
EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. EPHESIANS 4:1 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY
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...
1 Corinthians 14:19; 1 Corinthians 15:32; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Peter 2:12;...
Corrupt [σ α π ρ ο ς]. See on Luke 6:43, and Colossians 4:6. That which is good [ε ι τ ι ς α γ α θ ο ς]. Lit., if any is good. Discourse that is good, whatever it be. To the use of edifying [π ρ ο ς...
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 accus...
But that which is good — Profitable to the speaker and hearers. To the use of edifying — To forward them in repentance, faith, or holiness. That it may minister grace — Be a means of conveying more gr...
Here the apostle directs us how to manage our tongues, both negatively and positively, telling us what we should not speak, and what we should: Let no corrupt, rotten, filthy discourse, come out of yo...