Ephesians 2:2 NLT,NIV,ESV

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:2

Ephesians 2:2. Wherein in time past ye walked— The Ephesians were remarkable, in the midst of all their learning, for a most abandoned character. They banished Hermodorus merely for his virtue; thereby in effect making a law, that every modest and temperate man should leave them. The word αιων, rendered world, may be observed in the New Testament to signify the lasting state and constitution of things in the great tribes or collections of men, considered in reference to the kingdom of God;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:2

2. the course of this world—the career (literally, "the age," compare :-), or present system of this world (1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 3:19, as opposed to "the world to come"): alien from God, and lying in the wicked one (1 John 5:19). "The age" (which is something more external and ethical) regulates "the world" (which is something more external). the prince of the power of the air—the unseen God who lies underneath guiding "the course of this... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:1-3

Once dead to God 2:1-3These verses are really preliminary to Paul’s main point. They describe the Christian’s condition as an unbeliever before God justified him or her. In the Greek text Ephesians 2:1-7 are one sentence. The subject of this sentence is God (Ephesians 2:4). The three main verbs are "made alive" (Ephesians 2:5), "raised up" (Ephesians 2:6), and "seated" (Ephesians 2:6). The object is "us," and the prepositional phrase "with Christ" describes "us." The main point then is that God... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:1-10

3. The motive: grace 2:1-10Paul proceeded to conclude his revelation of the Christian’s individual calling in Christ (Ephesians 1:3 to Ephesians 2:10). He began this section of the epistle by explaining the purpose of our calling (i.e., the glory of God, Ephesians 1:3-14). He then expounded the means whereby we appreciate our calling (i.e., knowledge given by the Holy Spirit through God’s revelation, Ephesians 1:15-23). Finally, He enunciated the motive for our calling (i.e., the unmerited... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:2

The apostle further described the sphere in which unbelievers live in three ways. First, it is a lifestyle in which people follow the ways of the world. The philosophy that seeks to eliminate God from every aspect of life dominates this lifestyle (cf. John 15:18; John 15:23)."The Jews called their laws of conduct Halachah, which means ’Walking’ (cf. Mk. vii. 5; Acts xxi. 21; Heb. xiii. 9, RV mg.)." [Note: Foulkes, p. 69.] Second, the unsaved follow the person who is promoting this philosophy,... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 2:2

2:2 world, (c-12) ' Aion of this Kosmos .' i.e. the course of this world; see Notes, 1 Corinthians 1:20 . disobedience. (d-32) As ch. 5.6. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

Gentiles and Jews are now One in Chirst1-10. Further illustration of God’s power. He raised both Gentiles and Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ’s side.2. The prince of the power of the air] Jewish phraseology, as in Ephesians 1:21. The air is regarded as full of evil powers, with Satan as their prince (Ephesians 6:12; Luke 22:53; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:13). 3. Also we] ’we Jews were as dead in sins as you Gentiles, and were thus objects of God’s wrath’ (Ephesians 5:6).Had... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:2

(2) The course (or, age) of this world.—Here again are united the two words often rendered by “world,” the former signifying simply “the age,” or appointed period of this visible universe, the latter its material and sensuous character. When we are warned against the one (as in Romans 12:2, “Be not conformed to this world;” see also 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 2:6; 2 Timothy 4:10), it is against the” vanity”—that is, the transitoriness and unreality—of the present life; when against the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 2:1-22

Ephesians 2:0 The Apostle Paul is not always just the same. He is consistent, but never monotonous. He is a sevenfold man; his Epistles are his truest photograph. Have you ever read the Epistles in the light of that suggestion? not only to find out what the Epistles are, but what their author was. He never wearies us, because he has a great gift of escaping monotony. He is rugged, incoherent, sometimes almost verbally self-contradictory; he is full of parentheses, he makes great use of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-6

Chapter 7FROM DEATH TO LIFEEphesians 2:1-6We pass by a sudden transition, just as in Colossians 1:21-22, from the thought of that which God wrought in Christ Himself to that which He works through Christ in believing men. So God raised, exalted, and glorified His Son Jesus Christ {Ephesians 1:19-23} -and you! The finely woven threads of the apostle’s thought are frequently severed, and awkward chasms made in the highway of his argument, by our chapter and verse divisions. The words inserted in... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:2

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 2:2

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:2

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 2:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-6

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