(6:19,20) Look at the examples given by Paul of what the believers in Ephesus should be praying for regarding his needs... "that words may be given". This is for specific knowledge for ministry of the Gospel, and for a spirit of "fearlessness" in the declaration of the Gospel. Nothing of relief or protection, for those are givens in the walk of the believer. And certainly not prayer for ease or prosperity.
EPHESIANS 6:19 tou/ euvaggeli,ou {A} Although it may appear noteworthy that B joins G itg, mon _al_ in supporting the shorter reading, in the Pauline corpus codex Vaticanus not infrequently displays...
Verse 19. _AND FOR ME, THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME_] ινα μοι δοθειη λογος. Kypke has proved by many examples that λογον διδοναι signifies permission and power to defend one's self in a court...
AND FOR ME - Paul was then a prisoner at Rome. He specially needed the prayers of Christians: (1) That he might be sustained in his afflictions; and, (2) That he might be able to manifest the spirit...
6. THE WARFARE AND THE PANOPLY OF GOD CHAPTER 6:10-20 __ 1. The warfare (Ephesians 6:10) 2. The panoply of God (Ephesians 6:13) Christian warfare or conflict is with the devil and his wiles, with...
THE SPIRITUAL WARRIOR AND THE ARMOUR OF GOD. For the rest, the Christian must be strong in the Lord, equipped with God's armour, in face of the devil's wiles. He wrestles, not against mere human foes,...
CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Ephesians 6:1-4)...
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his strength. Put on the armour of God. so that you may be able to stand against the devices of the devil. It is not with blood and flesh you have to...
FOR. App-104. UTTERANCE. App-121. I... MOUTH. Literally in (Greek. _en)_ opening (Greek. _anoixis,_ only here) of my mouth. BOLDLY. with (Greek. _en)_ boldness. MAKE KNOWN. As Philippians 1:1; Phi...
_for me_ Lit., ON BEHALF OF ME. This change of phrase, by change of preposition, is perhaps due to the Apostle's strong personal sense of his need of the _help_of intercessory prayer. He wisely covets...
The Spiritual Combat: the Secret of Strength; the Antagonists; the Armour; Intercessory Prayer...
ΚΑῚ ὙΠῈΡ ἘΜΟΥ͂. From 1 Thessalonians 5:25 onwards St Paul shows how he values the intercessions of his friends. See esp. 2 Thessalonians 3:1 f. Romans 15:30 f.;...
THE CHRISTIAN ARMOUR The closing section of the Ep. St Paul has described in Ephesians 2:2 the condition of the world out of which Christians had been taken, and in which (Ephesians 5:6-13) they have...
ΔΟΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать, ΆΝΟΙΞΙΣ (G457) открытие, ΣΤΌΜΑ (G4750) рот. ΠΑΡΡΗΣΊΣΙ (G3954) _dat. sing._ открытость, смелость речи (TDNT). ΓΝΩΡΊΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΓΝΩΡΊΖΩ...
AND FOR ME, THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME,— _"And for me in particular, that I may, with freedom and plainness of speech, preach the word."_...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 6:10-20) D. Put on the whole armor of God. Ephesians 6:10-20. 1. Exhortation to be strengthened. Ephesians 6:10-13. a.
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, FOR ME - a different Greek preposition [ huper (G5228): 'on my behalf' in...
__ The Joint Body-In the Lord 32 There are three secrets in Ephesians: the secret of Christ (Eph_1:9), the secret administration (Eph_3:9) and the secret of marriage, here referred to. The physical...
RULES FOR THE FAMILY. THE CHRISTIAN'S AEMOUE 1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation between children and parents....
FOR ME] RV 'on my behalf,' there being a change of preposition in the Gk.: cp. Colossians 4:2; Colossians 4:3. BOLDLY] This probably belongs to what follows, as RV 'that utterance may be given unto me...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 6 6:1-4 ~ CHILDREN AND PARENTS V1 Children, you must obey your parents. This is because the *Lord has...
AND SUPPLICATION FOR ALL SAINTS; AND FOR ME. — It is curious, and probably not accidental, that the prepositions in these two clauses are different. The first is properly “touching all saints,” and th...
(6. CONCLUSION (Ephesians 6:10). (1) FINAL EXHORTATION to put on the whole armour of God, in order to stand fast in the struggle, not against flesh and blood, but against unearthly powers of evil (Ep...
THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN ME, THAT I MAY OPEN MY MOUTH... — This hardly renders the original “that word may be given me in opening my mouth.” The “opening the mouth” — an expression always used of s...
CHAPTER 30 THE CONCLUSION Ephesians 6:19. REQUEST: COMMENDATION: BENEDICTION Ephesians 6:19 The apostle has bidden his readers apply themselves with wakeful and incessant earnestness to prayer ...
General concluding exhortation, following up the injunctions bearing on the particular, domestic duties. This comprehensive charge, which is expressed in terms of the Christian's spiritual warfare, th...
καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ : _and for me_. καί has here its _adjunctive_ force, in the special form of appending the particular to the general (Win.-Moult., p. 544), = “and for me in particular”. Paul passes from...
