エペソ人への手紙 4:29-6:24 JC

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 4:29

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth. Not pagans only, but some of whom better things might be expected, need this charge. How revolting is the tendency in some circles to foul and blasphemous conversation; to profane and obscene jests, songs, and allusions: to feed as it were on moral garbage! From Christian mouths no such word should ever issue—it is simply abominable. But that which is good for improvement of the occasion, that it may give grace to them that hear. Speaking... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:29

Two kinds of speech. The apostle gives us a lesson on the use of the tongue. I. NEGATIVELY : WE ARE TO UTTER NO CORRUPT SPEECH . 1. It argues a corrupt heart ; for "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, false witness, blasphemies" ( Matthew 15:19 ). It is thus the tongue "defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature" ( James 3:6 ). It is "out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaketh" ( Matthew 12:34 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt communication proceed - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 15:33. The word rendered “corrupt” (σαπρὸς sapros) means bad, decayed, rotten, and is applied to putrid vegetable or animal substances. Then it is applied to a tree that is of a useless character, that produces no good fruit; Matthew 7:17. Then it is used in a moral sense, as our word “corrupt” is, to denote that which is depraved, evil. contaminating, and may denote here anything that is obscene, offensive, or that tends to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:29-30

Ephesians 4:29-30. Let no corrupt communication Or discourse, dictated by corruption in the heart of the speaker, and tending to corrupt the minds or manners of hearers; proceed out of your mouth At any time, or on any occasion. The original expression, λογος σαπρος , is literally, rotten or putrid speech; that is, speech offensive to the hearers, or calculated to infect them with sin; and is in direct opposition to that which is seasoned with salt, and is recommended ( Col 4:6 ) as... 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 4:29

corrupt . Literally putrid. communication = word. App-121 . out of . App-104 . the . . . edifying . See Revised Version margin Some ancient texts, including the vulgate, read "of the faith", instead of "to the use". minister = give. grace . App-184 . unto = to. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.The Christian is an ambassador at all times of the faith which he has professed. All conversation provides an opportunity of imparting grace to people who might stand desperately in need of it; and for the child of God to waste the vast majority of all such occasions through idle, frivolous, empty, meaningless conversation is a standing tragedy on earth.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Ephesians 4:29. Let no corrupt communication proceed, &c.— This primarily refers to obscene talk; which is, with great propriety, called corrupt, or putrid, as the word σαπρος, signifies, in direct opposition to that which is seasoned with salt; and is recommended, Col 4:6 as tending to preserve from such putrefaction and rottenness. But that which is good, &c. some read, But if any thing be good to needful edification: as if it were intimated, "that if any useful thought arise, or an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:29

29. corrupt—literally, "insipid," without "the salt of grace" ( :-), so worthless and then becoming corrupt: included in "foolish talking" ( :-). Its opposite is "that which is good to edifying." communication—language. that which, c.—Greek, "whatever is good." use of edifying—literally, "for edifying of the need," that is, for edifying where it is needed. Seasonably edifying according as the occasion and present needs of the hearers require, now censure, at another time consolation. Even words... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:25-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:29-30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:29

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:29

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:29

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