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Papyrus 46, one of the oldest New Testament papyri as a sample of the text.

About Ephesians

The The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians or Letter to the Ephesians is the tenth book of the New Testament. Its authorship has traditionally been Paul the Apostle but in 1792 this was challenged as written in Paul's name by an author who was influenced by Paul.[1]

There are clear syntax and terminology differences in the text but the claim of differences in eschatology may stem from the fact that Paul has commonly been misinterpreted because he writes of "some things hard to be understood".[2]

We should never take the writings of Paul out of the context of Christ for he preached the "kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord[3] Jesus Christ" first.[4]One position has suggested that Ephesians was dictated by Paul with interpolations from another author.

We see it addressed to "the saints who are in Ephesus" but the words "in Ephesus" does not appear in the earliest manuscripts of the letter. Some believe it might have been written to be circulated to where ever it might have value since many problems were found in other churches and the common theme of the letter was unity.

Chapter 1 Verses 3–23 consists of just two lengthy and complex sentences in the original Greek.

Chapter 2 establishes Paul's mission to the Gentiles.

Chapter 3 proclaims that you can only understand what Paul writes by virtue of the Holy Spirit which may dwell in your hearts by faith if rooted and grounded in love.

Chapter 4 the need to include all with their special gifts in the union and discipline as one body is emphasized. By verse 17 instructions about ordinary life and different relationships were used to mirror the precepts of the gospel of the kingdom of God, and the teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Chapter 5 lists many do's and don'ts that should be considered to determine if your faith is real.

Chapter 6 used metaphors to go deeper into the imagery of spiritual warfare and how keeping the commandments through love brings blessings. That spiritual warfare will manifest itself into real conflicts.

It seemed to contain an exposition of the divine plan and the consummation of this in Christ. The letter is about “the Church" or "the Body of Christ” which was, in fact, separate from the world. The Church consisted of Ministers who met the criteria of Christ which included the serving of the Free Assemblies or Congregations of Christians.

Through the practice of Pure Religion, they provided a daily ministration to the people of faith by charity and hope.

Understanding the Christian conflict and why the early Church was accused of robbing[5] the temple at Ephesus may be important to understanding Paul's letter to the Ephesians.


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Ephesians 1

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* Ephesians 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
The word trusted is not in the text. It is put there by the translators because the word trusted is in the previous verse 12.
* "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ." Ephesians 1:12
The word only appears once in the whole Bible and is defined "to hope".[6]
You cannot have an identity in Christ without Christ. You cannot understand Paul without hearing the Gospel of the Kingdom preached Christ first. Without repentance, there is no grace.
Ephesians 2, 4, and 5 will talk about your walk. Ephesians is talking about the truth that we are

to "walk not as other Gentiles walk". Because if you walk that way you will have your "understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart." This is why the vanity of identity politics is so covetous in its nature because they "have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness." Ephesians 4:19

Greeting

1 ¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual blessing of those who trusted in Christ

3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom[7] and prudence; 9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: 12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Faith in Christ love unto saints

15 ¶ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks[8] for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom[7] and revelation[9] in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power[10] to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,[11][12] 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality[13], and power[14], and might[10], and dominion[15], and every name that is named, not only in this world,[16] but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

Ephesians 2

Chapter 2

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2 Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
We later see that Paul is talking to the Ephesians who use to "walked according to the course of this world" and the princes whose spirit was manifested in the "children of disobedience".[17]
The word world is the word for a government of the world that had gone in the wrong way.
We also have seen Ephesians 2:3 that they had lusted after things that they wanted for themselves and were the children of wrath by nature. [18] We can assume they had turned away from that course and way. They may not do it perfectly but they admit that the way of force to satisfy our desires is against Christ and we are not going that way anymore.
This is where mercy comes and where grace is needed. Even though we have repented we are seeking to live without those benefits or exercising authority and force over our neighbor.
We need the grace of Christ to do this and in Ephesians 2:10 we credit Christ working good works in us so that we are walking in his ways and not the ways of the world. [19]
Once we understand that Paul too called the people to repentance and the people he was giving this pep talk to were seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness.
To do this they had to organize from the bottom up without exercising authority or neglecting the daily ministration. They needed men to lead them in service, caring for the needs that the government once covered with their forced contributions.
By Grace Through True Faith

1 ¶ And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course[20] of this world[21], according to the prince of the power[14] of the air[22], the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience[23]:

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation[24] in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Created in Christ Jesus unto good works

4 ¶ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

One True Christ

11 ¶ 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 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: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

One body of fellow citizens

14 ¶ For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens[25] with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Ephesians 3

Chapter 3

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Paul proclaims that you can only understand what Paul writes by virtue of the Holy Spirit which may dwell in your hearts by faith if rooted and grounded in love by revelation[9].
The eternal purpose of Christ is eternal life.
If you gather according to what Christ commanded and love one another in love and charity then both Jews and Gentiles would be "fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel".
Paul says he bows his "knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" as opposed to the Fathers of the earth.

