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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:24

The new man which after God hath been created is that fresh form of humanity, after the first divine pattern, which redemption has produced. In righteousness and true holiness] RV 'in righteousness and holiness of truth.' 'Of truth' belongs to both substantives.

25-32. Illustrations of the old man: falsehood, vindictiveness, theft, bad language, bad temper; and, by contrast, of the new.

25. From Zechariah 8:16. 'How monstrous that members of the same body should deceive one another 1 and members of Christ!'

26. Prom Psalms 4:4. 'Anger may be righteous, but beware of nursing it.'

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 4:17. THAT YE HENCEFORTH WALK NOT AS OTHER GENTILES WALK.—In this and the two following verses we have again the lurid picture of Ephesians 2:2: “in the van...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    New man [κ α ι ν ο ν]. See on Matthew 26:29. Created [κ τ ι σ θ ε ν τ α]. See on ch. Ephesians 2:10. In righteousness and true holiness [ε ν δ ι κ ι α ι ο σ υ ν η κ α ι ο σ ι ο τ η τ ι τ η ς α λ η θ...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The new man — Universal holiness. After — In the very image of God....

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