Ephesians 2:19 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

So then ye are no more strangers and foreigners. "Sojourners" is nearer πάροικοι than "foreigners;" it denotes persons dwelling in a place, but without citizen rights and privileges; but as such persons are usually foreigners, it is immaterial which term is used. But ye are fellow-citizens with the saints. The saints are the chosen ones of all time (comp. Hebrews 12:22 , "But ye are come unto Mount Zion," etc.). "Their names are engraven on the same civic roll with all whom ' the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Church a city. The Gentiles were now no longer strangers, but fellow-citizens with the saints. I. THE CITY MAY BE REGARDED EITHER AS THE CHURCH ON EARTH OR THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN . They are equally the city of God "which hath foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God." It is a city strongly fortified with the walls and bulwarks of salvation, and is surrounded by a river of love, which ministers to the wants of its citizens. There God dwells in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Church a family. The Gentiles were no longer mere inmates of the family without domestic rights, like the guests of the priests in ancient times (Le 22:10), but "members of the household of God." I. THE CHURCH IS OFTEN LIKENED TO A FAMILY OR HOUSE , which is a much more intimate brotherhood than the city with all its precious franchises. The Church, which is the pillar and ground of the truth, is the house of God (t Timothy Ephesians 3:15 ); we are Christ's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

The Christian temple. The pride of Ephesus was her world-famed temple, in which the religion, the art, and even the commerce of the city centered and flourished. What the temple of Diana was materially in its visible romp and power, the Church of Christ is to be spiritually, but with a higher splendor and a wider influence. More than once has St. Paul described the Church as a temple. The truths shadowed forth by this name press upon us with weighty importance. I. THE MATERIALS ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners - You are reckoned with the people of God. You are entitled to their privileges, and are not to be regarded as outcasts and aliens. The meaning is, that they belonged to the same community - the same family - as the people of God. The word rendered “strangers” - ξένοι xenoi - means “foreigners in state,” as opposed to citizens. The word rendered “foreigners” - πάροικοι paroikoi - means “guests in a private family,” as opposed to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 2:19-22

Ephesians 2:19-22. Now, therefore Being thus reconciled; ye Believing Gentiles; are no more strangers and foreigners If it be necessary to make any distinction as to the signification of these two words, in the former, ( ζενοι ,) the apostle may refer to persons of a different country; and in the latter, ( παροικοι ,) to those of a different family. The following clause evidently leads to this sense. But fellow-citizens with the saints The Church of God is here spoken of under the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:11-22

Jew and Gentile made one in Christ (2:11-22)For centuries there had been bitterness and tension between Jews and Gentiles, mainly because of the way proud Jews looked down on Gentiles. Jews had circumcision as the sign that they were God’s people; Gentiles did not. Because they were not God’s people, Gentiles enjoyed none of Israel’s privileges through the covenants and promises. They had no hope for a Messiah and no knowledge of God (11-12). The Jews, having been chosen to receive God’s law,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 2:19

Now therefore = So then. no more = no longer. Greek. ouketi. foreigners = sojourners. Greek. paroikos. See Acts 7:6 . fellowcitizens . Greek. sumpolites. Only here. Whose seat of government ( politeuma ) is in heaven. See Philippians 1:3 , Philippians 1:20 . household . Literally the domestics. Greek. oikeios. Only here; Galatians 1:6 , Galatians 1:10 . 1 Timothy 5:8 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 2:19

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God.As Taylor observed, there are no less than three metaphors of unity in Ephesians 2:19-21, expressed as: (1) common citizenship, (2) membership in a single household, and (3) mutual parts of one holy temple.[46]Paul was a Roman citizen and had received signal blessings from such a relationship. Thus it was natural that he should have compared the privileges of being in Christ... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Ephesians 2:19. Strangers and foreigners,— If there be any distinction between these two words, ξενοι and παροικοι, the latter signifies something more than the former, and seems plainly to allude to the case of sojourning strangers among the Jews, who were not incorporated by complete proselytism into the body of the Jewish people, and made, as such proselytes were, fellow-citizens, with equal privileges: and perhaps, when οικειοι του Θεου, domestics of God, is added, it may have some relation... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 2:19-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:11-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 2:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:19

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