Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Ephesians 2:12
Without God] 'Atheists'; the only place where the word occurs in the Bible: the heathen were 'godless.'
Without God] 'Atheists'; the only place where the word occurs in the Bible: the heathen were 'godless.'
Verse 12. _THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST_] Not only were not _Christians_, but had no knowledge of the _Christ_ or _Messiah_, and no title to the blessings which were to proceed from him....
YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST - You were without the knowledge of the Messiah. You had not heard of him; of course you had not embraced him. You were living without any of the hopes and consolations which yo...
3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN Chapter S 2:11-3:21 _ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_ 2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13) 3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
THE GENTILE IS NOW ONE WITH THE JEW IN GOD'S NEW MAN, AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF GOD'S TEMPLE. Those who, like the readers, were once Gentiles, are especially bound to remember the condition from which t...
So then remember, that once, as far as human descent goes, you were Gentiles; you were called the uncircumcision by those who laid claim to that circumcision which is a physical thing, and a thing pro...
THE CHRISTLESS LIFE AND THE GRACE OF GOD (Ephesians 2:1-10)...
So then remember, that once, as far as human descent goes, you were Gentiles; you were called the uncircumcision by those who laid claim to that circumcision which is a physical thing, and a thing pro...
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
_at that time_ Strictly, AT THAT OCCASION. The Gr. word habitually marks _limited_periods; though this must not always be pressed. Here possibly there is a suggestion of the _transient_period of exclu...
Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*. Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_. Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΑΙΡΩ͂Ι ἘΚΕΊΝΩΙ. Dative of time (Romans 16:25; 1 Timothy 2:6). ΧΩΡῚΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂. The isolation of the Gentiles is defined in three relations: first, to the centre of unity: ‘apart from,’ ‘out of co...
ΉΤΕ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΚΑΙΡΌΣ (G2540) время, сезон. Здесь _dat._ времени. ΧΩΡΊΣ (G5565) без. ΆΠΗΛΛΟΤΡΙΩΜΈΝΟΙ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΆΠΑΛΛΟΤΡΙΌΩ (G526) отдалять, отстранять, отд...
DISCOURSE: 2100 THE STATES OF THE REGENERATE AND THE UNREGENERATE CONTRASTED Ephesians 2:12. _Ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of...
THAT—YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST, &C.— "Without any knowledge of the Messiah, or any expectation of deliverance or salvation by him." Though the covenant, for substance, was one and the same, the Apostle s...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 2:11-22) D. Once aliens, now fellow-citizens with the saints. Ephesians 2:11-22. (This section is addressed to Gentile Christians, Ephesians 2:11.)
(2:12) Because of their birth as Gentiles, (and this is true of every believer today) they had not inherited either the promises that God made to Israel, or the obligations of the Law. They were consi...
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: WITHOUT CHRIST, ...
1 Compare the condition of the two classes with that of the individual believer in Rom_6:2. Such as have "died to sin" "together with Christ", "are vivified together with Him", and "are reckoning them...
2:12 God (h-27) Or 'atheists.'...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 2 2:1-10 ~ *SALVATION BY *GRACE 2:1-3 ~ OUR PAST LIFE V1 In past days, you were *spiritually dead be...
This verse gives a dark and terrible picture of the former heathen condition of the Ephesians, intentionally contrasted in every point with the description of Christian privilege in Ephesians 2:19. Th...
CHAPTER 9 THE FAR AND NEAR Ephesians 2:11 The apostle's "Wherefore" sums up for his readers the record of their salvation rehearsed in the previous verses. "You were buried in your sins, sunk in the...
The second half of this chapter makes a paragraph by itself. Its subject is the case of those Gentile believers whom Paul has immediately in view their heathen past and their Christian present. They a...
ὅτι ἧτε ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ χωρὶς Χριστοῦ : _that ye were at that time apart from Christ_. The sentence interrupted by the description of those addressed as τὰ ἔθνη κ. τ. λ. is now resumed _Remember, I...
RECONCILED AND UNITED BY THE CROSS Ephesians 2:11 The state of the unconverted must be described by a series of negations. Shut the sun out of the world, love out of the home, liberty out of the stat...
The next subject is the edification or building of the Church. The materials of the building are found amid things which are absolutely opposed to the will and purpose of God. From this material God,...
The Gentiles' Condition Without Christ Anyone who has been converted as an adult, especially if he lived a very wicked life, would do well from time to time to think back to the life he led prior to b...
That at that time ye were (m) without Christ, being (n) aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: (m) He begin...
Be mindful that as for you, who are Gentiles, who were called an uncircumcised people by the circumcised Jews, that you were without Christ, without the hopes or expectation of the Messias, alienated...
(11) В¶ Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; (12) That at that time...
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...
Grace That Unifies I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in our study of Chapter one of Ephesians, Paul told us in verse 6 that Jesus has "made us accepted in the beloved." 1. And we talked about the Greek...
12._That at that time ye were without Christ. _He now declares that the Ephesians had been excluded, not only from the outward badge, but from everything necessary to the salvation and happiness of me...
In Chapter 2 [4] the operation of the power of God on earth, for the purpose of bringing souls into the enjoyment of their heavenly privileges, and thus of forming the assembly here below, is presente...
THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST,.... Or separate from him: they were chosen in him and were preserved in him, and were redeemed by him before; but they were without any knowledge of him, fait...
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: Ver. 12. _Strangers...
Eph. 2:12. "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." The firs...
_Wherefore_ To increase your sense of God's goodness in saving you, and of the obligation he hath thereby laid on you to do good works; _remember that ye being in time past Gentiles_ Ignorant, vicious...
ALIENS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL; not belonging, even outwardly, to the people who were in covenant with God, had his knowledge, and maintained his worship. COVENANTS OF PROMISE; those made wit...
A special reminder to the Gentile Christians:...
THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST, BEING ALIENS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL, AND STRANGERS FROM THE COVENANTS OF PROMISE, HAVING NO HOPE, AND WITHOUT GOD IN THE WORLD;...
BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (vs.1-10) The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad state to...
CHAPTER 2 Before we can fully understand the _________ we have in Christ, we must understand our condition of our __________ without Christ. God has ____________ us. This word means that God has mad...
“THAT YE WERE AT THAT TIME SEPARATE FROM CHRIST, ALIENATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL, AND STRANGERS FROM THE COVENANTS OF THE PROMISE, HAVING NO HOPE AND WITHOUT GOD IN THE WORLD.” “Gentile Chri...
11-13 Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true des...
THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST; i.e. without knowledge of him, or interest in him. This is the foundation of all other miseries, as Christ is the foundation of all saving good, and therefore...
Shepherd of Hermas Vision First For many will their regrets be; for they have no hope, but have despaired of themselves and their life.[12] Clement of Alexandria Exhortation to the Heathen Wherefor...
Ephesians 2:12 that G3754 at G1722 that G1565 time G2540 were G2258 (G5713) without G5565 Christ G5547 aliens...
‘Wherefore remember, that previously you were the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands, that at that time you were separ...
THEY ARE TO REMEMBER THAT THEY WERE ONCE EXCLUDED FROM ISRAEL AND THE PROMISES BUT ARE NOW MADE ONE WITH THE TRUE ISRAEL; THEY ARE NOW THE PEOPLE OF GOD (2:11-3:12) Paul here goes on to point out that...
2. _Redemption in Christ as Reconciliation between Jew and Gentile_, _because both are reconciled with God._ The Apostle bases upon his previous statement (especially Ephesians 2:1-7) an exhortation t...
Ephesians 2:12. THAT YE WERE AT THAT TIME. This is what they should remember; Ephesians 2:11 being an explanation of ‘ye.' The emphasis rests on ‘were;' the fact that this _was_ their condition being...
SEPARATE FROM CHRIST (χωρις Χριστου). Ablative case with adverbial preposition χωρις, describing their former condition as heathen.ALIENATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL (απηλλοτριωμενο της πολ...
WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind". (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
Ephesians 2:11 Judaism and Christianity. I. To Paul the moral confusion and the religious desolation of the Gentiles were appalling. He believed that they were enduring the just penalties of their ow...
Ephesians 2:12 Practical Atheism. The text may be applied to us I. When the belief in God and its object do not maintain habitually the ascendant influence over us, over the whole system of our thou...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;_ What a great change, then, has taken place in the people of God! It is described as being similar to the resurrection...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you he hath quickened._ Is it so? Could the apostle say that to you, and to me? Ephesians 2:1. _Who were dead in trespasses and sins;_ Look back to what you used to be, to the h...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened,_ You, who were by nature dead are now made alive unto God by the holy Spirit. If you had nothing else to think of, all day long, but just these five words,...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened,_ Is it so? Can anyone lay his hand on your shoulder, and say right into your ear, «You hath he quickened»? If so, why this deadness of spirit? Why this worl...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;_ Then you owe your very life to him. You were dead, you were like a corrupt carcass, but his life has been breathed in...
Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:_ These were your grave clothes. You were wrapped up in them. Nay, this was your sarcophagus. You were shut up in it, a...
CONTENTS: Method of Gentile salvation. Jew and Gentile made one body in Christ, a habitation of God through the Spirit. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: A state of sin apart from Christ, is a sta...
Ephesians 2:1. _You hath he quickened._ The word quickened is not in the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it, th...
AT THAT TIME. "At that time in the past, you had no promise of The Messiah, and you could not belong to God's chosen people!" COVENANTS. See Romans 9:4-5. WITHOUT. With neither hope nor God, they live...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 2:12 To be separated from OT Israel was to be SEPARATED FROM CHRIST, because “salvation is from the Jews” (John 4:22;...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 2:11 Unity and the Peace of Christ. Paul continues the new creation theme he introduced in v. Ephesians 2:10. The focus shifts from G
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 2:11. WHEREFORE REMEMBER, THAT YE, ETC.—All that follows in the verse serves to define the “ye,” the verb following in Ephesians 2:12 after the repeated “ye”...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 2:1 SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE EPHESIANS. This passage corresponds to Genesis 1:1. It is a history of creation, and we note the same great stages. 1. C
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to Ephesians, the second chapter. Paul is going to talk about someone tonight...very interesting. You! Well, at least you are interested in the subject. For many of you...
1 Corinthians 10:19; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 John 3:3;...
Being aliens [α π η λ λ ο τ ρ ι ω μ ε ν ο ι]. Rev., better, giving the force of the verb, alienated. As they had once been otherwise. Paul speaks ideally of a spiritual commonwealth in which Jew and G...
GRACE IN OPERATION Ephesians 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We know of no Scripture which more beautifully sets forth God's grace than Ephesians, chapter 2. The chapter begins with what we were in our sins....
A GOD-PLANNED LIFE Ephesians 2:8; _Romans 12:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS We read of Epaphras that he prayed for the saints that they might stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. The will of G...
Were at that time without Christ — Having no faith in, or knowledge of, him. Being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel — Both as to their temporal privileges and spiritual blessings. And strangers...