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EPHESIANS 5:5 o[
Instead of the conventional formula o[ evstin (“that is to say”),
which koine Greek can employ “without reference to the gender of the
word explained or to that of the word which exp...
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Verse Ephesians 5:5. _FOR THIS YE KNOW_] Ye must be convinced of the
dangerous and ruinous tendency of such a spirit and conduct, when ye
know that persons of this character can never inherit the kin...
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FOR THIS YE KNOW - Be assured of this. The object here is to deter
from indulgence in those vices by the solemn assurance that no one who
committed them could possibly be saved.
NOR UNCLEAN PERSON -...
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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
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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...
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You must become imitators of God, as well loved children imitate their
father. You must live in love, as Christ loved you, and gave himself
to God as a sacrifice and an offering, a sacrifice which was...
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THE IMITATION OF GOD (Ephesians 5:1-8)...
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KNOW. App-132.
WHOREMONGER. fornicator.
COVETOUS. avaricious. Greek. _pleonektes._ See 1 Corinthians 5:10; 1
Corinthians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 6:10.
WHO. whi
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ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΓᾺΡ ἼΣΤΕ ΓΙΝΏΣΚΟΝΤΕΣ. ‘Ye know by
your own observation’ or ‘Observe and know.’ It is interesting
to notice with Robinson that this combination is found once or perhaps
twice in LXX. as the rend...
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17–5:14. THE GREAT CONTRAST
Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:14. THE CONTRAST IN DETAIL...
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DISCOURSE: 2115
FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDULGED SIN
Ephesians 5:5. _This ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person,
nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the
kingdom of C...
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NOR COVETOUS MAN, WHO IS AN IDOLATER,— In whatever sense
_covetousness_ is used, it may be called _idolatry;_ as it is setting
up _something else,_ and, be it what it will, something comparatively
_ve...
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_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
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(5:5) "For" introduces a reason. You are to avoid the patterns of life
just listed above for a primary reason--Because a person who exhibits
a life of sexual immorality, impurity, or greed "is an idol...
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For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God.
THIS YE KNOW. 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g....
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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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5:5 lust, (m-19) As 'greedy unsatisfied lust,' ch. 4.19. It means the
lust of having, but is not confined to gain. see Mark 7:22 . knowing
(q-8) 'Informed of' is conscious knowledge; 'knowing' is obje...
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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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(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...
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FOR THIS YE KNOW. — The true reading of the original is curiously
emphatic. It runs thus: _For this ye know, knowing_... But, as it uses
two different words, in the former clause properly “ye know” an...
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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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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...
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τοῦτο γὰρ ἴστε γινώσκοντες : _for this ye
know, being aware that_. The TR reads ἐστε = _ye are_ (with [523]
3 [524] [525], Theod., Theophyl., etc.), taking it with the participle
as = “ye are aware”....
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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...
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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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Things Love Will Not Let One Do
Those whose lives are directed by love will not indulge in any
uncontrolled lusts, whether sexual or monetary in nature. Paul says
even talking about such thoughts tend...
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(2) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
covetous man, who is an (b) idolater, hath any inheritance in the
kingdom of Christ and of God.
(2) Because these sins are such that...
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_Nor covetous person, which is a serving of idols. It is clear enough
by the Greek that the covetous man is called an idolater, whose idol
in mammon; though it may be also said of other sinners, that...
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(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...
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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. 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...
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5._For this ye know. _If his readers were at all captivated by the
allurements of those vices which have been enumerated, the consequence
would be that they would lend a hesitating or careless ear to...
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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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FOR THIS YE KNOW,.... Or, "know ye this", as the Alexandrian copy, and
some others, and the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions
read:
THAT NO WHOREMONGER, NOR UNCLEAN PERSON; anyone that is...
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For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God.
Ver. 5. _Who is an idolater_] Dancing about...
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_For this ye know_ Of this ye cannot be ignorant, favoured as you have
been with the light of the gospel, _that no whoremonger, &c., hath any
inheritance_ Here or hereafter; _in the kingdom of Christ...
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COVETOUS MAN; one who regards supremely earthly good. See note to
verse Ephesians 5:3....
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FOR THIS YE KNOW, THAT NO WHOREMONGER, NOR UNCLEAN PERSON, NOR
COVETOUS MAN, WHO IS AN IDOLATER, HATH ANY IN HERITANCE IN THE KINGDOM
OF CHRIST AND OF GOD.
The first verses of this chapter really conc...
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A WARNING, PRINCIPALLY AGAINST THE SINS OF UNCLEANNESS.
The imitation of God excludes uncleanness:...
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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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“FOR THIS YE KNOW OF. SURETY, THAT NO FORNICATOR, NOR UNCLEAN
PERSON, NOR COVETOUS MAN, WHO IS AN IDOLATER, HATH ANY INHERITANCE IN
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST AND GOD”
“For this ye know”: The Ephesians had...
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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...
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NOR COVETOUS MAN, WHO IS AN IDOLATER; because he serves Mammon instead
of God, loves his riches more than God, and placeth his hope in them.
HATH ANY INHERITANCE; without repentance; for he speaks of...
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Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III "For know this well,"
says the apostle, "that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous
man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom o...
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Ephesians 5:5 For G1063 this G5124 know G2075 (G5748) G1097 (G5723)
that G3754 no G3756...
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‘For this you know of a surety that no fornicator, nor unclean
person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in
the kingdom of Christ and God.'
Paul strongly reinforces what he has...
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Ephesians 5:5. FOR OF THIS YE ARE SURE, KNOWING, etc. ‘For'
introduces the ground for the preceding prohibitions in an appeal to
the Christian knowledge of the readers. It seems better to refer
‘this'...
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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...
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_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...
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YE KNOW OF A SURETY
(ιστε γινωσκοντες). The correct text has ιστε, not
εστε. It is the same form for present indicative (second person
plural) and imperative, probably indicative here, "ye know." B...
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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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YOU MAY BE SURE OF THIS. "The message of the Good News teaches you
that no man, even a Christian, who is immoral, indecent, or greedy
(Ephesians 5:3) will ever receive a share in the Kingdom (Matthew...
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_For this we know, that no whoremonger nor unclean person._
SOUL IDOLATRY EXCLUDES MEN FROM HEAVEN
There are thirteen acts of soul worship; and to give any one of them
to anything besides the God of...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 5:5 IDOLATER. See Colossians 3:5.
INHERITANCE. See...
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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....
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_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...
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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 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:17;...
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Ye know [ι σ τ ε γ ι ν ω σ κ ο ν τ ε ς]. The A. V.
fails to give the whole force of the expression, which is, ye know
recognizing. Rev., ye know of a surety.
Idolater. Compare Colossians 3:5, and see...
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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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Our apostle, considering how exceeding common the fore-mentioned sins
were among the Gentiles, and how ready persons were to esteem lightly
of them, advises the Ephesians here not to entertain in thei...