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

1 ¶ For this cause I Paul, the prisoner[26] of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

3 How that by revelation[9] he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs[27], and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power[10].

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world[28] hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

10 To the intent that now unto the principalities[13] and powers[14] in heavenly places[29] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom[7] of God,

11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Pray for Spiritual Strength

14 ¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might[10] by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power[10] that worketh in us,

21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages[30], world[28] without end. Amen.

Ephesians 4

Chapter 4

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* What is walking worthy? Why use the word vocation?[31]

Did the early Church differ from what the Modern Church is doing?

(2-6)The importance of unity in the early Church was because they rejected the Welfare of Herod and Caesar sought Pure Religion. They assembled in a network of Congregations of tens a commanded by Christ so as not to depend on men who call themselves Benefactors but who exercise authority.
(7) Clearly this calling is an individual calling where each man and each woman will be given gifts and tasks but not at the expense of the body of Christians.
We see these men mentioned in Ephesians 4:11. God gave them jobs. The kingdom is not just what you feel or think but it requires that we walk and work to do the will of the Father.
The phrase perfecting of the saints is derived from the Greek word katartismos[32] which has to do with equipping the saints with the tools and furnishing them with what they need to do the ministry of the Church. The work[33] of the ministry[34] means the business and employment of providing for the welfare needs of the people within a society that furnishes or renders those necessary resources through charity.
Just as evil obtains jurisdiction over you through sin, the Holy Spirit obtains jurisdiction based on your conformity in love to The Way Christ.[35]
The minister who says we need to love one another and care for one another in that love is not the one who is deceiving you.(14) The Doctrines of Christ are rooted in a system of social justice by charity and not force. Christ requires that we forgive one another instead of coveting and ruling one over another. It is the devil who says you do not have to do anything and surely you will be saved and not die.
(15) It is clear he is telling us we should manifest the truth in love. In our seeking and striving and perseverance, we are fitted together within our conformity to His stature of Christ who is one with the Father.
(16) A mutual network of intimate cell groups in Congregations edifying itself not by force like the world but by love is required as commanded by Christ.
And it is through this love for one another which is the law that was not nailed to the cross but written on our hearts so that "the whole body fitly joined together" with every part "working in the measure of every part" in love".
They were walking in the ways of Christ, not like the Gentiles who elect rulers to take from their neighbor to provide benefits and services.[36]
(19) No longer were they given over to greed for the benefits of authoritarian benefactors.
The ways of the world are broad and are not The Way of Christ. You cannot learn His ways from a book. They must be written on your heart and on your mind by the doing of the word. The people of the World have gathered in their Covetous Practices become Merchandise, cursed children and been again entangled in Bondage, while they imagine they believe and are Saved.
The truth is the Modern Christians do seek the unrighteous rewards[37] of those Benefactors of the world and pray daily to the Fathers of the earth.
His Sheep hear His voice in their hearts and minds and bear His fruit in the doing of the word.[38]
Paul gives a long list of things not to do Ephesians 4:25-31.
Do we lack Diligence, Purity,? Are we angry?[39]
This is summed up in verse 32 which is clarified in Ephesians 4 verses 1-2

Unity in the Body of Christ

1 ¶ I therefore, the prisoner[26] of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation[40] wherewith ye are called,

2 ¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

11 And he gave some, apostles[41]; and some, prophets[42]; and some, evangelists[43]; and some, pastors[44] and teachers[45];

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

New life and new walk

17 ¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 Be ye angry[46], and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place[47] to the devil[48].

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.





Ephesians 5


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And then back the don'ts in Ephesians 5:3-7
As Christ sacrificed so should we sacrifice for one another. As He loved so should we love in that sacrifice.
The even go so far to say in Ephesians 5:11 to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works and to reprove [them].[49]
Nowhere are they saying you can go against these directives of the Apostles and still be saved but it is not because the exercise authority but speak the truth. The words "Submitting yourselves"[50] is talking about a natural order in love.
Why in 2 Timothy 3:5 are we warned about those "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
The Modern Christians are drawn to a false gospel where there is no need of real repentance.
We must be Doers of the Word and not hearers only.
in verses 3 through 5 Paul again talks about those who shall "Not inherit the kingdom".
What do they mean no fornication, uncleanness, nor covetousness? which we also see in Colossians 3:5 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry":
Also the terms "filthiness[51], nor foolish talking[52], nor jesting[53]" seem to be the antitheses of "giving of thanks" which is the Greek word eucharistia.[8]
All three of these words only appear once in the Bible here in Paul. They are in between two other groups of three words or phrases. "filthiness(dishonoring), nor foolish talking(impiously speaking), nor jesting(treating serious issues with deliberate condescension.)" which again is all the antitheses of the true Eucharist of Christ.
Paul also again equates three words or phrases "no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man" with idolaters
This really all about not eating things sacrificed to idols which is about the error of Balaam and the Nicolaitan[54] and the wages of unrighteousness.[55]
the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.
The "the washing of water by the word" is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.[56]

'Walk in love

1 ¶ 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 savour.

