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Text -- Ephesians 4:24 (NET)

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4:24 and to put on the new man who has been created in God’s image– in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Eph 4:24 - -- Put on ( endusasthai ). First aorist middle infinitive of enduō (̇nō ), for which see note on Col 3:10.

Put on ( endusasthai ).

First aorist middle infinitive of enduō (̇nō ), for which see note on Col 3:10.

Robertson: Eph 4:24 - -- The new man ( ton kainon anthrōpon ). "The brand-new (see note on Eph 2:15) man,"though ton neon in Col 3:10.

The new man ( ton kainon anthrōpon ).

"The brand-new (see note on Eph 2:15) man,"though ton neon in Col 3:10.

Robertson: Eph 4:24 - -- After God ( kata theon ). After the pattern God, the new birth, the new life in Christ, destined to be like God in the end (Rom 8:29).

After God ( kata theon ).

After the pattern God, the new birth, the new life in Christ, destined to be like God in the end (Rom 8:29).

Vincent: Eph 4:24 - -- New man ( καινὸν ) See on Mat 26:29.

New man ( καινὸν )

See on Mat 26:29.

Vincent: Eph 4:24 - -- Created ( κτισθέντα ) See on Eph 2:10.

Created ( κτισθέντα )

See on Eph 2:10.

Vincent: Eph 4:24 - -- In righteousness and true holiness ( ἐν δικιαιοσύνη καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας ) Rev., correctl...

In righteousness and true holiness ( ἐν δικιαιοσύνη καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας )

Rev., correctly, in righteousness and holiness of truth . See on Luk 1:75. Truth . Opposed to deceit , Eph 4:22, and likewise personified. Righteousness and holiness are attributes of truth.

Wesley: Eph 4:24 - -- Universal holiness.

Universal holiness.

Wesley: Eph 4:24 - -- In the very image of God.

In the very image of God.

JFB: Eph 4:24 - -- Opposed to "the old man," which is to be "put off" (Eph 4:22). The Greek here (kainon) is different from that for "re-new-ed" (Eph 4:23). Put on not m...

Opposed to "the old man," which is to be "put off" (Eph 4:22). The Greek here (kainon) is different from that for "re-new-ed" (Eph 4:23). Put on not merely a renovated nature, but a new, that is, altogether different nature, a changed nature (compare Note,, see on Col 3:10).

JFB: Eph 4:24 - -- Translate, "Which hath been created (once for all: so the Greek aorist means: in Christ, Eph 2:10; so that in each believer it has not to be created a...

Translate, "Which hath been created (once for all: so the Greek aorist means: in Christ, Eph 2:10; so that in each believer it has not to be created again, but to be put on) after (the image of) God" (Gen 1:27; Col 3:10; 1Pe 1:15), &c. God's image in which the first Adam was originally created, is restored, to us far more gloriously in the second Adam, the image of the invisible God (2Co 4:4; Col 1:15; Heb 1:3).

JFB: Eph 4:24 - -- "IN" it as the element of the renewed man.

"IN" it as the element of the renewed man.

JFB: Eph 4:24 - -- Rather, as the Greek, "holiness of the truth"; holiness flowing from sincere following of "the truth of God" (Rom 1:25; Rom 3:7; Rom 15:8): opposed to...

Rather, as the Greek, "holiness of the truth"; holiness flowing from sincere following of "the truth of God" (Rom 1:25; Rom 3:7; Rom 15:8): opposed to "the lusts of deceit" (Greek, Eph 4:22); compare also Eph 4:21, "truth is in Jesus." "Righteousness" is in relation to our fellow men, the second table of the law; "Holiness," in relation to God, the first table; the religious observance of offices of piety (compare Luk 1:75). In the parallel (Col 3:10) it is, "renewed in knowledge after the image," &c. As at Colosse the danger was from false pretenders to knowledge, the true "knowledge" which flows from renewal of the heart is dwelt on; so at Ephesus, the danger being from the corrupt morals prevalent around, the renewal in "holiness," contrasted with the Gentile "uncleanness" (Eph 4:19), and "righteousness," in contrast to "greediness," is made prominent.

Clarke: Eph 4:24 - -- Put on the new man - Get a new nature; for in Christ Jesus - under the Christian dispensation, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumci...

Put on the new man - Get a new nature; for in Christ Jesus - under the Christian dispensation, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, hut a new creation. Therefore ye must be renewed in the spirit of your mind

Clarke: Eph 4:24 - -- Which after God is created in righteousness - Here is certainly an allusion to the creation of man. Moses tells us, Gen 1:27, that God created man i...

