Ephesians 4:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good toh the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. ”

Ephesians 4:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let no corrupt communication proceed - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 15:33 . The word rendered “corrupt” ( σαπρὸς sapros) means bad, decayed, rotten, and is applied to putrid vegetable or a...
Ephesians 4:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(17) Let no (n) corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister (o) grace unto the hearers. (17) He bridles the tongue as well, t...
Ephesians 4:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ephesians 4:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

corrupt . Literally putrid. communication . word. App-121. out of . App-104. the... edifying . See Revised Version margin Some ancient texts, including the vulgate, read "of the faith", instea...
Ephesians 4:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

29. No filthy speech. He first forbids believers to use any filthy language, including under this name all those expressions which are wont to be employed for the purpose of inflaming lus...
Ephesians 4:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Let no corrupt communication - Πας λογος σαπρος. Ky...
Ephesians 4:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let no corrupt communication proceed, &c.— This primarily refers to obscene talk; which is, with great propriety, called corrupt, or putrid, as the word σαπρος, signifies, in direct opposit...
Ephesians 4:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Corrupt, х sapros ( G4550 )] - 'insipid...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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....
Ephesians 4:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let no corrupt communication... — The word rendered “corrupt,” is a strong word, signifying “rotten”; used in Matthew 7:17-18 , and elsewhere in the literal sense, here alone in the metaphorical....
Ephesians 4:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Ephesians 4:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth ,.... As unsavoury speech, foolish talking, light and frothy language, that which is filthy, unprofitable, noxious, and nauseous, and all that...
Ephesians 4:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ver. 29. Let no corrupt communication ] Gr. σαπ...
Ephesians 4:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let no corrupt communication Or discourse, dictated by corruption in the heart of the speaker, and tending to corrupt the minds or manners of hearers; proceed out of your mouth At any time, or on...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. A. D. 61....
Ephesians 4:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Let no corrupt communication; unprofitable, unsavoury, not seasoned with the salt of prudence, Colossians 4:6 : see Mark 9:50 . To the use of edifying; Gr. to the edification of use, by an...
Ephesians 4:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Ephesians 4:29 - Scofield Reference Notes

grace Grace (imparted). ( Philippians 1:7 ); ( Romans 6:1 ); ( 2 Peter 3:18 ).
Ephesians 4:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 I. One special talent by which we may glorify God and our Saviour and edify one another is the gift of speech. The tongue is called in Scripture more than once man's glory. As the f...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians 4:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:19 ; 1 Corinthians 15:32 ; 1 Corinthians 15:33 ; 1 Peter 2:12 ; 1 Peter 3:1 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ; 2 Peter 2:18 ; Colossians 3:16 ; Colossians 3:17 ; Colossians 3:8 ; Co...
Ephesians 4:29 - 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...
Ephesians 4:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But that which is good — Profitable to the speaker and hearers. To the use of edifying — To forward them in repentance, faith, or holiness. That it may minister grace — Be a means of conveying more...

Ephesians 4:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 4:29 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 4:29 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 4:29 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - Scofield Reference Notes

Ephesians 4:29 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 4:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 4:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 4:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 4:29 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 4:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes