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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 5:15

See then that ye walk circumspectly; being called to reprove the evil conversation of others, see that ye walk exactly and accurately yourselves, avoiding extremes and keeping close to the rule. See the same word rendered diligently, Matthew 2:8, and perfectly, 1 Thessalonians 5:2. Not as fools; who are destitute of spiritual wisdom, and through carelessness fall into sin or error, though in the light of the gospel. But as wise; those that are taught of God, and are endued with wisdom from... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 5:15-18

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 5:15. See then that ye walk circumspectly.—R.V. “Look then carefully how ye walk.” The way of life must be one of exactitude; and that it may be so the steps must not be haphazard, but carefully taken.Ephesians 5:16. Redeeming the time.—R.V. margin, “buying up the opportunity.” Seizing the crucial moment as eagerly as men bid for a desirable article at an auction sale. Because the days are evil.—A man in Paul’s circumstances and with his consuming... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:15

Ephesians 5:15 Christian Prudence. I. We Christians were never meant to be remiss and insensible; Christ came to redeem and renew us in every legitimate faculty and every salutary use of it. It was never intended that the world should go onward in improvement and the Church should stand still. The redemption of Jesus Christ was wrought to comprehend man's whole nature and man's whole history; there is no lawful advance of mankind, no wholesome invention, which the Church may not include in its... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ephesians 5:15-16

DISCOURSE: 2119REDEEMING THE TIMEEphesians 5:15-16. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.WHILE the Christian has so many corruptions within, and temptations without, he needs to be continually urged to vigilance and activity in the concerns of his soul. It was to the saints at Ephesus, even to the most eminent amongst them, that St. Paul addressed the exhortation before us: in which we may notice,I.The duty of maintaining... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-33

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Ephesians, chapter 5.Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children ( Ephesians 5:1 );Now, the therefore immediately points you back, back to the last verse of chapter 4 where we are exhorted to be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us. Paul's topic here is God's forgiveness as our example of forgiveness. "Be ye followers of God," or follow the example that God has established for us in... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 5:1-33

Ephesians 5:1-2 . Be ye followers of God as dear children, for children are expected to walk in their father’s steps. He sends us rain and fruitful seasons, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good; and if we act otherwise, men will not acknowledge us for the sons of God. In all good offices the Saviour forgot himself, and went about continually doing good. Nay more; he gave himself for us, an eucharistal oblation and sacrifice, a sweet savour of unexampled love. What can words add... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 5:15

Ephesians 5:15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.Circumspect behaviourI. The duty--“Walk circumspectly,” i.e., diligently, carefully. The phrase imports such a caution and exactness in our Christian conversation, as resembles that which men use when walking on the top of a precipice or the summit of a building, where a small misstep would endanger a fall, and a fall would be fatal.1. Walk circumspectly, that you may keep within the line of your duty. Religion is not... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 5:15

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Ver. 15. See then that ye walk circumspectly ] Precisely, exactly, accurately, by line and by rule, and as it were in a frame, striving to get up to the top of godliness, as the word importeth; to keep God’s commandments to the utmost, to go to the extremity of it, ακριβως εις ακρον Βαινειν . Hereunto if we stand straightly, one may say safely, Lord, if I be deceived, thou and thy word have deceived me. Not as fools ]... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 5:15

See: Ephesians 5:33, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:24, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Hebrews 12:25, 1 Peter 1:22, Revelation 19:10 walk: Exodus 23:13, Matthew 10:16, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Philippians 1:27, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 4:5 not: 2 Samuel 24:10, Job 2:10, Psalms 73:22, Proverbs 14:8, Matthew 25:2, Luke 24:25, Galatians 3:1, Galatians 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:9, James 3:13 Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Genesis 23:17 - made sure Deuteronomy 2:4 - take ye Joshua 7:2 - Go up Joshua... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 5:15

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,Circumspectly — Exactly, with the utmost accuracy, getting to the highest pitch of every point of holiness.Not as fools — Who think not where they are going, or do not make the best of their way. read more