Which after God is created in righteousness - Here is certainly an allusion to the creation of man. Moses tells us, Gen 1:27, that God created man in his own image; that is, God was the model according to which he was formed in the spirit of his mind. St. Paul says here that they should put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness, or, ὁσιοτητι της αληθειας, in the holiness of truth. Both certainly refer to the same thing, and the one illustrates the other. From the apostle we learn what Moses meant by the image of God; it was righteousness and the truth of holiness. See the note on Gen 1:26. It is not this or the other degree of moral good which the soul is to receive by Jesus Christ, it is the whole image of God; it is to be formed κατα Θεον, according to God; the likeness of the Divine Being is to be traced upon his soul, and he is to bear that as fully as his first father Adam bore it in the beginning.

Calvin: Eph 4:24 - -- 24.And that ye put on the new man All that is meant is, “Be renewed in the spirit, or, be renewed within or completely, — beginning with the ...

24.And that ye put on the new man All that is meant is, “Be renewed in the spirit, or, be renewed within or completely, — beginning with the mind, which appears to be the part most free from all taint of sin.” What is added about the creation, may refer either to the first creation of man, or to the second creation, which is effected by the grace of Christ. Both expositions will be true. Adam was at first created after the image of God, and reflected, as in a mirror, the Divine righteousness; but that image, having been defaced by sin, must now be restored in Christ. The regeneration of the godly is indeed — as we have formerly explained 149 — nothing else than the formation anew of the image of God in them. There is, no doubt, a far more rich and powerful manifestation of Divine grace in this second creation than in the first; but our highest perfection is uniformly represented in Scripture as consisting in our conformity and resemblance to God. Adam lost the image which he had originally received, and therefore it becomes necessary that it shall be restored to us by Christ. The design contemplated by regeneration is to recall us from our wanderings to that end for which we were created.

In righteousness If righteousness be taken as a general term for uprightness, holiness will be something higher, or that purity which lies in being devoted to the service of God. I am rather inclined to consider holiness as referring to the first table, and righteousness to the second table, of the law, as in the song of Zacharias,

“That we may serve him in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life.” (Luk 1:74.)

Plato lays down the distinction correctly, that holiness (ὁσιότης) lies in the worship of God, and that the other part, righteousness, (δικαιοσύνη,) bears a reference to men. The genitive, of truth, (τὢς αληθείας,) is put in the place of an adjective, and refers to both terms; so that, while it literally runs, in righteousness and holiness of truth, the meaning is, in true righteousness and holiness. He warns us that both ought to be sincere; because we have to do with God, whom it is impossible to deceive.

Defender: Eph 4:24 - -- The "new man" is an actual new creation (2Co 5:17), a miracle of regeneration performed by the Holy Spirit on a heart and mind receiving Christ by fai...

The "new man" is an actual new creation (2Co 5:17), a miracle of regeneration performed by the Holy Spirit on a heart and mind receiving Christ by faith as personal Savior and Lord."

TSK: Eph 4:24 - -- put : Eph 6:11; Job 29:14; Isa 52:1, Isa 59:17; Rom 13:12, Rom 13:14; 1Co 15:53; Gal 3:27; Col 3:10-14 new : Eph 2:15; Rom 6:4; 2Co 4:16, 2Co 5:17; 1P...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Eph 4:24 - -- And that ye put on the new man - The new man refers to the renovated nature. This is called in other places, the "new creature, or the new crea...

And that ye put on the new man - The new man refers to the renovated nature. This is called in other places, the "new creature, or the new creation"(see the notes on 2Co 5:17), and refers to the condition after the heart is changed. The change is so great, that there is no impropriety in speaking of one who has experienced it as "a new man."He has new feelings, principles, and desires. He has laid aside his old principles and practices, and, in everything that pertains to moral character, he is new. His body is indeed the same; the intellectual structure of his mind the same; but there has been a change in his principles and feelings which malco him, in all the great purposes of life, a new being. Learn, that regeneration is not a trifling change. It is not a mere change of relations, or of the outward condition. It is not merely being brought from the world into the church, and being baptized, though by the most holy hands; it is much more. None of these things would make proper the declaration, "he is a new man."Regeneration by the Spirit of God does.

After God - κατὰ Θεὸν kata Theon . In respect to God. The idea is, evidently, that man is so renewed as to become "like"God, or the divine image is restored to the soul. In the parallel passage in Colossians Col 3:9, the idea is expressed more fully, "renewed in knowledge after "the image"of him that created him."Man, by regeneration, is restored to the lost image of God; compare Gen 1:26.

