Ephesians 5:33-6:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:25-33

The duty of husbands 5:25-33 read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:33

Even if Paul’s original readers did not grasp the significance of Christ’s intimate relationship to the church fully, every individual (Gr. humeis hoi kath’ hena) Christian husband, one by one, was responsible to love his wife as himself. Likewise every (the same Greek phrase) Christian wife should, one by one, respect (phobetai, fear, reverence) her husband (Ephesians 5:21-22). Paul did not instruct wives to respect their husbands because submission is the primary expression of love that God... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:1-33

The old Darkness and new Light. Rules for the Married1, 2. In close connexion with what precedes. ’It is the mark of beloved children to become imitators of a loving Father; practise the self-sacrifice of Christ, which shows how He loved us and the Father.’3-14. Special exhortation against covetousness and impurity.3. But] The five sins mentioned in Ephesians 4:25-32 are to be put away; these two are not even to be mentioned: ’saints’ are set apart from such subjects, being consecrated to God.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 5:22-33

[5.Practical Exhortation continued (Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9).(4)THE BEARING OF THE TRUTH OF UNITY ON THE THREE GREAT RELATIONS OF LIFE.(a)Between husbands and wives—a relation which is a type of the unity between Christ and His Church (Ephesians 5:22-33).(b) Between parents and children—a relation hallowed as existing “in the Lord” (Ephesians 6:1-4).(c)Between masters and servants—a relation softened and deepened by common service to the one Master (Ephesians 6:5-9).] read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 5:33

(33) Nevertheless.—Although, i.e., the primary and perfect application is to Christ alone, let the teaching be so far applied to marriage as that practically “the husband love his wife as himself,” and “the wife reverence (properly, fear) the husband.” This return to homely, practical duty after high and mysterious teaching is characteristic of St. Paul. (See, for example, 1 Corinthians 15:58.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 5:1-33

The Lessons of Childliness Ephesians 5:1 It is the great mark of the Gospel that its deepest truths are presented to us in forms taken from our daily life. The cleansing water and the simple meal are made sacraments revelations of Divine mysteries. The ties of family are the chosen emblems of our heavenly fellowship. One of these relations is set before us in the words which I have taken for my text. We all are as children in His household, heirs, indeed of a glorious inheritance, but yet... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:22-33

Chapter 25ON FAMILY LIFEEphesians 5:22-33; Ephesians 6:1-9.CHRISTIAN MARRIAGEEphesians 5:22-33In mutual subjection the Christian spirit has its sharpest trials and attains its finest temper. "Be subject one to another," was the last word of the apostle’s instructions respecting the "walk" of the Asian Churches. By its order and subjection the gifts of all the members of Christ’s body are made available for the up-building of God’s temple. The inward fellowship of the Spirit becomes a... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 5:22-33

4. Manifestation in the Family-relationship CHAPTERS 5:22-6:4 1. Wives representative of the Church (Ephesians 5:22-24 ) 2. Husbands representative of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-29 ) 3. The mystery: concerning Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:30-33 ) 4. Exhortations to children and parents (Ephesians 6:1-4 ) The exhortations which follow concern the Christian family. The mystery concerning Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:32 ) is to be manifested in the family relationship. While before... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 5:33

5:33 {16} Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.(16) The conclusion both of the husband’s duty toward his wife, and of the wife’s toward her husband. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:1-33

WALK IN LOVE (vs.1-7) Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 are closely connected with verse 32 of chapter 4. God's gracious character of love that delights to have us as His dear children is our example. The more we realize the reality of this, the more consistent with it will be our walk. For we are to walk in love. Nor is it a love we must manufacture or awaken in our own hearts, but the blessed result of Christ's love to us. That love has given, not only many gifts, but Himself. He delivered... read more

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