The fruit of light (o karpo tou pwto). Two metaphors (fruit, light) combined. See Galatians 5:22 for the fruit of the Spirit. The late MSS. have sp...
The head of the body (h kepalh tou swmato). Jesus is first also in the spiritual realm as he is in nature (verses Philippians 18-20 ). Paul is fond ...
But speak thou (su de lalei). In contrast to these Pharisaic Gnostics in Crete. Befit (prepei). Old verb to be becoming, seemly. See 1?Timothy 2:10 ...
Having shod (upodhsamenoi). Having bound under (sandals). First aorist middle participle of upodew, old word, to bind under ( Mark 6:9 ; Acts 12:8 ,...
Subjecting yourselves to one another (upotassomenoi allhloi). Present middle participle of upotassw, old military figure to line up under ( Colossian...
That ye be renewed (ananeousqai). Present passive infinitive (epexegetical, like apoqesqai, of alhqeia en twi Ihsou) and to be compared with anakaino...
Be ye kind to one another (ginesqe ei allhlou crhstoi). Present middle imperative of ginomai, keep on becoming kind (crhsto, used of God in Romans 2...
Finally (tou loipou). Genitive case, in respect of the rest, like Galatians 6:17 . D G K L P have the accusative to loipon (as for the rest) like 2...
The helmet of salvation (thn perikepalaian tou swthriou). Late word (peri, kepalh, head, around the head), in Polybius, LXX, 1?Thessalonians 5:8 ; ...
Having foreordained us (Proorisa hma). First aorist active participle of proorizw, late and rare compound to define or decide beforehand. Already in ...
Man (anhr). Instead of anqrwpo (general term) in verse Ephesians 7 , perhaps for variety (Ropes), but often in James ( Ephesians 1:12 Ephesians 1:23...
Workmanship (poihma). Old word from poiew with the ending -mat meaning result. In N.T. only here and Revelation 1:20 . Created (ktisqente). First ao...
Overview - Ephesians 1 1?After the salutation, 3?and thanksgiving for the Ephesians, 4?he treats of our election, 6?and adoption by grace; 11?which...
Overview - Ephesians 1 1?After the salutation, 3?and thanksgiving for the Ephesians, 4?he treats of our election, 6?and adoption by grace; 11?which...
Overview - Ephesians 1 1?After the salutation, 3?and thanksgiving for the Ephesians, 4?he treats of our election, 6?and adoption by grace; 11?which...
Overview - Ephesians 1 1?After the salutation, 3?and thanksgiving for the Ephesians, 4?he treats of our election, 6?and adoption by grace; 11?which...
Overview - Colossians 3 1?He shows where we should seek Christ. 5?He exhorts to mortification; 10?to put off the old man, and put on Christ; 12?exhor...
Reconciliation with God Predicted Daniel 9:24 ; Isaiah 53:5 Proclaimed by angels at the birth of Christ Luke 2:14 Blotting out the hand-writ...
And now (kai ta nun). Same phrase as in verses Mark 22 25 save that idou (behold) is wanting and the article ta occurs before nun, accusative of g...
Chapter 66:17? And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: salvation (See Scofield Romans?1:16) . 6:19? A...