“ Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ”
Be ye angry and sin not - It has been remarked that the direction here is conformable to the usage of the Pythagoreans, who were bound, when there were any differences among them, to furnish some...
(15) Be (k) ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down (l) upon your wrath: (15) He teaches us how to bridle our anger in such a way that, even though our anger is fierce, yet it does not break...
Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:2 . Precepts of the New Life. Away then with lying, resentment, stealing, foul talk, bad temper, lust. Remember the common membership ( Ephesians 4:25 ). Give the d...
angry . Greek. orgizo, imperative. Positive command, the context showing that "righteous indignation" is referred to. and . yet. sin not . Literally be not sinning. Compare 1 John 2:1 . Greek...
26. Be ye angry, and sin not. Whether or not the apostle had in his eye a part of the fourth Psalm is uncertain. The words used by him ( ᾿Οργίζεσθε καὶ υὴ ἁμαρτάνετε) occur in the Greek tran...
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Be ye angry, and sin not - Οργιζεσθε, here, is the same as ει μεν οργιζεσθε, If Ye be angry, do not sin. We can never suppose that t...
Be ye angry, and sin not:— It is evident that this is not a command to be angry, but a concession only, with a caution to beware of sinning in it. Comp. Isaiah 8:9-10 . Nahum 3:14-15 . Some w...
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Be ye angry, and sin not. So the Septuagint ( Psalms 4:4 ; see note on rigzuw ( H7264 ) there, and Paul's application o...
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....
Be ye angry, and sin not. — A quotation from the LXX. version of Psalms 4:4 . Anger itself is not sin, for our Lord Himself felt it ( Mark 3:5 ) at the “hardness of men’s hearts;” and it is again...
Chapter 21 DISCARDED VICES Ephesians 4:25-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-6 The transformation described in the last paragraph ( Ephesians 4:17-24 ) has now to be carried into detail. The vices of the old...
Putting on the “New Man” Ephesians 4:20-32 The Lord Jesus is our text-book and our teacher, the schoolhouse in which we are taught, and the object lesson in which all truth is enshrined. But al...
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...
(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...
USES OF ANGER ‘Doest thou well to be angry?’ ‘Be ye angry, and sin not.’ Jonah 4:4 (with Ephesians 4:26 ). The former text implies that there is an anger which is sinful; and the latter tex...
Be ye angry, and sin not ,.... There is anger which is not sinful; for anger is fouled in God himself, in Jesus Christ, in the holy angels, and in God's people; and a man may be said to be angry and...
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Ver. 26. Be angry and sin not ] The easiest charge under the hardest condition that can be. Anger is a tender virtue, and must b...
Wherefore Since you have been thus taught what is your duty and interest, let it appear in your tempers, words, and works, that there is such a change wrought in them; and that, having received a n...
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...
Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. A. D. 61....
Be ye angry and sin not: by way of concession, rather than by way of command: q.d. If the case be such that ye must be angry, yet see it be without sin. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath; i...
‘Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your angry mood. Neither give place to the Devil.' The first phrase is taken from the LXX of Psalms 4:5 . It recognises that anger in itself...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 4:25 . Putting away lying. —Findlay holds to it that “ the lie, the falsehood , is objective and concrete; not lying , or falsehood , as a subjective a...
sin Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
Ephesians 4:26 Anger, Noble and Ignoble. In this injunction, delivered by St. Paul to a body of Christians, the privilege and duty of anger, as well as the danger attending its display, are fully...
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...
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...
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...
An instruction regarding individual sins:
Deuteronomy 24:15 ; Ecclesiastes 7:9 ; Ephesians 4:31 ; Ephesians 4:32 ; Exodus 11:8 ; Exodus 32:21 ; Exodus 32:22 ; James 1:19 ; Mark 10:14 ; Mark 3:5 ; Matthew 5:22 ; Nehemiah 5:6-13 ;...
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...
Be ye angry, and sin not — That is, if ye are angry, take heed ye sin not. Anger at sin is not evil; but we should feel only pity to the sinner. If we are angry at the person, as well as the fault,...