Is created - A word that is often used to denote the new birth, from its strong resemblance to the first act of creation; see it explained in the notes on 2Co 5:17.

In righteousness - That is, the renewed man is made to resemble God in righteousness. This proves that man, when he was made, was righteous; or that righteousness constituted a part of the image of God in which lie was created. The object of the work of redemption is to restore to man the lost image of God, or to bring him back to the condition in which he was before he fell.

And true holiness - Margin, as in Greek, "holinese of truth"- standing in contrast with "lusts of deceit"(Greek), in Eph 4:22. "Holiness"properly refers to purity toward God, and "righteousness"to integrity toward people; but it is not cerrain that this distinction is observed here. The general idea is, that the renovated man is made an upright and a pious man; and that, therefore, he should avoid the vices which are practiced by the pagan, and which the apostle proceeds to specify. This phrase also proves that, when man was created, he was a holy being.

Poole: Eph 4:24 - -- And that ye put on the same metaphor of a garment as before, to show the intimateness of the new man with us, and its being an ornament to us. The n...

And that ye put on the same metaphor of a garment as before, to show the intimateness of the new man with us, and its being an ornament to us.

The new man i.e. a new disposition or constitution of the whole man, called the new creature, 2Co 5:17 , and a divine nature, 2Pe 1:4 .

Which after God after God’ s image.

Is created in righteousness and true holiness either righteousness may relate to the second table, and

holiness to the first, and so both contain our duty to man and to God; or righteousness may imply that Divine principle in us, whereby we perform our whole duty to God and the creature, and holiness that which denieth all mixture of corruption in onr duty to God and man.

True sincere and sound. As

righteousness and holiness are opposed to lusts, Eph 4:22 , so true here, to deceitful there.

Gill: Eph 4:24 - -- And that ye put on the new man,.... Which some understand of Jesus Christ, who is truly and really man, and a new or extraordinary one, Jer 31:22 and ...

And that ye put on the new man,.... Which some understand of Jesus Christ, who is truly and really man, and a new or extraordinary one, Jer 31:22 and as such is God's creature, and is made after his image, and which appears in his perfect holiness and righteousness; and the phrase of putting on well agrees with him, Rom 13:14 whose righteousness is a garment, pure and spotless, and which is put on by the hand of faith: though rather by the "new man" is meant, the new nature, the new principle, or work of grace in the soul, elsewhere called a new creature; and it bears this name in opposition to, and distinction from the old man, or corruption of nature, before spoken of; and because it is "de noro", or anew, put into the hearts of men; it is not what was in them naturally; nor is it any old principle renewed, or wrought up in another and better form; but it is something that is infused, that was never there before: and because it is new in all its parts; such who have it, have new hearts and new spirits given unto them; they have new eyes to see with, and new ears to hear with, and new hands to handle and work with, and new feet to walk with; and they live a new life and conversation: so the Jews says of a man that truly repents of sin, and does not return to it, that he is איח חדש, "a new man" d: now to put on this new man, is not to make ourselves new creatures; for this is not by the power of man, but by the Spirit of God; this is God's work, and not man's; it is he who made us at first, remakes us, and not we ourselves; besides, these Ephesians the apostle writes to, were already made new men, or new creatures; but to put on the new man, is to walk in our lives and conversations agreeably to the new man, or work of grace upon the soul; as to put off the old man, respects the former conversation, or a not walking as formerly, and agreeably to the dictates of corrupt nature, so to put on the new man, is to walk according to the principles of grace and holiness formed in the soul: and of this new man it is further said,

which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness; the principle of the soul is "created", and therefore is not the effect of man's power, which cannot create; it is peculiar to God only to create; it is a creature, and therefore not to be trusted in, and depended on; for not grace, but the author of grace, is the object of trust: it is created "after God"; by his power, according to his mind and will, and after his image, and in his likeness; which greatly consists "in righteousness and true holiness"; called "true", in opposition to the typical and ceremonial holiness of the Jews, and to the pretended holiness of hypocrites; and denotes the truth and genuineness of the Spirit's work of sanctification upon the heart; unless this should rather be considered as the effect of his grace upon the soul; for so the words may be rendered, "unto righteousness and true holiness"; for the new man is of such a nature, and so formed, as to tend to acts of righteousness and holiness, and to engage men to the performance of them: some copies read, "in righteousness, and holiness, and truth"; and so the Ethiopic version seems to have read.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eph 4:24 Or “in righteousness and holiness which is based on truth” or “originated from truth.”

