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4:26 “Do not let the sun set on your anger.” To harbor resentment is to let it grow.
4:28 This advice to former thieves is a good summary of the new way of life of those who believe in Christ. Rather than taking what does not belong to us, we are to earn our own keep, with enough to share with others. Giving to the poor is a hallmark of Christians. It is not something for wealthy people to do; we all need to give away some of what we have been given.
Exodus 29:18, explaining the sacri cial o erings to be burned in Jewish worship, describes the burnt o ering as “a sweet-smelling oblation to the Lord.” Paul describes Christ as the sacri ce with a “fragrant aroma.”
CHAPTER 4
n. [4:17] Rom 1:21.
o. [4:18] Col 1:21; 1 Pt 1:14.
p. [4:19] Col 3:5.
q. [4:22] Rom 8:13; Gal 6:8; Col 3:9.
r. [4:23] Rom 12:2.
s. [4:24] Gn 1:26–27; Col 3:10.
t. [4:25] Zec 8:16.
u. [4:26] Ps 4:5 LXX; Mt 5:22.
v. [4:27] 2 Cor 2:11.
w. [4:28] 1 Thes 4:11.
x. [4:29] 5:4; Col 3:16; 4:6.
y. [4:31] Col 3:8.
z. [4:32] Mt 6:14; Col 3:12–13.
CHAPTER 5
a. [5:1] Mt 5:45, 48.
b. [5:2]Ex29:18;Ps40:7;Gal2:20;1Jn3:16.
c. [5:3] Gal 5:19; Col 3:5.
d. [5:4] 4:29; Col 3:8.
e. [5:5] 1 Cor 6:9–10; Gal 5:21; Col 3:5.
f. [5:6] Rom 1:18; Col 2:4, 8.
g. [5:8] 2:11–13; Jn 12:36; Col 1:12–13.
h. [5:9] Gal 5:22.
i. [5:10] Rom 12:2.
j. [5:11] Rom 13:12.
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EPHESIANS -
Renewal in Christ.* 17So I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds;n 18darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance, because of their hardness of heart,o 19they have become callous and have handed themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of every kind of impurity to excess.p 20That is not how you learned Christ, 21assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus, 22that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,q 23and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,r 24and put on* the new self, created in God’s way in righteousness and holiness of truth.s
IV. DAILY CONDUCT, AN EXPRESSION OF UNITY*
Rules for the New Life. 25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.t 26Be angry but do not sin;u do not let the sun set on your anger,* 27and do not leave room for the devil.v 28The thief must no longer steal, but rather labor, doing honest work* with his [own] hands, so that he may have something to share with one in need.w 29No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edi cation, that it may impart grace to those who hear.x 30And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.* 31All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.y 32[And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.z
51So be imitators of God,* as beloved children,a 2and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacri cial o ering to God for a fragrant aroma.b 3Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is tting among holy ones,c 4no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving.d 5Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.e
Duty to Live in the Light. 6f Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.* 7So do not be associated with them. 8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,g 9for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.h 10Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.i 11Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them,j 12for it is shameful even to mention the things done by them in secret; 13but everything
* [4:17–24] Paul begins to indicate how the new life in Christ contrasts with the Gentiles’ old way of existence. Literally, the old self (Eph 4:22) and the new self (Eph 4:24) are “the old man” and “the new man” (anthrōpos, person), as at Eph 2:15; cf. note on Eph 4:13.
* [4:24] Put on: in baptism. See note on Gal 3:27.
* [4:25–6:20] For similar exhortations to a morally good life in response to God’s gift of faith,
see notes on Rom 12:1–13:14 and Gal 5:13–26.
* [4:26] If angry, seek reconciliation that day, not giving the devil (Eph 6:11) opportunity to
lead into sin.
* [4:28] Honest work: literally, “the good.” His [own] hands: some manuscripts have the full
phrase as in 1 Cor 4:12.
* [4:30] See note on Eph 1:13.
* [5:1] Imitators of God: in forgiving (Eph 4:32) and in loving (as exhibited in how Christ
loved us).
* [5:6] See note on Eph 2:2.