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Verse 27. _THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF_] It was usual to
bring the royal bride to the king in the most _sumptuous apparel_; and
is there not here an allusion to Psalms 45:13; Psalms 45:14: _T...
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THAT HE MAY PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF - In the last day, when he shall
receive the church as his spouse to heaven; Revelation 21:9. Perhaps
the word “prepare” would better express the sense here than
“pre...
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4. MANIFESTATION IN THE FAMILY-RELATIONSHIP
Chapter S 5:22-6:4
_ 1. Wives representative of the Church (Ephesians 5:22)_
2. Husbands representative of Christ (Ephesians 5:25)
3. The mystery: concer...
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EPHESIANS 5:22 TO EPHESIANS 6:9. SUBORDINATION IN THE FEAR OF CHRIST.
The principle is illustrated by the relation (_a)_ of wives to
husbands, (_b)_ of children to parents, (_c_) of slaves to masters....
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THE IMITATION OF GOD (Ephesians 5:1-8)...
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Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord; for the husband is
the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church, though
there is this great difference, that Christ is the Saviour...
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PRESENT. Greek. _paristemi_. See Romans 12:1.
IT. The texts read Greek. _autos_. Himself.
GLORIOUS. Greek. _endoxos._ Elsewhere, Luke 7:25; Luke 13:17;...
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_that he_ In the Gr. "_He_" is emphatic; "He to Himself;" with stress
on the Lord's personal action.
_present_ Cp. for similar use of the same Gr. word 2 Corinthians 4:14;
2 Corinthians 11:2; Col
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Special Exhortations: the Christian Home: Wife and Husband
22. _Wives_ Cp. Colossians 3:18; 1 Peter 3:1-6. In Col. the
corresponding instructions about domestic duty are drawn expressly
from the truth...
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Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN CHRISTIAN
LIGHT
Cf. Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1;...
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THE DUTY OF THE HUSBAND...
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ἽΝΑ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΉΣΗΙ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΣ ἙΑΥΤΩ͂Ι. Cf. 2
Corinthians 11:2. Christ takes the part both of the Bridegroom and of
the Bridegroom’s Friend. Cf. Ezekiel 16:10, of Jehovah and Israel.
This clause carries on the...
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DISCOURSE: 2122
THE PERFECTING OF THE CHURCH IS THE END OF ALL THAT CHRIST HAS DONE
FOR IT
Ephesians 5:25. Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for it; that
he might sanctify and cleanse it with...
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DISCOURSE: 2121
THE MARRIAGE UNION
Ephesians 5:21. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of
God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the
Lord. For the husband is the he...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF— The Alexandrian and other
copies read, _That he himself might present to himself the church,
glorious, without spot,_ &c. The Apostle, to recommend to husbands
lov...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 5:21-33)
C.
Subject yourselves one to another. Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6:1-9.
1.
The command....
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That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish.
HE, ['Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read...
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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...
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'That He might Himself to Himself present the Church all-glorious':
cp. 2 Corinthians 11:2, of St. Paul's presenting the Corinthian Church
to Christ....
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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...
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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...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF. — The original is more emphatic
— _that He might Himself present it to Himself._ This presentation
belonged usually to the “paranymph,” or “friend of the
bridegroo...
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(25-27) In these verses we trace, under the nuptial metaphor, a clear
description of the three great stages in salvation — justification
in His “giving Himself for us, sanctification in the “cleansing...
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[5.
Practical Exhortation continued (Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9).
(4)
THE BEARING OF THE TRUTH OF UNITY ON THE THREE GREAT RELATIONS OF
LIFE.
(_a_)
_Between husbands and wives_ — a relation w...
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(4 _a._) In Ephesians 5:22. St. Paul passes from warning against
special sins to consider the three great relations of life, first
considered as “subjections,” and so illustrating the general
precept...
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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...
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CHAPTER 25
ON FAMILY LIFE
Ephesians 5:22; Ephesians 6:1.
CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE
Ephesians 5:22
In mutual subjection the Christian spirit has its sharpest trials and
attains its finest temper.
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ἵνα παραστήση αὐτὴν [αὐτὸς] ἑαυτῷ
ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν : _that He might Himself
present to Himself the Church, glorious_. Statement of the remote,
ultimate object with which Christ “gave Himself up”...
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A paragraph which, in dealing with the duties of wives and husbands as
seen in the new light of Christian truth, gives the Christian ideal of
the marriage-relation. It is the loftiest conception of th...
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LOVE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
Ephesians 5:22
The Apostle has been urging us to be filled with the Spirit, and now
proceeds to show how Spirit-filled people should act in their homes.
He has been exhortin...
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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....
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The Love of Husbands for Their Wives
If the husband exhibits the love talked about in 5:25, most wives
would readily submit to him. The love a husband is to have is not
erotic or passionate, but inte...
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That he might present it to himself a glorious church, (o) not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish.
(o) The Church as it is considered in itself...