Geneva Bible: Eph 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which ( g ) after God is created ( h ) in righteousness and ( i ) true holiness. ( g ) After the image of God. ( h )...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Eph 4:1-32 - --1 He exhorts to unity;7 and declares that God therefore gives divers gifts unto men;11 that his church might be edified,16 and grow up in Christ.18 He...

Maclaren: Eph 4:24 - --The New Man And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.'--Eph. 4:24. WE had occasion to remark in ...

MHCC: Eph 4:17-24 - --The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unco...

Matthew Henry: Eph 4:17-32 - -- The apostle having gone through his exhortation to mutual love, unity, and concord, in the foregoing verses, there follows in these an exhortation t...

Barclay: Eph 4:17-24 - --Paul appeals to his converts to leave their old way of life and to turn to Christ's. In this passage he picks out what he considers the essential cha...

Constable: Eph 4:1--6:21 - --III. THE CHRISTIAN'S CONDUCT 4:1--6:20 Practical application (chs. 4-6) now follows doctrinal instruction (chs. ...

Constable: Eph 4:1--6:10 - --A. Spiritual walk 4:1-6:9 Paul had explained the unity of Jewish and Gentile believers in the church and...

Constable: Eph 4:17-32 - --2. Walking in holiness 4:17-32 In the first part of this chapter Paul stressed the importance of...

Constable: Eph 4:20-32 - --The new man 4:20-32 Paul turned from how not to walk to the positive responsibility Christians have to live in holiness. 4:20 In contrast to unsaved G...

College: Eph 4:1-32 - --EPHESIANS 4 II. DUTIES: THE CHRISTIAN'S RESPONSE TO SALVATION (4:1-6:24) A. THE CHRISTIAN IN CHURCH LIFE (4:1-16) 1. Unity in the Body (4:1-6) 1 ...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Ephesians (Book Introduction) The Epistle to the Ephesians From Rome a.d. 63 By Way of Introduction There are some problems of a special nature that confront us about the so-...

JFB: Ephesians (Book Introduction) THE headings (Eph 1:1, and Eph 3:1, show that this Epistle claims to be that of Paul. This claim is confirmed by the testimonies of IRENÆUS, [Against...

JFB: Ephesians (Outline) INSCRIPTION: ORIGIN OF THE CHURCH IN THE FATHER'S ETERNAL COUNSEL, AND THE SON'S BLOODSHEDDING: THE SEALING OF IT BY THE SPIRIT. THANKSGIVING AND PRA...

TSK: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Eph 4:1, He exhorts to unity; Eph 4:7, and declares that God therefore gives divers gifts unto men; Eph 4:11, that his church might be ed...

Poole: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 4

MHCC: Ephesians (Book Introduction) This epistle was written when St. Paul was a prisoner at Rome. The design appears to be to strengthen the Ephesians in the faith of Christ, and to giv...

MHCC: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) (Eph 4:1-6) Exhortations to mutual forbearance and union. (Eph 4:7-16) To a due use of spiritual gifts and graces. (Eph 4:17-24) To purity and holin...

Matthew Henry: Ephesians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians Some think that this epistle to the Ephesians was a circular l...

Matthew Henry: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) We have gone through the former part of this epistle, which consists of several important doctrinal truths, contained in the three preceding chapte...

Barclay: Ephesians (Book Introduction) A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS OF PAUL The Letters Of Paul There is no more interesting body of documents in the New Testament than the letter...

Barclay: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) Ephesians 4 Introduction (Eph_4:1-10) With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Eph 1-3 Paul has dealt with the great and eternal ...

Constable: Ephesians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background Almost all Christians believed in the Pauline autho...

Constable: Ephesians (Outline) Outline I. Salutation 1:1-2 II. The Christian's calling 1:3-3:21 A. Indi...

Constable: Ephesians Ephesians Bibliography Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and t...

Haydock: Ephesians (Book Introduction) THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE EPHESIANS. INTRODUCTION. Ephesus was a famous city, the metropolis of Asia Minor, upon the Ægean...

Gill: Ephesians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS The city of Ephesus is, by Pliny a, called the other light of Asia; Miletus was one, and Ephesus the other: it was the me...

Gill: Ephesians 4 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS 4 The apostle having in the three former chapters treated of the doctrines of grace, and explained and established them, ...

College: Ephesians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION We are saved by grace through faith! We do not earn our salvation - it is the gift of God. This is the shocking good news of Ephesians. ...

College: Ephesians (Outline) OUTLINE I. DOCTRINE: God's Plan for Salvation - Eph 1:1-3:21 A. God's Blessings - 1:1-23 1. Salutation - 1:1-2 2. Present Blessings in Ch...

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