Éphésiens 4:26, Éphésiens 4:27 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:25-32

The abjured and the enjoined in Christian life. "Wherefore," etc. In the preceding verses, as we have seen, under the head of The true method of studying Christianity , the apostle exhorted the Ephesians "to put off the old man and to put on the new man." He here proceeds to particularize and urge this the great practical work of Christianity. He abjures the elements of the old man and enjoins the elements of the new. Our subject is the abjured and the enjoined in the Christian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not. Quotation from the Septuagint version of Psalms 4:5 . Anger, the feeling and expression of displeasure, is not wholly forbidden, but is guarded by two checks. Our Lord did not make anger a breach of the sixth commandment, but being angry with a brother without cause . The first check is to beware of sinning; to keep your anger clear of bitterness, spite, malevolence, and all such evil feelings. The second is, Let not the sun go down on your irritation ;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26

Anger. I. ANGER IS A DUTY . 1. It is natural . The man who is never angry is lacking in moral fiber. Christ was sometimes angry ( Mark 3:5 ). God is angry with the wicked ( Psalms 7:11 ). 2. It is just . We cannot rightly rebuke evil without anger. Lies and cruelty should not be treated mildly. Christ would not have been faithful to righteousness if he had not shown indignation in response to hypocrisy. 3. It is useful . We may save a man by first being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26-27

Restraints upon anger The apostle teaches that we are not to allow the irritations or exasperations of life to become the occasion of sin, that we are not to cherish anger, and that we are not to give scope to Satan by temper which may open the heart to those passions of hatred and revenge that are identified with his operations. The passage teaches— I. TEXT THERE IS AN ANGER THAT IS NOT SINFUL . This affection is, indeed, implanted in our nature for righteous ends.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry and sin not - It has been remarked that the direction here is conformable to the usage of the Pythagoreans, who were bound, when there were any differences among them, to furnish some token of reconciliation before the sun set. Burder, in Ros. Alt. u. neu. Morgenland, in loc. It is implied here:(1) That there “may” be anger without sin; and,(2) That there is special danger in all cases where there is anger that it will be accompanied with sin. “Anger” is a passion too common to need... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:25-27

Ephesians 4:25-27 . Wherefore Since you have been thus taught what is your duty and interest, let it appear in your tempers, words, and works, that there is such a change wrought in them; and that, having received a new nature, you live in a new manner. The apostle now proceeds to caution them against particular sins, to which they had been habituated, and to urge them to the pursuit of particular graces, and the practice of particular virtues, which they had formerly neglected. Putting... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

The old and the new standards (4:17-32)Although believers have entered a new life through Christ, they still live in a society that does not know God and whose moral outlook is darkened by its ungodliness. The less Christian influence there is in the society, the lower the moral standards are. Christians, however, should not behave according to the commonly accepted practices of society. People without God, through repeatedly ignoring the warnings of conscience, can easily lose those feelings... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:26

angry . Greek. orgizo, imperative. Positive command, the context showing that "righteous indignation" is referred to. and = yet. sin not . Literally be not sinning. Compare 1 John 2:1 . Greek. hamartano. App-128 . The anger is to be transitory. The quotation is from Psalms 4:4 (Septuagint), where Hebrew reads, "tremble, and sin not", the meaning of which is shown by the use here, for it is as easy to tremble from anger as from other powerful emotions. go down . Greek. epiduo. Only here. ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.This verse can be misread, as if it said, "Be sure to be angry now and then, but do not sin." It appears that the meaning is, "When you are angry, be sure that you commit no sin." Anger is a time when sin strongly presents itself as a temptation to violence or other retaliatory action directed against the object of one's anger.Anger is even attributed to God Himself; therefore the teaching cannot mean that it is a sin to be... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Ephesians 4:26. Be ye angry, and sin not:— It is evident that this is not a command to be angry, but a concession only, with a caution to beware of sinning in it. Comp. Isaiah 8:9-10. Nahum 3:14-15. Some would read this interrogatively,—Are ye angry, yet sin not? The next is a Hebrew expression,—used to intimate that a thing necessary to be done, should not be prolonged or delayed;—and an allusion to Deu 21:23 to this effect: "If thepunishments inflicted by the law were not to be extended to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:25-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:26-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:25-27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:26

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