No inheritance in the kingdom

3 ¶ But fornication[57] , and all uncleanness[58], or covetousness[59], let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4 Neither filthiness[60], nor foolish talking[61], nor jesting[62], which are not convenient[63][64]: but rather giving of thanks[65].

5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger[66], nor unclean person[67], nor covetous man[68], who is an idolater[69], hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6 Let no man deceive you with vain[70] words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.[71]

7 Be not ye therefore partakers[72] with them.

8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful[73] works[74] of darkness, but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 Giving thanks[8] always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Wives and Husbands

21 ¶ Submitting yourselves[50] one to another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves[50] unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject[50] unto Christ, so let the wives be to own husbands in every thing.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.


Ephesians 6

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 : I do not know any better advise than Ephesians 6: but I also do not know many people who know what this means. When does the evil start being evil?
: * “The civil law reduces the unwilling freedman to his original slavery; but the laws of the Angloes judge once manumitted as ever after free.” Bouvier's, 4 Coke,71.
: If you covet your neighbor's goods you violate the commandments of God and Jesus said if you want Eternal life you should not be doing that.
God gave man rights. He does not want man to be in bondage but to have free-dominion. Man keeps losing his freedom because he is slothful in the ways of God and covetous of his neighbor's good. Repentance is the reverse of that.
If you want to have the Holy Spirit's protections and blessings there for you then you must be doer of the word... sacrificing and praying and caring daily for others so that they may be secure in the knowledge of the truth so that they may be Doers of the Word.
In verse 12 "we wrestle ... against powers". The word powers is the Greek word exousia that means the "power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases".[14] While the word ruler is the Greek word for Lord of the world e.g. lord of the "government". The word "darkness" is a metaphor for something "of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality," The word translated world means a period of time.
Paul continue with a list of things that would make us doers of the word.
Many people who claim to be Christians are actually still choosing to be workers of iniquity.
Men often choose covetous practices over charitable practices. Or they choose to be slothful rather than diligent and end up under tribute.
Proverbs 12:24 "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute."
We are in a war against our own high-mindedness and vanity. We are often quick to blame others for our own wantonness.
Many modern Christians are in need of repentance.

Chapter 6

Children honor Parents

1 ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour[75] thy father and mother;[76] (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;[77] 7 With good will[78] doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

Full armor of God

10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might[12]. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle[79] not against flesh and blood, but against principalities[13] , against powers[14], against the rulers[80] of the darkness [blindness] of this world [age], against spiritual wickedness[81] in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

finalclosing

19 ¶ And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: 22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. <<To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.>>


