AND YOU. Even you. Resuming from Ephesians 1:19. HATH HE QUICKENED. Omit. The Ellipsis in Authorized Version and Revised Version supplied from Ephesians 2:5. DEAD. App-139. IN. by. No preposition. Dative case. TRESPASSES. App-128. The texts prefix "your". SINS. App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREIN. In (Greek. _en)_ which. IN TIME PAST. once. THE COURSE (_ AION_) OF THIS WORLD. the age of this world (App-129.) COURSE. Greek. _aio_ n. App-129. PRINCE. ruler, i.e. Satan. Compare 2 Corinthians 4:4. Greek. _archon._ In this Epistle Paul uses the very terminology of the Gnostic teaching... [ Continue Reading ]
AMONG. Greek. _en_. App-104. ALSO WE... PAST. we also all once lived. CONVERSATION. See 2 Corinthians 1:12. LUSTS. Greek. _epithumia,_ strong desire. See Luke 22:15. Not necessarily evil desire, as see the verb in 1 Timothy 3:1. FLESH. Old nature. See Romans 7:5. FULFILLING. doing. Greek. _poie... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. App-98. WHO IS. being. MERCY. Compare Romans 9:23. FOR. on account of. App-104.Ephesians 2:2. LOVE, LOVED. App-135.... [ Continue Reading ]
SINS. As trespasses in Ephesians 2:1. HATH. Omit. QUICKENED... TOGETHER. made... alive with. Greek. _suzoopoieo._ Only here and Co Ephesians 1:2; Ephesians 1:13. CHRIST. App-98. BY No preposition. Dative case. grace. App-184. ARE. were.... [ Continue Reading ]
HATH RAISED, &C. = raised... together (with Him). Greek. _sunegeiro._ Only here. Co Ephesians 1:2; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 3:1. MADE US, &C.. made us to sit down together. Greek. _sunkathizo._ Only here and Luke 22:55. HEAVENLY PLACES. As in Ephesians 1:3. CHRIST JESUS. See Ephesians 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. In order that. Greek. _hina._ AGES. See App-129. EXCEEDING. See Ephesians 1:19. KINDNESS. See Romans 2:4. App-184. THROUGH. Greek. _en_. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
THROUGH. Greek. _dia_. App-104.Ephesians 2:1. FAITH. App-150. We are saved by grace, not by faith, which is the channel through (_dia_) which flows to us the Divine stream of saving grace. Both alike God's gifts. NOT. App-105. OF. Greek. _ek_. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEST ANY MAN. in order that (Greek. _hina)_ no (Greek. _me.)_ one (Greek. _tis._ App-123.) BOAST. See Romans 2:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORKMANSHIP. handiwork. Greek. _poiema._ Only here and Romans 1:20. Refers to the new creation of verses: Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:6. CREATED. having been created. Gr _ktizo._ See Romans 1:25. UNTO. Greek. _epi_. App-104. HATH BEFORE ORDAINED. afore prepared. Greek. _proetoimazo._ See Romans 9:... [ Continue Reading ]
UNCIRCUMCISION. See Romans 2:25. BY. App-104. THE. Omit. MADE BY HANDS. Greek. _cheiropoietos._ In the Epp. only here and Hebrews 9:11; Hebrews 9:24. Made Jews by _rite_. Compare Romans 2:28; Romans 2:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHOUT. apart from. BEING ALIENS. having been estranged from. Greek. _apallotrioo._ Only here; Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21. COMMONWEALTH. polity. Greek. _politeia._ Only here and Acts 22:28. ISRAEL. In the Prison Epp. only here and Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:5. STRANGERS. Greek. _xenos_... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. Emph. SOMETIMES. once. ARE. were. THE BLOOD. i.e. His death, not His life. Compare Ephesians 1:7 Romans 5:9; Philippians 1:2; Philippians 1:8; Colossians 1:14; Colossians 1:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
PEACE. Peace itself, objectively, and its Author (1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 3:16), to us and in us. Compare Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 57:19; Micah 5:5.Haggai 2:9; Zechariah 9:10; [ Continue Reading ]
ABOLISHED. done away with. Greek. _katargeo._ See Romans 3:3. HIS FLESH. i.e. His death. ENMITY. See Romans 8:7. THE LAW... IN ORDINANCES. the law of the dogmatic commandments. Compare Romans 8:4. ORDINANCES. Greek. _dogma._ See Co Ephesians 1:2; Ephesians 1:14. FOR TO MAKE. in order that (Gree... [ Continue Reading ]
RECONCILE. bring together again. Greek. _apokatallasso._ Only here and Colossians 1:20; Colossians 1:21. The intensive form, _katallasso_ with prefix _apo_ (App-104.), implies reinstatement. Here it refers to the bringing together again of the two, so that "in one body" they may be united to God, _i... [ Continue Reading ]
CAME. having come (Aor.) AND PREACHED PEACE. He preached the good news (App-121.) peace. AND. The texts add "peace".... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCESS. the access. Greek. _. prosagoge._ Occ Ephesians 3:12. See Romans 5:2. SPIRIT. App-101. FATHER. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THEREFORE. So then. NO MORE. no longer. Greek. _ouketi._ FOREIGNERS. sojourners. Greek. _paroikos._ See Acts 7:6. FELLOWCITIZENS. Greek. _sumpolites._ Only here. Whose seat of government (_politeuma_) is in heaven. See Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:20. HOUSEHOLD. Literally the domestics. Gr... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ARE. Having been. Compare Acts 20:32. UPON. App-104. THE FOUNDATION... PROPHETS. The foundation _laid_ by the apostles and prophets (compare Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 2:4; Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 6:2), or (2) the foundation of the apostles and prophets themselves, laid by God. FOUNDATION. Greek. _the... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE BUILDING. Every building (Greek. _oikodome)_. The texts omit "the". Compare 1 Corinthians 3:9. FITLY FRAMED TOGETHER. harmoniously fitted together. Greek. _sunarmologeo._ Only here and Ephesians 4:16. GROWETH. is growing, increasing. TEMPLE. Sanctuary. Greek. _naos._ See Matthew 23:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUILDED TOGETHER. being built in together. Greek. _sunoikodomeo._ Only here. FOR. App-104. HABITATION. Greek. _katoiketerion._ Only here and Revelation 18:2. SPIRIT. App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]