Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 5:3-20
These verses contain a caution against all manner of uncleanness, with proper remedies and arguments proposed: some further cautions are added, and other duties recommended. Filthy lusts must be suppressed, in order to the supporting of holy love. Walk in love, and shun fornication and all uncleanness. Fornication is folly committed between unmarried persons. All uncleanness includes all other sorts of filthy lusts, which were too common among the Gentiles. Or covetousness, which being thus... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-2
Here we have the exhortation to mutual love, or to Christian charity. The apostle had been insisting on this in the former chapter, and particularly in the Eph. 4:17-32 of it, to which the particle therefore refers, and connects what he had said there with what is contained in these verses, thus: ?Because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you, therefore be you followers of God, or imitators of him;? for so the word signifies. Pious persons should imitate the God whom they worship, as far as... read more