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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:3

Christians must preserve the unity between believers that God has created in the church. Paul viewed peace as what keeps potential factions together. He had in mind peace between all kinds of diverse groups in the church, the most basic being Jews and Gentiles. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:4

Seven elements of unity follow that unite believers in the church. Believers should remember them when tempted to break unity. Again all three members of the Trinity are in view and play a part in this process."Paul now gives the basis [for unity] by explaining in more detail how elements of the Christian faith revolve around the three persons of the Trinity. Unity is stressed by the sevenfold use of ’one’ (eis, mia, en)." [Note: Hoehner, Ephesians, p. 513.] The one body is the church, the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:5

The one Lord is Jesus Christ, the Head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18). The one faith is probably the faith that each Christian and the whole church have in Christ rather than Christianity viewed as a faith (cf. Colossians 2:7). This identification unites faith with Christ in the context (Ephesians 2:8).The one baptism may be the baptism that unites all believers in the body of Christ. This is Spirit baptism, which water baptism symbolizes. Both kinds of baptism were probably... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:6

"All" refers to all believers. God is the Father of all believers, who are His children. He is over them in the sense of being their sovereign. He lives through them and manifests Himself in them.Evidently Paul began this list of seven elements of unity with the Spirit’s work because he had been speaking of the unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:3). He then proceeded to discuss the gifts of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:7-13; cf. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6)."The unity of the church is due to charis, God’s... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 4:3

4:3 bond (c-13) It is not only 'bond,' but the 'bond-together.' It is not the power of union -- that is the Holy Spirit; but the practically uniting in fact, as amongst men on earth. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 4:4

4:4 body (d-4) It may be translated '[the] body is one,' and so on. If we could leave out 'there is' or 'is', the force would be so much the greater. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

Unity of the New Life. Rules for the New LifeThe Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation.1-6. ’Live in humility, in loving forbearance, and in unity, for we have one Body, one Head, and one Heavenly Father.’1. Prisoner] This looks back to Ephesians 3:1. ’He can no longer superintend them: they must walk alone. He lost his liberty in their service: they will do what he asks.’2. To a Greek,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:1-6

(1) Ephesians 4:1-6, although cast in a hortatory form contain the final summary of the great doctrine of the Epistle—the UNITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH—in words which have all the glowing freedom of spiritual enthusiasm, and all the clear-cut precision of a creed.Thus (a) the ground of that unity is laid in that spiritual communion of each soul with the “one Spirit,” the “one Lord,” and the “one God and Father of all,” which underlies all outward ordinance, and which no power of man can either... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:2

(2) From this general description of the regeneration of the soul out of the death of sin, in the Lord Jesus Christ, St. Paul now passes on to deal with special moral duties (Ephesians 4:25-30)—the casting out of falsehood, wrath, dishonesty, and impurity, which are the four typical sins forbidden in the four general Commandments of the Second Table—the Ninth, the Sixth, the Eighth, and the Seventh. But he treats all with a marked and striking peculiarity of treatment—in relation to the great... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:2-3

(2, 3) Forbearing one another in love . . .—The word rendered “endeavouring” is, in the original, a word expressing “earnestness” of thought and exertion to secure a thing not lightly obtained. (See 2 Timothy 4:9-21; Hebrews 4:11; 2 Peter 1:10.) It shows that St. Paul here passes from the negative aspects of love, summed up in forbearance, to the more positive and energetic enthusiasm for unity and peace. Love is in both aspects, the “uniting bond” of peace. In the parallel passage of... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:6

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 4:3

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 4:4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:1-6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 4:2-3

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