Ephesians 4:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindnesse of their heart: ”

• Ephesians 4:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Having the understanding darkened - That is, because they were alienated from the true God, and particularly because of “the blindness of their hearts.” The apostle does not say that this was a “...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the (a) life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: (a) By which God lives in them.

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Old Man and the New. Those who are now members of the true Israel are no longer to walk as Gentiles, i.e. in the vanity of mind, the darkness, the alienation from the Divine life which spring...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Having... darkened . Having been darkened. Greek. skotizo. See Rom 1:21. 2 Corinthians 4:4 . the understanding . in the understanding. See Ephesians 1:18 . being . having been. alienated ....

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18. Being alienated from the life of God. The life of God may either mean what is accounted life in the sight of God, as in that passage, “ they loved the praise of men more than the...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 2. Having the understanding darkened - This is...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Being alienated from the life of God,— The life of God seems to signify more than a life prescribed by God to his people, as some understand it. It intimates a life consisting in a righteous and...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 'Being darkened in their understandin...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Unity of the New Life. Rules for the New Life The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation....

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  [5. Practical Exhortation ( Ephesians 4:17-21 ). (1) THE NEW LIFE; first, taught in Christ and learning Christ; and secondly, regenerate in Him to the image of God ( Ephesians 4:17-24 ). (2) HEN...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 19 ON CHRISTIAN MORALS Ephesians 4:17-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-21 THE WALK OF THE GENTILES Ephesians 4:17-19 CHRIST has called into existence and formed around Him already a new world....

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Building up the “Body of Christ” Ephesians 4:11-19 Apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, are the gifts of the risen Christ to His Church. There should be no rivalry among them. Ea...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (17) В¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, (18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from th...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Having the understanding darkened ,.... Not that the natural faculty of the understanding is lost in men, nor the understanding in things natural and civil, and which is quick enough, especially in...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Ver. 18. Having the understanding darkened...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This I say, therefore For your further instruction, how to walk worthy of your calling; (he returns to the subject which he began, Ephesians 4:1 ;) and testify in the Lord In the name and by the...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the Church, the body of...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. A. D.  61....

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Having the understanding; the mind as reasoning and discoursing, and so their ratiocinations and discourses themselves. Darkened; as to spiritual things. Being alienated from the life of God; n...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 4:17 . That ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk. —In this and the two following verses we have again the lurid picture of Ephesians 2:2-3 : “i...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Ephesians 4:17-18 The Life of God. I. Let us see what St. Paul means when he talks about the Gentiles in his day. For that also has to do with us. I said that every man, Christian or heathen, has...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; that ye walk worthy of the vocation...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . Ephesians 4:1-49 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS ; THE CHURCH A BODY . Ephesians 4:1 I therefore . I...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Paul's exhortation and supplication for the Church as the body of Christ:

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 1:21 ; 1 John 2:11 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:5 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4 ; Acts 17:30 ; Acts 26:17 ; Acts 26:18 ; Colossians 1:21 ; Daniel 5:20 ; Ephesians 2:12 ; Galatians 4:8 ; Isaiah...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Higher Christian Life Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We...

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• Ephesians 4:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Having their understanding darkened, through the ignorance that is in them — So that they are totally void of the light of God, neither have they any knowledge of his will. Being alienated from the...

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