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  1. Deutero-Pauline, that is, written in Paul's name by a later author strongly influenced by Paul's thought, probably "by a loyal disciple" to sum up and apply his teachings to a new situation a decade or more after his death death.
  2. 2 Peter 3:15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
  3. 2962 ~κύριος~ kurios \@koo’-ree-os\@ from kuros (supremacy); TDNT-3:1039,486; {See TDNT 418} n m AV-Lord 667, lord 54, master 11, sir 6, Sir 6, misc 4; 748
    1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    1a) the possessor and disposer of a thing
    1a1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
    1a2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
    1b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
    1c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah
    • For Synonyms see entry 5830
  4. Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ,
  5. Acts 19:37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
  6. 4276 ~προελπίζω~ proelpizo \@pro-el-pid’-zo\@ from 4253 and 1679; TDNT-2:534,229; {See TDNT 237} v AV-first trust 1; Ephesians 1:12
    1) to hope before
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 4678 ~σοφία~ sophia \@sof-ee’-ah\@ from 4680 wise; TDNT-7:465,1056; {See TDNT 731} n f AV-wisdom 51; 51
    1) wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters
    1a) the wisdom which belongs to men
    1a1) spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs
    1a2) the science and learning
    1a3) the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice
    1a4) the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision
    1a5) skill in the management of affairs
    1a6) devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth
    1a7) the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living
    1b) supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God
    1b1) to Christ
    1b2) the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 2168 ~εὐχαριστέω~ eucharisteo \@yoo-khar-is-teh’-o\@ from 2170; v AV-give thanks 26, thank 12, be thankful 1; 39
    1) to be grateful, feel thankful
    2) give thanks
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 602 ~ἀποκάλυψις~ apokalupsis \@ap-ok-al’-oop-sis\@ from 601; n f AV-revelation 12, be revealed 2, to lighten + 1519 1, manifestation 1, coming 1, appearing 1; 18
    1) laying bear, making naked
    2) a disclosure of truth, instruction
    2a) concerning things before unknown
    2b) used of events by which things or states or persons hitherto withdrawn from view are made visible to all
    3) manifestation, appearance
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 1411 ~δύναμις~ dunamis \@doo’-nam-is\@ from 1410 meaning to be able; TDNT-2:284,186; {See TDNT 201} n f AV-power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4, virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 120
    1) strength power, ability
    1a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth
    1b) power for performing miracles
    1c) moral power and excellence of soul
    1d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth
    1e) power and resources arising from numbers
    1f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts
    For Synonyms see entry 5820
  11. 2904 ~κράτος~ kratos \@krat’-os\@ perhaps a primary word; TDNT-3:905,466; {See TDNT 410} n n AV-power 6, dominion 4, strength 1, mighty + 2596 1; 12
    1) force, strength
    2) power, might: mighty with great power
    2a) a mighty deed, a work of power
    3) dominion
    For Synonyms see entry 5820
  12. 12.0 12.1 2479 ἰσχύς ischus [is-khoos’] from a derivative of is (force, cf. eschon, a form of 2192); n f; TDNT- 3:397,378; [{See TDNT 338 }] AV-strength 4, power 2, might 2, ability 1, mightily + 1722 1, mighty 1; 11
    1) ability, force, strength, might
    For Synonyms see entry 5820
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 746 ~ἀρχή~ arche \@ar-khay’\@ from 756; TDNT-1:479,81; {See TDNT 102} n f AV-beginning 40, principality 8, corner 2, first 2, misc 6; 58
    1) beginning, origin
    2) the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
    3) that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
    4) the extremity of a thing
    4a) of the corners of a sail
    5) the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
    5a) of angels and demons
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 1849 ~ἐξουσία~ exousia \@ex-oo-see’-ah\@ from 1832 (in the sense of ability); n f AV-power 69, authority 29, right 2, liberty 1, jurisdiction 1, strength 1; 103 See Romans 13
    1) power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases
    1a) leave or permission
    2) physical and mental power
    2a) the ability or strength with which one is endued, which he either possesses or exercises
    3) the power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege)
    4) the power of rule or government (the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed)
    4a) universally
    4a1) authority over mankind
    4b) specifically
    4b1) the power of judicial decisions
    4b2) of authority to manage domestic affairs
    4c) metonymically
    4c1) a thing subject to authority or rule
    4c1a) jurisdiction
    4c2) one who possesses authority
    4c2a) a ruler, a human magistrate
    4c2b) the leading and more powerful among created beings superior to man, spiritual potentates
    4d) a sign of the husband’s authority over his wife
    4d1) the veil with which propriety required a women to cover herself
    4e) the sign of regal authority, a crown
    For Synonyms see entry 5820
  15. 2963 ~κυριότης~ kuriotes \@koo-ree-ot’-ace\@ from 2962; TDNT-3:1096,486; {See TDNT 418} n f AV-dominion 3, government 1; 4
    1) dominion, power, lordship
    2) in the NT: one who possesses dominion
