George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ephesians 5:11
You are light, they are darkness; do you, therefore, shew by the light of your good works how base and detestable their works of darkness are. (Estius)
You are light, they are darkness; do you, therefore, shew by the light of your good works how base and detestable their works of darkness are. (Estius)
Verse 11. _HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP_] Have no religious connection whatever with heathens or their worship. _UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS_] Probably alluding to the _mysteries_ among the heathens, and the...
AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP - See the sentiment here expressed fully explained in the notes on 2 Corinthians 6:14. THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS - The deeds of darkness that produce no “benefit” to the body or the...
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
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...
THE IMITATION OF GOD (Ephesians 5:1-8)...
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. You must behave as children of the light, for the fruit of light consists in all benevolence and righteousness and truth. You must decide...
HAVE... FELLOWSHIP. have partnership. Greek. _sunkoinoneo._ Only here; Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:14.Revelation 18:4. UNFRUITFUL WORKS. Compare dead works,...
_unfruitful_ "For the end of these things is death" (Romans 6:21). The metaphor of _fruit_, which we have just had (Ephesians 5:9), is almost always used in connexions of good. See a close parallel, G...
17–5:14. THE GREAT CONTRAST Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:14. THE CONTRAST IN DETAIL...
ΚΑῚ ΜῊ ΣΥΝΚΟΙΝΩΝΕΙ͂ΤΕ Κ.Τ.Λ. Cf. Ephesians 5:7; Revelation 18:4; 1 Timothy 5:22; 2 John 1:11;...
ΣΥΓΚΟΙΝΩΝΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΣΥΓΚΟΙΝΩΝΈΩ (G4790) вступать в содружество с кем-л., участвовать в чем-л. (Abbott). _Praes. imper._ с отр. ΜΗ (G3361) запрещает длительное или привычное действие...
WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS,— It is well known that the word ακαρπος in Greek, and the word _inutilis_ in Latin, are sometimes used to express not only _unprofitable,_ but _mischievous_ thin...
_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
(5:11-14) I find it interesting that behavior was not mentioned in discussing the "fruit" of light. Rather, here in the discussion associated with "darkness" we find attention focused on "deeds". It r...
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS. Sins, being terminated in themselves, are called "works," not 'fruits' (; ). The...
__ 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...
5:11 reprove (b-15) Or 'expose [them]' -- that is, expose (as by light) their true character. _ Elenko_ . see John 3:20 ....
Light has 'fruit' (Ephesians 5:9), but darkness has only 'fruitless works': cp. Galatians 5:19; Galatians 5:22. Rather reprove _them_] 'rather even expose them,' as light is sure to do. 'Reprove them'...
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...
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...
(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...
HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS. — To “have no fellowship” with such works is not to refuse to take part in them (for this surely might be taken for granted), but to keep no t...
CHAPTER 23 THE CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT Ephesians 5:7 The contrast between the Christian and heathen way of life is now, finally, to be set forth under St. Paul's familiar figure of the light and the d...
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...
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...
καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους : _and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness_. TWH again prefer the form συνκοινωνεῖτε. The verb has its usual force here,...
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...
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....
Walking As Children of Light The Ephesian brethren had been involved in the wicked ways of darkness before they obeyed the truth. In Christ, they were light because sin had been put away. So, Paul adm...
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather (e) reprove [them]. (e) Make them open to all the world, by your good life....
(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...
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...
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...
11._And have no fellowship. _As “the children of light” dwell amidst the darkness, or, in other words, in the midst of “a perverse and crooked generation,” (Deuteronomy 32:5,) — there is good reason f...
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...
AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS,.... It is not said with the workers of darkness, or with the men of the world, who are in darkness, and are darkness itself; to have fello...
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove _them_. Ver. 11. _Have no fellowship_] No needless society for fear of infection; get the wind of those stinking carca...
_And have no fellowship_ No society, no participation _with_ wicked men in _the unfruitful works of darkness_ Works which bring no advantage, but mischief, (Romans 6:23,) and called _works of darkness...
The children of light avoid the works of darkness:...
AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT RATHER REPROVE THEM....
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...
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...
“AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT RATHER EVEN REPROVE THEM” “And have no fellowship with”: “Take no part in” (TCNT). “Steer clear” (Phi) (2 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinth...
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...
HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH; not only do not practise them yourselves, but do not join with others in them, by consent, advice, assistance, or any other way whereby ye may be defiled by them. THE UNFRUITF...
Tertullian On Idolatry also some professions liable to the charge of idolatry. Of astrologers there should be no speaking even;[46] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V "Have no fellowship with the unf...
Ephesians 5:11 And G2532 have G4790 no G3361 fellowship G4790 (G5720) unfruitful G175 works G2041 darkness G4655
‘And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove (convict) them, for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.' Living in the li...
_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...
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...
Ephesians 5:11. AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP. The connection is with Ephesians 5:7; neither be partakers with the disobedient, nor have fellowship with their works, which are UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS. C...
HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH (μη συνκοινωνειτε). No partnership with, present imperative with μη. Followed by associative instrumental case εργοις (works).UNFRUITFUL (ακαρποις). Same metaphor of verse...
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...
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...
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...
HAVE NOTHING TO DO. "Have no part in the worthless things that people do in secret, things that belong to the darkness! Bring everything out into the light of truth and expose evil for what it is!...
_And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them._ RENUNCIATION OF EVIL WAYS 1 Those in whom there is the light of grace and true knowledge must not walk in evi...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 5:11 EXPOSE means either to correct or to convince through argument and discussion (also v. Ephesians 5:13). Those who expose sin must not
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....
_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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 Corinthians 10:21; 1 Corinthians 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:7;...
Have - fellowship [σ υ γ κ ο ι ν ω ν ε ι τ ε]. See on Revelation 18:4; Revelation 1:9. Unfruitful works [ε ρ γ ο ι ς τ ο ι ς α κ α ρ π ο ι ς]. Compare fruit, ver. 9, and Galatians 5:19;...
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....
Reprove them — To avoid them is not enough....
Observe here, 1. The odious character wherewith sin in general is branded: it is styled darkness,. work of darkness, works of darkness, and an unfruitful work. Sin is styled darkness, because it origi...