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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.
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| 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".[1] 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.
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| 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
1 ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour[2] thy father and mother[3];[4] (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.
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;[5] 7 With good will[6] 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[7] threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons[8] with him.
10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might[9]. 11 Put on the whole armour of God[10], that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle[11] not against flesh and blood, but against principalities[12] , against powers[1], against the rulers[13] of the darkness [blindness] of this world [age], against spiritual wickedness[14] in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God[10], 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[15] always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching[16] thereunto with all perseverance[17][15] and supplication for all saints;
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.>>
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- 4c1) a thing subject to authority or rule
- 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
- 4a) universally
- For Synonyms see entry 5820
- 1) power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases
- ↑ Honour meant care for and support. Not like the Pharisees did with the Corban that made the word of God to non effect.
- ↑ Honour thy father and thy mother
- Exodus 20:12 "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
- Deuteronomy 5:16 "Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
- Exodus 21:17 "And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death."
- Proverbs 20:20 "Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness."
- Proverbs 30:11 "[There is] a generation [that] curseththeir father, and doth not bless their mother."
- Matthew 15:4 "For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition."
- Matthew 19:19 "Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- Mark 7:10 "For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free]. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."
- Mark 10:19 "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother."
- Luke 18:20 "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother."
- Ephesians 6:2 "Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth."
- ↑ These are not the Fathers of the earth spoken of by Christ.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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:"
- ↑ Forbearance
- Ephesians 6:9 "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."
- Colossians 313 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even :as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye."
- Romans 2:4 "Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?"
- Romans 15:1 "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves."
- Romans 15:2 "Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] good to edification."
- 2 Corinthians 6:6 "By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,"
- Galatians 6:2 "Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."
- Ephesians 4:2 "With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"
- Ephesians 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."
- Matthew 5:44 "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
- Matthew 6:12 "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
- ↑ Respecter of persons
- Deuteronomy 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it.
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- 2 Samuel 14:14 For we must needs die, and [are] as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect [any] person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
- Proverbs 24:23 "These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment."
- Proverbs 28:21 "To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress."
- Lamentations 4:16 "The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders".
- Acts 10:34 "God is not one to show partiality,("prosopolemptes">4381.)
- Romans 2:11 "For there is no respect of persons("prosopolempsia">4382) with God."
- Ephesians 6:9 "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(prosopolempsia"4382) with him."
- Colossians 3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.prosopolempsia 4382
- James 2:3 "And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:"
- James 2:9 "But if ye have respect to persons,(prosopolepteo 4380) ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors."
- 1 Peter 1:17 "And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons(aprosopoleptos 678) judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Full Armour
- Ezekiel 38:4-8 “4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: {Libya: or, Phut} 6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. 7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them."
- Luke 11:21-22 “21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.”
- Romans 13:10-14:1 “10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. {honestly: or, decently} 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. {not…: or, not to judge his doubtful thoughts}”
- 2 Corinthians 6:6-10 “6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God (dunamis), by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”
- Ephesians 6:10-18 “10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power (kratos) of his might. 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 not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers (exousia), against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. {flesh…: Gr. blood and flesh} {spiritual…: or, wicked spirits} {high: or, heavenly} 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. {having…: or, having overcome all} 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 (soterion defender), and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word (rhema) of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”
- ↑ 3823 πάλη pale [pal’-ay] from pallo (to vibrate, another form for 906); n f; TDNT-5:721,770; [{See TDNT 584 }] AV-wrestle 1; 1
- 1) wrestling (a contest between two in which each endeavours to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able to hold his opponent down with his hand upon his neck)
- 1a) the term is transferred to the Christian’s struggle with the power of evil
- 1) wrestling (a contest between two in which each endeavours to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able to hold his opponent down with his hand upon his neck)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Seek strive pray persevere endure
- Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
- Luke 13:24 "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
- Luke 18:1 ¶ "And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
- Luke 21:36 "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."
- Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak."
- Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is."
- Mark 14:38 "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak."
- John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed."
- Luke 6:37 "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
- Matthew 6:15 "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
- Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
- Matthew 10:22 "And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved."
- Matthew 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
- Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
- Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- ↑ Watch and Pray
- Matthew 26:41 "Watch<1127> and pray<4336>, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak."
- Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch<69> and pray<4336>: for ye know not when the time is."
- Mark 14:38 "Watch<1127> ye and pray<4336>, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak."
- Luke 21:36 "Watch<69> ye therefore, and pray<1189> always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."
- Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
- Hebrews 13:17 "Obey(persuade) them that have the rule(count) over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you."
- 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
- ↑ Persevere continually
- Mark 3:9 "And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on <4342> him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him."
- Acts 1:14 "These all continued <4342> with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren."
- Acts 2:42 "And they continued stedfastly <4342> in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."
- Acts 2:46 "And they, continuing <4342> daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,"
- Acts 6:4 "But we will give ourselves continually <4342> to prayer, and to the ministry of the word."
- Acts 8:13 "Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued <4342> with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done."
- Acts 10:7 "And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on <4342> him continually <4342>;"
- Romans 12:12 "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant <4342> in prayer;"
- Romans 13:6 "For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually <4342> upon this very thing."
- Colossians 4:2 "Continue <4342> in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
- Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance<4343> and supplication for all saints;"