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_Not having spot or wrinkle. St. Augustine and others expound it of
the glorious Church of Christ, in heaven: others even of the Church of
Christ in this world, as to its doctrines, sacraments, and
di...
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(22) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the
Lord. (23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is
the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. (24)...
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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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I. INTRODUCTION
A. The last few teachings in Ephesians we have concentrated on
Christian behavior.
1. Last week, we specifically dealt with the behavior of a Godly wife
as it related to her husband....
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27._That he might present it to himself. _He declares what is the
design of baptism and of our being washed. It is, that we may live in
a holy and unblamable manner before God. We are washed by Christ...
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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...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF A GLORIOUS CHURCH,.... There is a
presentation of the church by Christ to his Father at his death, when
he gathered the elect together in one, brought them nigh, an...
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That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish.
Ver. 27. _That he might present_] As Isaac did h...
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_That he might sanctify and cleanse it_ Might remove the guilt, power,
and pollution of sin; _with the washing of water_ In baptism, as the
sign of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, which can only rene...
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One of the great institutions of God for keeping alive in this world
and securing to men the benefits of the knowledge and worship of
himself, is that of the family; and the feelings and conduct of th...
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THE DUTIES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES AS SHOWN BY THE RELATION OF CHRIST TO
THE CHURCH. Ephesians 5:22
The exhortation with its basis:...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF A GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT HAVING
SPOT, OR WRINKLE, OR ANY SUCH THING, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HOLY AND
WITHOUT BLEMISH.
Of this entire section it has been stated that "i...
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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...
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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...
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“THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT THE CHURCH TO HIMSELF. GLORIOUS CHURCH, NOT
HAVING SPOT OR WRINKLE OR ANY SUCH THING; BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE HOLY
AND WITHOUT BLEMISH”
“Present the church to Himself”: Since the...
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22-33 The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord,
which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to
them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The lov...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF; hereafter in heaven; that the
whole church of the elect may be present with him, 2 CORINTHIANS 5:6,8
1 THESSALONIANS 4:17. A GLORIOUS CHURCH; perfect in knowledge...
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Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth
And then the Son of God will be exceeding glad, and shall rejoice over
them, because He has received His people pure."[35]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book...
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Ephesians 5:27 that G2443 present G3936 (G5661) her G846 Himself G1438
glorious G1741 church G1577 not G3361 havi
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‘Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and
gave himself up for it, that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it
by the washing of water with the word that he might present th...
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HUSBANDS AND WIVES ARE A PATTERN OF CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH (5:22-33).
In this passage there is a constant movement from the husband wife
relationship to that of Christ and His church. In one sense it i...
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Ephesians 5:27. THAT HE MIGHT HIMSELF PRESENT TO HIMSELF. A slight
change of reading gives this sense. This is the purpose of the
sanctification (Ephesians 5:24), but also of the giving up of Himself...
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IV. SPECIAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES IN HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS.
(1.) Of wives and husbands; chap. Ephesians 5:22-33. (2.) Of children
and parents; chap. Ephesians 6:1-4. (3.). Of servants and masters;
chap. Ephe...
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1. _Christian Duties of Wives and Husbands._
All the relative duties discussed in this portion of the Epistle are
based upon the fact of a common relation to Christ: the exhortations
are all ‘in the L...
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THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT
(ινα παραστηση). Final clause with ινα and first aorist
active subjunctive of παριστημ (see Colossians 1:22 for
parallel) as in 2 Corinthians 11:2 of presenting the bride to t...
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Ephesians 5:25
I. The love of Christ. None of us, it is truly said, is a stranger to
this master emotion of the human soul. Flowing through the earth like
streams amid desert sands, shining in life's...
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Ephesians 5:22
On Marriage.
I. Consider how the earthly and the heavenly views of Christian
marriage which the Apostle presents to us are thoroughly one, and
cannot be separated. It was an old delusi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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IN ORDER TO PRESENT. "Christ makes the church clean, so that at the
Day of Judgment he may present her to himself as a bride who is pure
and holy! Compare Revelation 19:7-9 and notes....
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_Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church._
THE LOVE OF JESUS FOR HIS CHURCH
I. The chosen Church, the object of the Saviour’s love.
1. Observe what this Church was by nature...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 5:26 The focus in these verses is on
Christ, for husbands do not “sanctify” their wives or “wash”
them of their sins. SANCTIFY. Set aside for the Lord’s service
through cle...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 5:22. SUBMIT YOURSELVES.—Same word as in previous verse;
neither here nor there does it involve any loss of self-respect. The
wife’s tribute to her husband’...
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Corinthians
4:14;...
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He might present it to Himself [π α ρ α σ τ η σ η α υ τ ο
ς ε α υ τ ω]. As a bride. Compare 2 Corinthians 11:2. Notice the
two pronouns in conjunction, He, to Himself. Christ Himself presents
the brid...
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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....
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That he might present it — Even in this world. To himself — As his
spouse. A glorious church — All glorious within. Not having spot —
Of impurity from any sin. Or wrinkle — Of deformity from any decay...