Ephesians 5:6,Ephesians 5:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:3-21

THE WALK SUITABLE TO THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you with empty words. No man, whether pagan or nominal Christian: the pagan defending a life of pleasure as the only thing to be had with even a smack of good in it; the Christian mitigating pleasant sins, saying that the young must have an outlet for their warm feelings, that men in business must put all their soul into it, and that life must be brightened by a little mirth and jollity. As opposed to what the apostle has laid down ( Ephesians 5:5 ), such words are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:6

Divine wrath upon disobedience. It was necessary for the apostle to mark the true nature and real end of impurity in all its manifestations. "Let no man deceive you with vain words." I. IT IS NO UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE FOR WICKED MEN NOT TO SEE THE WICKEDNESS OF THEIR ACTS . The heathen regarded moral purity as a thing indifferent, and many of their moral guides palliated some of the worst features of pagan sensuality. They argued, as some have argued in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you - Let no one by artful pleas persuade you that; there will be no danger from practicing these vices, We may suppose that they would be under strong temptations to mingle in the “happy” and festive scenes where these vices were not frowned on, or where they were practiced; or that they might be tempted to commit them by some of the plausible arguments which were then used for their indulgence. Many of their friends may have been in these circles; and they would endeavor to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 5:5-7

Ephesians 5:5-7. For this ye know Of this ye cannot be ignorant, favoured as you have been with the light of the gospel, that no whoremonger, &c., hath any inheritance Here or hereafter; in the kingdom of Christ or of God That is, purchased by Christ, and bestowed by God. The reason why the apostle, in this and his other epistles, condemned fornication and every sort of uncleanness in such an express manner, was because the heathen avowedly practised these vices even in their temples... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-20

More about the new standards (5:1-20)Just as children follow the example of their parents, so Christians must follow the example of their heavenly Father. Their love, then, will not be mere words, but will show itself by self-sacrifice, just as Christ’s love did (5:1-2).Converted pagans had a special problem in that many of the sinful practices they once engaged in were still widespread in the society in which they lived. One way to overcome the temptation to such practices was not even to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 5:6

no man . Greek. medeis. deceive . Greek. apatao. Occurs only here; 1 Timothy 2:14 .James 1:26 . vain = hollow. See Colossians 2:8 . First occurance: Mark 12:3 (empty). words . App-121 . because of . App-104 .Ephesians 5:2 . the wrath of God . See Romans 1:18 . upon . App-104 . children = sons. App-108 . disobedience = the disobedience. See Ephesians 2:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.Empty words ... refers to the arguments of those opposing the truth by defending the immorality of the pagan culture surrounding the church of those days.Because of these things ... means because of the gross sins just enumerated by the apostles.The wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience ... implies more than the ultimate overthrow of evil at the final judgment.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Ephesians 5:6. Let no man deceive you, &c.— "Let no man then, in this respect, amuse and deceive you with vain words and sophistical arguments, by which it is well known that many, and especially some who call themselves philosophers, attempt to vindicate some of these things, or at least to extenuate the evil of them; for I am divinely commissioned to assure you, that, on account of these things, and such as these, the wrath of God cometh even on the Gentiles, those children of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 5:6

6. vain—empty, unreal words, namely, palliations of "uncleanness," Ephesians 5:3; Ephesians 5:4; Isaiah 5:20 (that it is natural to indulge in love), "covetousness" (that it is useful to society that men should pursue gain), and "jesting" (that it is witty and clever, and that God will not so severely punish for such things). because of these things—uncleanness, covetousness, c. (Isaiah 5:20- :). cometh—present, not merely "shall come." Is as sure as if already come. children—rather, "sons of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:3-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 5:5-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 5:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 5:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 5:6

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