Praise for spiritual blessings in christ praise be to the god and father of our lord jesus christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in christ. His farewell speech to the ephesian elders acts 20. Stand therefore keep your ground, do not desert the army, the church of christ, nor his cause. Tychicus is commissioned to inform the ephesians of the apostles affairs, ephesians 6. Verses 14 to 16 challenge us to stand against the devil by putting on our spiritual armor 14 stand therefore. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the lord. Having got all the pieces of it together, and the defensive parts put on, they were then to gird them close to their bodies with the. That god may grant them the spirit of wisdom, the holy spirit, 1517. Paul had called these christians to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called 4.
Ephesians chapter 6 matthew henry complete commentary. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. The letter is addressed to the church in the city of ephesus, capital of the roman province of asia asia minor, modern turkey. These small group studies of ephesians contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. The purpose of the book of ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. Ephesians 6 bible commentary the geneva study bible. The underlying assumption is that prayer gains us access to the blessed and only ruler, the king of kings, and lord of lords 1 timothy 6. Ephesians lessons for youth every child ministries. This word repeatedly occurred in verses 11 and twice, but in this. It is to the invisible realm of earth not to that which you can see, hear, taste, or feel but to that spiritual kingdom which surrounds us on all sides and which constantly influences and affects us, whether for good or evil, depending upon. Ephesians 6 commentary all christians are to put on.
Because the name ephesus is not mentioned in every early manuscript, some scholars believe the letter was an encyclical, intended to be circulated and read among all the churches in asia minor and was simply. Paul spent more than two years in the city, preaching the gospel to jew and gentile, ministering with power and building up the church there. Jun 15, 2016 verses 14 to 16 challenge us to stand against the devil by putting on our spiritual armor. Paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the will of god, to gods holy people in ephesus, the faithful in christ jesus. It is the primary admonition of this section of ephesians. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of ephesians. We must be rooted in the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the combat boots of the gospel.
In verses 14 17 of the sixth chapter, the apostle focuses on the armor of god. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, what is the meaning of. Ephesians bible study the christian church in the world. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Ephesians is the goto book in the new testament for an understanding of gods sovereignty in salvation by grace, and therefore it shares much in common with pauls other masterwork. Gods grace, our position in christ, christ as the mediator 314. Ephesians free bible study commentary in simple english.
The different parts of the christian armor enumerated, ephesians 6. Therefore stand fast with the armor of god, which includes. Nov 12, 2019 peter treats this as a godexpected obligation on the part of the believer. He addresses the father of our lord jesus christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and. We can only stand when we are equipped with the armor god has given us in jesus christ. E phesians is one of the most encouraging books in the new testament.
He had told them before to take the whole armor of god, ephesians 6. Geneva study bible commentary on ephesians chapter 6. For this cause i, paul, the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles. Translate as greek, having girt about your loins with truth, that is, with truthfulness, sincerity, a good conscience 2 corinthians 1. This word repeatedly occurred in verses 11 and twice, but in this verse it is an imperative. And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Ephesians chapter 6 jamieson, fausset, brown commentary. For the proof of this the apostle quotes the law of the fifth commandment, which christ was so far from designing to abrogate and repeal that he came to confirm it, as appears by his vindicating it, matthew 15. Ephesians 1 paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the bible. Spiritual strength and courage are needed for our spiritual warfare and suffering.
He addresses the father of our lord jesus christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named 14b 15 b. This letter, in many ways, is the crowning glory of the new testament. Stand therefore hold your ground, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put. That god may grant them the spirit of wisdom, the holy spirit, 15 17. Every human effort at selfimprovement or selfsatisfaction, no matter what its religious covering may be, is subject to the law of diminishing. Ephesians 6 bible commentary matthew henry concise.
Ephesians sets forth what no other book of the new testament describes so completely the nature of the body of christ, which is the true church. His manifold promises which reminds one of c h spurgeons comment regarding. Jesus gave us the parable of the importunate widow luke 18. The contents are much akin to those of colossians, but also differ greatly from them. For the husband is the head of the wife as christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the savior. The apostolic benediction and farewell, ephesians 6. Because the name ephesus is not mentioned in every early manuscript, some scholars believe the letter was an encyclical, intended to be circulated and read. All christians are to put on spiritual armour against the enemies of their souls. Grace and peace to you from god our father and the lord jesus christ.
For this reason seeing the greatness of this plan by which you are built together in christ, i bow my knees before the father of our lord jesus christ, amplified bible lockman. Next, the catholic church, consisting of believers of all nations, is called the body of christ, and the members thereof are said to be members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. The necessity of all kinds of prayer and watchfulness, ephesians 6. Ephesians chapter 6 verse by verse bible commentary. As an opera has an overture, setting the tone for all the melodies that will follow, so ephesians 1. Ephesians 6 matthew henrys concise commentary on the bible. The epistle to the ephesians chapter six objectives in studying the chapter 1 to understand the. Toutou ch arin kampt o ta gonata mou pro s ton patera. Translate as greek, having girt about your loins with truth, that is, with truthfulness, sincerity, a good conscience 2co 1. Ephesians chapter 1 after you have looked at ephesians as a whole and considered the overall questions, begin to go through the book verse by verse and notice even more richness and detail. He exhorts and directs christians how to behave themselves in the spiritual warfare with the enemies of their souls. Stand therefore prepare yourselves for combat, having your loins girt about with truth.
Stand therefore hold your ground, having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity. And upon this it follows also that children are obligated to obey their parents, that they may not swerve from the true worship of god. Paul wrote this letter while enduring his first roman imprisonment in house arrest. The study of ephesians page 3 outline of ephesians 1. The word stand is a command in the greek and signifies urgency. In view of gods grace to the gentiles, paul bows his knees in prayer 14a 2. David guzik commentary on ephesians 6 explains how the believer is supposed to walk in the light and to fight the. Bible study new testament ellicotts commentary treasury of knowledge. While this book begins, paul, an apostle of christ jesus through the will of god, to the saints who are at ephesus, and the faithful in christ jesus 1. And upon this it follows also that children are obligated to obey their parents, that they may not. The child, and the bondservant, are to render an obedience so the words seem to indicate.