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Text -- Ephesians 5:1-24 (NET)
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Live in Love
5:1 Therefore , be imitators of God as dearly loved children
5:2 and live in love , just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us , a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God .
5:3 But among you there must not be either sexual immorality , impurity of any kind , or greed , as these are not fitting for the saints .
5:4 Neither should there be vulgar speech , foolish talk , or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving .
5:5 For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral , impure , or greedy (such a person is an idolater ) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God .
Live in the Light
5:6 Let nobody deceive you with empty words , for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience .
5:7 Therefore do not be partakers with them ,
5:8 for you were at one time darkness , but now you are light in the Lord . Walk as children of the light –
5:9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness , righteousness , and truth –
5:10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord .
5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness , but rather expose them.
5:12 For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention .
5:13 But all things being exposed by the light are made evident .
5:14 For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says : “Awake , O sleeper ! Rise from the dead , and Christ will shine on you !”
Live Wisely
5:15 Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise ,
5:16 taking advantage of every opportunity , because the days are evil .
5:17 For this reason do not be foolish , but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.
5:18 And do not get drunk with wine , which is debauchery , but be filled by the Spirit ,
5:19 speaking to one another in psalms , hymns , and spiritual songs , singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord ,
5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
5:21 and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ .
Exhortations to Households
5:22 Wives , submit to your husbands as to the Lord ,
5:23 because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body .
5:24 But as the church submits to Christ , so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Commandments |
Ephesians, Epistle to |
EPHESIANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Wife |
Holiness |
Light |
Adultery |
MARRIAGE |
Church |
Jesus, The Christ |
HYMN |
Wicked |
Husband |
CHURCH GOVERNMENT |
ESSENES |
PURITY |
Fellowship |
SONG OF SONGS |
Family |
Associations |
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NET Notes -> Eph 5:1; Eph 5:2; Eph 5:2; Eph 5:2; Eph 5:3; Eph 5:3; Eph 5:3; Eph 5:5; Eph 5:6; Eph 5:7; Eph 5:8; Eph 5:9; Eph 5:9; Eph 5:10; Eph 5:11; Eph 5:11; Eph 5:12; Eph 5:14; Eph 5:14; Eph 5:14; Eph 5:14; Eph 5:17; Eph 5:17; Eph 5:18; Eph 5:18; Eph 5:18; Eph 5:19; Eph 5:19; Eph 5:20; Eph 5:21; Eph 5:22; Eph 5:22
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NET Notes: Eph 5:2 Grk “an offering and sacrifice to God as a smell of fragrance.” The first expression, προσφορὰ ...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:3 Grk “just as is fitting for saints.” The καθώς (kaqws) was rendered with “as” and the sense is causa...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:5 Grk “be knowing this.” See also 2 Pet 1:20 for a similar phrase: τοῦτο πρῶτον ...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:6 The expression sons of disobedience is a Semitic idiom that means “people characterized by disobedience.” In this context it refers to ...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:7 The genitive αὐτῶν (autwn) has been translated as a genitive of association because of its use with συμμ...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:8 The verb “you are” is implied in the Greek text, but is supplied in the English translation to make it clear.
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NET Notes: Eph 5:9 Grk “in.” The idea is that the fruit of the light is “expressed in” or “consists of.”
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NET Notes: Eph 5:12 The participle τὰ…γινόμενα (ta…ginomena) usually refers to “things happening̶...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:17 ‡ The best witnesses read the imperative here (so Ì46 א A B P 0278 33 81 1739 pc). The participle is found primarily in the Western a...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:18 Many have taken ἐν πνεύματι (en pneumati) as indicating content, i.e., one is to be filled with the...
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NET Notes: Eph 5:21 Eph 5:19-21. In Eph 5:18 the author gives the command to be filled by means of the Holy Spirit. In 5:19-21 there follows five participles: (1) speakin...
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