“FINALLY, BE STRONG IN THE LORD” Ephesians 6:13 Many would be strong, but fail because they forget that they can be effectively so only “in the Lord, and in the strength of His might.” Paul had a ver...
The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
The Prayer Supply Line To be completely prepared, the Christian soldier must pray in addition to putting on his armor. Prayer should be more than occasional (Luke 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:17). We need...
(10) В¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (12) For we wrestl...
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. Tonight we conclude our study of the book of Ephesians. 1. We have seen how a Christian is supposed to live his/her life drastically different than the world! 2. Proper, Biblical...
19._And for me. _For himself, in a particular manner, he enjoins the Ephesians to pray. Hence we infer that there is no man so richly endowed with gifts as not to need this kind of assistance from his...
But it is not only that there is a line of conduct to follow, a model to imitate, a Spirit with whom one may be filled, it is not only relationships between oneself and God, and those in which we stan...
AND FOR ME,.... This shows the great humility of the apostle, and the sense he had of the greatness of the work of the ministry; and that it is the duty of people to pray for their ministers; and that...
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, Ver. 19. _And for me_] Ministers must be especially prayed for, that they ma...
_And for me also_ See on Colossians 4:3; _that utterance may be given unto me_ Free liberty of expression, every inward and every outward hinderance being removed; _that I may open my mouth boldly_ Ma...
AND FOR ME, THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME, THAT I MAY OPEN MY MOUTH BOLDLY, TO MAKE KNOWN THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL,...
The individual pieces of the armor and their use:...
PARENTS AND CHILDREN (vs.1-4) Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as subject to the Lord's authority. False...
CHAPTER 6 ______________ must obey their parents. Parents must give direction that is in the __________. This is God's plan from the creation and it is __________. Children are to __________ their p...
“AND ON MY BEHALF, THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME IN OPENING MY MOUTH, TO MAKE KNOWN WITH BOLDNESS THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL” “And on my behalf”: Pray for me too! “He was wise enough to know his...
19-24 The gospel was a mystery till made known by Divine revelation; and it is the work of Christ's ministers to declare it. The best and most eminent ministers need the prayers of believers. Those p...
UTTERANCE, or speech, viz. both the things I am to speak, and the faculty of speaking as becomes the matter I deliver. THAT I MAY OPEN MY MOUTH; or, in or unto the opening of my mouth, i.e. full and f...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V the Creator, when he displayed to the Church such constancy and plainness of speech in "making known the mystery of the gospel for which he was an ambassador in bond...
Ephesians 6:19 and G2532 for G5228 me G1700 that G2443 utterance G3056 given G1325 (G5684) me G3427 open...
THE ARMOUR OF GOD AND THE BATTLE THAT LIES AHEAD (6:10-20). Having given general teaching Paul now closes the letter with a reminder that we are in a spiritual battle and need to take the proper prec...
‘With all prayer and supplication at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints, and for me, that utterance may be given to me in opening m...
V. CONCLUDING EXHORTATION: BE STRENGTHENED IN THE LORD, AND PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD. Having exhorted his readers with respect to these various duties, the Apostle most appropriately concludes the prac...
Ephesians 6:19. AND ON MY BEHALF, especially for him among the saints. Not for himself, but for the sake of the gospel he thus speaks. THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN; from God. IN THE OPENING OF MY M...
THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME (ινα μο δοθη λογος). Final clause with ινα and first aorist passive subjunctive of διδωμ, to give. See a like request in Colossians 4:3. Paul wishes their prayer...
MYSTERY (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 13:11). _...
Ephesians 6 I. The Apostle compares the struggles of a Christian against the enemies of his soul to the warfare of a soldier against the enemies of his country. What are the spiritual truths, the Chri...
Ephesians 6:10. _Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might._ Everything depends upon that. Whether you are called upon to work, or to wait, or to watch, or to suffer,...
CONTENTS: Domestic life of Spirit-filled believers. Warfare of the believer. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Satan, Tychicus. CONCLUSION: The Christian life is a warfare, a struggle not o...
Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents,_ because they are your parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience quali...
ALSO FOR ME. Paul often asks this. The context shows he, even in prison, may have the wisdom and the boldness to speak the secret of the gospel in an effective way. Compare Luke 21:12-13; 2 Timothy 4:...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 6:10 The Whole Armor of God. Paul concludes with instructions for all Christians. He portrays the Christian life as a spiritual warfare. There are three subsections: vv....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 6:18. PRAYING ALWAYS WITH ALL PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION IN THE SPIRIT.—Here we have the recognition of a directing Superior. The true soldier fights under the...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 6:1 CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD: FOR THIS IS RIGHT. The first duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," _i.e. _in Christ, this duty is confirmed. The ἐν Κυρ...
Now parent-child relationships, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right (Ephesians 6:1). That "in the Lord" I think is important. If your parents are not godly and if your parents...
1 Corinthians 1:5; 1 Corinthians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2;...
Boldly. Connect with to make known, as Rev.; not with open my mouth, as A. V. Mystery. See on Romans 11:25; Colossians 1:26....
By the opening my mouth — Removing every inward and every outward hinderance....
Our apostle having directed the Ephesians to the duty of prayer in general, desires them here to pray for himself in particular. Where observe, 1. His exhortation and direction to pray for himself, a...