  16. 165 ~αἰών~ aion \@ahee-ohn’\@ from the same as 104; TDNT-1:197,31; {See TDNT 40} n m AV-ever 71, world 38, never + 3364 + 1519 + 3588 6, evermore 4, age 2, eternal 2, misc 5; 128
    1) for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity
    2) the worlds, universe
    3) period of time, age
    • For Synonyms see entry 5921
  17. Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
  18. Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
  19. Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
  20. 165 ~αἰών~ aion \@ahee-ohn’\@ from the same as 104; TDNT-1:197,31; {See TDNT 40} n m AV-ever 71, world 38, never + 3364 + 1519 + 3588 6, evermore 4, age 2, eternal 2, misc 5; 128
    1) for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity
    2) the worlds, universe
    3) period of time, age
    • For Synonyms see entry 5921
  21. 2889 ~κόσμος~ kosmos \@kos’-mos\@ probably from the base of 2865; TDNT-3:868,459; {See TDNT 407} n m AV-world 186, adorning 1; 187
    1) an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
    2) ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, ‘the heavenly hosts’, as the ornament of the heavens. #1Pe 3:3
    3) the world, the universe
    4) the circle of the earth, the earth
    5) the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
    6) the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
    7) world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
    7a) the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting,stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
    8) any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
    8a) the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews {#Ro 11:12 etc}
    8b) of believers only, {#Joh 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1Co 4:9; 2Co 5:19} {See Pink_Sovereignity Appendix D, John 3:16 21}
    • For Synonyms see entry 5921
  22. 109 ~ἀήρ~ aer \@ah-ayr’\@ from aemi (to breathe unconsciously, i.e. respire; by analogy, to blow); TDNT-1:165,25; {See TDNT 25} n m AV-air 7; 7
    1) the air, particularly the lower and denser air as distinguished from the higher and rarer air
    2) the atmospheric region
  23. 543 ἀπείθεια apeitheia [ap-i’-thi-ah] from 545 disobedient ; n f; TDNT-6:11,818; [{See TDNT 611 }] AV-unbelief 4, disobedient 3; 7
    1) obstinacy, obstinate opposition to the divine will
  24. 390 ~ἀναστρέφω~ anastrepho \@an-as-tref’-o\@ as a noun is 391 from 303 and 4762; TDNT-7:715,1093; {See TDNT 752} v AV-return 2, have conversation 2, live 2, abide 1, overthrow 1, behave (one’s) self 1, be used 1, pass 1; 11
    1) to turn upside down, overturn
    2) to turn back
    3) to turn hither and thither, to turn one’s self about, sojourn dwell in a place
    4) metaph. to conduct one’s self, behave one’s self, live
  25. 4847 ~συμπολίτης~ sumpolites \@soom-pol-ee’-tace\@ from 4862 and 4177; ; n m AV-fellowcitizens 1; 1
    1) possessing the same citizenship with others, a fellow citizen
    1a) of Gentiles as received into communion of the saints
    1b) of the people consecrated to God
  26. 26.0 26.1 1198 δέσμιος desmios [des’-mee-os] from 1199; adj; TDNT-2:43,145; [{See TDNT 177 }] AV-prisoner 14, be in bonds 1, in bonds 1; 16
    1) bound , in bonds, a captive, a prisoner
  27. 4789 συγκληρονόμος sugkleronomos [soong-klay-ron-om’-os] from 4862; n m; TDNT-7:787,1102; [{See TDNT 763 }] and 2818; TDNT-3:767,442; [{See TDNT 393 }] AV-fellow heir 1, joint heir 1, heir together 1, heir with 1; 4
    1) a fellow heir, a joint heir
    2) one who obtains something assigned to himself with others, a joint participant
    • Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs <4789> with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.
    • Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs <4789>, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
    • Hebrews 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him <4789> of the same promise:
    • 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together <4789> of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
  28. 28.0 28.1 165 ~αἰών~ aion \@ahee-ohn’\@ from the same as 104; TDNT-1:197,31; {See TDNT 40} n m AV-ever 71, world 38, never + 3364 + 1519 + 3588 6, evermore 4, age 2, eternal 2, misc 5; 128
    1) for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity
    2) the worlds, universe
    3) period of time, age
    • For Synonyms see entry 5921
  29. 2032 ἐπουράνιος epouranios ep-oo-ran’-ee-os from 1909 and 3772; adj; TDNT-5:538,736; {See TDNT 571} AV-heavenly 16, celestial 2, in heaven 1, high 1; 20
    1) existing in heaven
    1a) things that take place in heaven
    1b) the heavenly regions
    1b1) heaven itself, the abode of God and angels
    1b2) the lower heavens, of the stars
    1b3) the heavens, of the clouds
    1c) the heavenly temple or sanctuary
    2) of heavenly origin or nature
  30. 1074 γενεά genea [ghen-eh-ah’] from (a presumed derivative of) 1085; n f; TDNT-1:662,114; [{ See TDNT 152 }] AV-generation 37, time 2, age 2, nation 1; 42
    1) fathered, birth, nativity
    2) that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family
    2a) the several ranks of natural descent, the successive members of a genealogy
    2b) metaph. a group of men very like each other in endowments, pursuits, character
    2b1) esp. in a bad sense, a perverse nation
    3) the whole multitude of men living at the same time
    4) an age (i.e. the time ordinarily occupied by each successive generation), a space of 30-33 years
  31. 2821 ~κλῆσις~ klesis \@klay’-sis\@ AV-calling 10, vocation 1; 11 1) a calling, calling to
  32. 2677 ~καταρτισμός~ katartismos \@kat-ar-tis-mos’\@ AV-perfecting 1; 1 1) complete furnishing, equipping
  33. 2041 ~ἔργον~ ergon \@er’-gon\@ AV-work 152, deed 22, doing 1, labour 1; 176 1) business, employment, that which any one is occupied
  34. 1248 ~διακονία~ diakonia \@dee-ak-on-ee’-ah\@ AV-ministry 16, ministration 6, ministering 3, misc 9; 34 1) service, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others 2) of the office of... 3) the ministration of those who render to others... esp. those who help meet need by either collecting or distributing of charities 4) the office of the deacon... 5) the service of those who prepare and present food
    • Do we lack Temperance (justice and honor of others)?
    • Do we lack Purity (honesty with self and others)?
    • Do we lack Charity (benevolence, generosity, sacrifice for others)?
    • Do we lack Humility (selflessness, bravery, modesty, reverence, altruism Altruism or selflessness?
    • Do we lack Diligence (Persistence, effort, ethics, rectitude, probity concerning others)?
    • Do we lack Patience (mercy, ahimsa or no harm, sufferance on behalf of others)?
    • Do we lack Kindness (forgiveness, compassion, integrity to others)?
    Unless we gather with each other giving and forgiving how can we come to a mature knowledge of God?
  35. Luke 22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. It is not to be so with you...
  36. 2 Peter 2:13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
  37. : Psalms 95:7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
    John 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
    John 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
    John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
    John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
  38. Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry <3710> with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
    Matthew 18:34 And his lord was wroth <3710>, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
    Matthew 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth <3710>: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
    Luke 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry <3710> said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
    Luke 15:28 And he was angry <3710>, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
    Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry <3710>, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
    Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry <3710>, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
    Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth <3710> with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
  39. 2821 κλῆσις klesis [klay’-sis] from a shorter form of 2564; n f; TDNT-3:491,394; [{See TDNT 352 }] AV-calling 10, vocation 1; 11
    1) a calling, calling to
    2) a call, invitation
    2a) to a feast
    2b) of the divine invitation to embrace salvation of God
  40. 652 ~ἀπόστολος~ apostolos ap-os’-tol-os from 649 ἀποστέλλω apostello meaning to send, to order (one) to go to a place appointed
    Apostolos n m AV-apostle 78, messenger 2, he that is sent 1; 81
    1) a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders
    1a) specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ
    1b) in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers
    1b1) of Barnabas
    1b2) of Timothy and Silvanus
  41. 4396 ~προφήτης~ prophetes \@prof-ay’-tace\@ from a compound of 4253 and 5346; n m AV-prophet 149; 149
    1) in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things
    2) one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation
    2a) the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.
    2b) of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah
    2c) of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah
    2d) the Messiah
    2e) of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God’s authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men
    2f) of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians
    2f1) they are associated with the apostles
    2f2) they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (#Acts 11:27)
    2f3) in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers
    3) a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)
    3a) of Epimenides (#Tit 1:12)
  42. 2099 ~εὐαγγελιστής~ euaggelistes \@yoo-ang-ghel-is-tace’\@ from 2097; n m AV-evangelist 3; 3
    1) a bringer of good tidings, an evangelist
    2) the name given to the NT heralds of salvation through Christ who are not apostles
  43. 4166 ~ποιμήν~ poimen \@poy-mane’\@ of uncertain affinity; n m AV-shepherd 15, Shepherd 2, pastor 1; 18
    1) a herdsman, esp. a shepherd
    1a) in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow
    2) metaph.
    2a) the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church; the NT uses the term bishop, overseers, 1985 pastors, 4166 elders, and presbyters 4245 interchangeably {#Ac 20:17,28 Eph 4:11 Tit 1:5,7 1Pe 5:1-4 etc.} 2a1) of the overseers of the Christian assemblies 2a2) of kings and princes
    The tasks of a Near Eastern shepherd were:
    • -to watch for enemies trying to attack the sheep
    • -to defend the sheep from attackers
    • -to heal the wounded and sick sheep
    • -to find and save lost or trapped sheep
    • -to love them, sharing their lives and so earning their trust.
  44. 1320 ~διδάσκαλος~ didaskalos \@did-as’-kal-os\@ from the verb to teach 1321; n m AV-Master (Jesus) 40, teacher 10, master 7, doctor 1; 58
    1) a teacher
    2) in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man
    1a) one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so
    1b) the teachers of the Jewish religion
    1c) of those who by their great power as teachers draw crowds around them i.e. John the Baptist, Jesus
    1d) by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as one who showed men the way of salvation
    1e) of the apostles, and of Paul
    1f) of those who in the religious assemblies of the Christians, undertook the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit
    1g) of false teachers among Christians
  45. 3710 ὀργίζω orgizo [or-gid’-zo] from 3709; v; TDNT-5:382,716; [{See TDNT 560 }] AV-be angry 5, be wroth 3; 8
    1) to provoke, to arouse to anger
    2) to be provoked to anger, be angry, be wroth
  46. 5117 τόπος topos [top’-os] apparently a primary word; n m; TDNT-8:187,1184; [{See TDNT 794 }] AV-place 80, room 5, quarter 2, licence 1, coast 1, where 1, plain + 3977 1, rock + 5138 1; 92
    1) place, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space
    1a) an inhabited place, as a city, village, district
    1b) a place (passage) in a book
    2) metaph.
    2a) the condition or station held by one in any company or assembly
    2b) opportunity, power, occasion for acting
    For Synonyms see entry 5875
  47. 1228 διάβολος diabolos [dee-ab’-ol-os] from 1225; adj; TDNT-2:72,150; [{See TDNT 185 }] AV-devil 35, false accuser 2, slanderer 1; 38
    1) prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
    1a) a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,
    2) metaph. applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him
    • Satan the prince of the demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men, estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin, afflicting them with diseases by means of demons who take possession of their bodies at his bidding.
  48. Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].
  49. 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 5293 ~ὑποτάσσω~ hupotasso \@hoop-ot-as’-so\@ from 5259 and 5021; Tasso/Hupotasso in the Greek is a form of the Hebrew root, “KafNunAyin" 03665.”TDNT-8:39,1156; {See TDNT 784} v AV-put under 6, be subject unto 6, be subject to 5, submit (one’s) self unto 5, submit (one’s) self to 3, be in subjection unto 2, put in subjection under 1, misc 12; 40
    1) to arrange under, to subordinate
    2) to subject, put in subjection
    3) to subject one’s self, obey
    4) to submit to one’s control
    5) to yield to one’s admonition or advice
    6) to obey, be subject
    A Greek military term meaning "to arrange [troop divisions] in a military fashion under the command of a leader". In non-military use, it was "a voluntary attitude of giving in, cooperating, assuming responsibility, and carrying a burden".
  50. 151 ~αἰσχρότης~ aischrotes \@ahee-skhrot’-ace\@ from 150 dishonour; TDNT-1:189,29; {See TDNT 37} n f AV-filthiness 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) obscenity, filthiness
  51. 3473 ~μωρολογία~ morologia \@mo-rol-og-ee’-ah\@ from a compound of 3474 foolish, impious, and 3004 speaking; TDNT-4:832,620; {See TDNT 511} n f AV-foolish talking 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) foolish talking
  52. 2160 ~εὐτραπελία~ eutrapelia \@yoo-trap-el-ee’-ah\@ from a compound of 2095 and a derivative of the base of 5157 (meaning well-turned, i.e. ready at repartee, jocose); ; n f AV-jesting 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) pleasantry, humour, facetiousness (treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.)
    2) in a bad sense
    2a) scurrility, ribaldry, low jesting
  53. Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication... 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
  54. 2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
    Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
  55. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
  56. 4202 ~πορνεία~ porneia \@por-ni’-ah\@ from 4203; TDNT-6:579,918; {See TDNT 654} n f AV-fornication 26; 26
    1) illicit sexual intercourse
    1a) adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
    1b) sexual intercourse with close relatives; #Le 18:6-23
    1c) sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; #Mr 10:11,12
    2) metaph. the worship of idols
    2a) of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols
  57. 167 ἀκαθαρσία akatharsia [ak-ath-ar-see’-ah] from 169; n f; TDNT-3:427,381; [{See TDNT 342 }] AV-uncleanness 10; 10
    1) uncleanness
    1a) physical
    1b) in a moral sense: the impurity of lustful, luxurious, profligate living
    1b1) of impure motives
  58. 151 ~αἰσχρότης~ aischrotes \@ahee-skhrot’-ace\@ from 150 dishonour; TDNT-1:189,29; {See TDNT 37} n f AV-filthiness 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) obscenity, filthiness
  59. 2821 κλῆσις klesis [klay’-sis] from a shorter form of 2564; n f; TDNT-3:491,394; [{See TDNT 352 }] AV-calling 10, vocation 1; 11
    1) a calling, calling to
    2) a call, invitation
    2a) to a feast
    2b) of the divine invitation to embrace salvation of God
  60. 3473 ~μωρολογία~ morologia \@mo-rol-og-ee’-ah\@ from a compound of 3474 foolish, impious, and 3004 speaking; TDNT-4:832,620; {See TDNT 511} n f AV-foolish talking 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) foolish talking
  61. 2160 ~εὐτραπελία~ eutrapelia \@yoo-trap-el-ee’-ah\@ from a compound of 2095 and a derivative of the base of 5157 (meaning well-turned, i.e. ready at repartee, jocose); ; n f AV-jesting 1; 1 Ephesians 5:4
    1) pleasantry, humour, facetiousness (treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.)
    2) in a bad sense
    2a) scurrility, ribaldry, low jesting
  62. 433 ἀνήκω aneko [an-ay’-ko] from 303 among and 2240 to seek an intimacy or to become a follower; v; TDNT-1:360,59; [{See TDNT 70 }] AV-be convenient 2, be fit 1; 3
    1) to have come up to, arrived at, to reach to
    2) to pertain to what is due, duty, as was fitting
  63. 3756 οὐ ou [oo] also (before a vowel) οὐκ ouk [ook] and (before an aspirate) οὐχ ouch [ookh] a primary word, the absolute negative [cf 3361] adverb; particle; AV-not 1210, no 147, cannot + 1410 57, misc 123; 1537
    1) no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
