5:6 Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. 5
1 tn Grk “which.” Verse 5 is technically a relative clause, subordinate to the thought of v. 4.
2 tn Grk “the sons of men” (a Semitic idiom referring to human beings, hence, “people”).
3 tn Grk “other.”
4 tn Or “in.”
5 sn The expression sons of disobedience is a Semitic idiom that means “people characterized by disobedience.” In this context it refers to “all those who are disobedient.” Cf. Eph 2:2-3.