  64. 2169 ~εὐχαριστία~ eucharistia \@yoo-khar-is-tee’-ah\@ from 2170; TDNT-9:407,1298; {See TDNT 840} n f AV-thanksgiving 9, giving of thanks 3, thanks 2, thankfulness 1; 15
    1) thankfulness
    2) the giving of thanks
    For Synonyms see entry 5883
  65. 4205 πόρνος pornos [por’-nos] from pernemi (to sell, akin to the base of 4097 the price of a slave who sells himself for an advantage.]); n m; TDNT- 6:579,918; [{See TDNT 654 }] AV-fornicator 5, whoremonger 5; 10
    1) a man who prostitutes his body to another’s lust for hire
    2) a male prostitute
    3) a man who indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse, a fornicator
  66. 169 ἀκάθαρτος akathartos [ak-ath’-ar-tos] from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 2508 (meaning cleansed); adj; TDNT-3:427,381; [{See TDNT 342 }] AV-unclean 28, foul 2; 30
    1) not cleansed, unclean
    1a) in a ceremonial sense: that which must be abstained from according to the levitical law
    1b) in a moral sense: unclean in thought and life
  67. 4123 ~πλεονέκτης~ pleonektes \@pleh-on-ek’-tace\@ from 4119 and 2192; TDNT-6:266,864; {See TDNT 638} n m AV-covetous 4; 4
    1) one eager to have more, esp. what belongs to others
    2) greedy of gain, covetous
  68. 1496 εἰδωλολάτρης eidololatres [i-do-lol-at’-race] from 1497 and the base of 3000; n m; TDNT-2:379,202; [{ See TDNT 214 }] AV-idolater 7; 7
    1) a worshipper of false gods, an idolater
    1a) used of any one even Christian, participant in any way in the worship of the heathen, esp. one who attends their sacrificial feasts and eats of the remains of offered victims
    2) a covetous man as a worshipper of Mammon
  69. 2756 ~κενός~ kenos \@ken-os’\@ apparently a primary word; TDNT-3:659,426; {See TDNT 380} adj AV-vain 9, in vain 4, empty 4, vain things 1; 18
    1) empty, vain, devoid of truth
    1a) of places, vessels, etc. which contain nothing
    1b) of men
    1b1) empty handed
    1b2) without a gift
    1c) metaph. destitute of spiritual wealth, of one who boasts of his faith as a transcendent possession, yet is without the fruits of faith
    1d) metaph. of endeavours, labours, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect
    1d1) vain of no purpose
  70. 543 ἀπείθεια apeitheia [ap-i’-thi-ah] from 545 disobedient ; n f; TDNT-6:11,818; [{See TDNT 611 }] AV-unbelief 4, disobedient 3; 7
    1) obstinacy, obstinate opposition to the divine will
  71. 4830 συμμέτοχος summetochos [soom-met’-okh-os] from 4862 and 3353; adj; TDNT-2:830,286; [{See TDNT 281 }] AV-partaker 2; 2
    1) partaking together with one, a joint partaker
    1a) of something
  72. 175 ἄκαρπος akarpos [ak’-ar-pos] from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2590; adj; TDNT-3:616,416; [{See TDNT 360 }] AV-unfruitful 6, without fruit 1; 7
    1) metaph. without fruit, barren, not yielding what it ought to yield
  73. 2041 ~ἔργον~ ergon \@er’-gon\@ from a primary (but obsolete) ergo (to work); TDNT-2:635,251; {See TDNT 254} n n AV-work 152, deed 22, doing 1, labour 1; 176
    1) business, employment, that which any one is occupied
    1a) that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
    2) any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind
    3) an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work
  74. Honour meant care for and support. Not like the Pharisees did with the Corban that made the word of God to non effect.
  75. These are not the Fathers of the earth spoken of by Christ.
  76. Paul is calling us to be real doers of the word. We cannot say honestly that we believe and not show the fruit of Repentance.
  77. Benevolence
    1 Corinthians 7:3 "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence <2133>: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."
    Ephesians 6:7 "With good will <2133> doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"
    Matthew 5:25 "Agree <2132> with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison."
    Leviticus 19:18 "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD."
    Matthew 5:43 "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."
    Matthew 19:19 "Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
    Matthew 22:39 "And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
    Luke 10:27 "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."
    Romans 13:9 "For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law."
    Galatians 5:14 "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
    James 2:8 "If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:"
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  79. 2888 ~κοσμοκράτωρ~ kosmokrator \@kos-mok-rat’-ore\@ from 2889 (world) and 2902 (possessor); n m AV-ruler 1; 1 1) lord of the world, prince of this age 1a) the devil and his demons.
    kosmokrator only appears once in the Bible and means possessor or holder of the world.
  80. This word 4189 ~πονηρία~ poneria from πονηρός poneros meaning evil is a noun that appears 7 times in the Bible; as wickedness 6 times and iniquity once. Defined 1) depravity, iniquity, wickedness 2) malice 3) evil purposes and desires
    Matthew 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness <4189>, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
    Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness <4189>, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
    Luke 11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness <4189>.
    Acts 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities <4189>.
    Romans 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness <4189>, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
    1 Corinthians 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness <4189>; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
    Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness <4189> in high places




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