“ That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, ”
That he might sanctify - The great object of the Redeemer was to purify and save the church. The meaning here is, that a husband is to manifest similar love toward his wife, and a similar desire...
(13) That he might (m) sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the (n) word, (13) Because many men pretend the infirmities of their wives to excuse their own hardness and cruelty, the a...
Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9 . Subordination in the Fear of Christ. The principle is illustrated by the relation ( a) of wives to husbands, ( b) of children to parents, ( c ) of slaves to m...
That . In order that. Greek. hina. sanctify . Greek. hagiazo. See 1 Corinthians 1:2 . and cleanse . having cleansed. Greek. katharizo. with the washing . by (no preposition: dative case...
26. That he might sanctify, — or, that he might separate it to himself; for such I consider to be the meaning of the word sanctify This is accomplished by the forgiveness of sins, and the...
DISCOURSE: 2121 THE MARRIAGE UNION Ephesians 5:21-33 . Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband...
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might sanctify and cleanse it - The Church is represented as the spouse of Christ, as the woman is the spouse of t...
That he might sanctify and cleanse it, &c.— "That he might take away the power and pollution of sin from all its members, and infuse a principle of true holiness into them, and so consecrate th...
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, Sanctify - i:e., consecrate her to God. Compare John 17:19 , 'I devote myself as a holy sacrifice, that my discip...
The old Darkness and new Light. Rules for the Married 1, 2. In close connexion with what precedes. 'It is the mark of beloved children to become imitators of a loving Father; practise the self-sac...
(4 a. ) In Ephesians 5:22-33 . St. Paul passes from warning against special sins to consider the three great relations of life, first considered as “subjections,” and so illustrating the general pr...
Chapter 22 DOCTRINE AND ETHICS Ephesians 4:25-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-6 The homily that we have briefly reviewed in the last chapter demands further consideration. It affords a striking and instr...
Love of Husband and Wife Ephesians 5:22-33 The Apostle has been urging us to be filled with the Spirit, and now proceeds to show how Spirit-filled people should act in their homes. He has been...
All that the apostle had been saying was emphasized by the statement of their relationship to God as he called them to be "imitators of God." Again he urged them to put off the old and put on the new...
(22) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. (24)...
Ver. 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it ,.... Being defiled, both with original sin and actual transgressions; for God's elect, whom Christ loved and espoused from everlasting, fell in Adam wi...
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, Ver. 26. That he might sanctify ] The maids were first purified and perfumed before Ahasuerus chose one. But here it i...
That he might sanctify and cleanse it Might remove the guilt, power, and pollution of sin; with the washing of water In baptism, as the sign of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, which can only ren...
WALK IN LOVE (vs.1-7) Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 are closely connected with verse 32 of chapter 4. God's gracious character of love that delights to have us as His dear children is our example....
Duties of Husbands and Wives. A. D. 61. 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear...
That he might sanctify; purify from its filth, and consecrate unto God: implying the whole translation of it out of a state of sin and misery into a state of grace and life, consisting in the remis...
Husbands and Wives Are A Pattern of Christ and His Church (5:22-33). In this passage there is a constant movement from the husband wife relationship to that of Christ and His church. In one sense...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 5:22 . Submit yourselves. —Same word as in previous verse; neither here nor there does it involve any loss of self-respect. The wife’s tribute to her hus...
Ephesians 5:22-31 On Marriage. I. Consider how the earthly and the heavenly views of Christian marriage which the Apostle presents to us are thoroughly one, and cannot be separated. It was an old...
Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye therefore followers of God, Or, imitators of God,- Ephesians 5:1 . As dear children; Children are naturally imitators. They are usually inclined to imitate their fathe...
Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye followers of God as dear children, for children are expected to walk in their father's steps. He sends us rain and fruitful seasons, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and...
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church. The love of Jesus for His Church I. The chosen Church, the object of the Saviour’s love. 1. Observe what this Church was by n...
EXPOSITIOn Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as children beloved. These words are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had urged the example of God...
The Duties of Husbands and Wives as Shown by the Relation of Christ to the Church. Ephesians 5:22-33 The exhortation with its basis:
1 Corinthians 6:11 ; 1 John 5:6 ; 1 Peter 1:2 ; 1 Peter 1:22 ; 1 Peter 1:23 ; 1 Peter 3:21 ; Acts 22:16 ; Acts 26:18 ; Ezekiel 16:9 ; Ezekiel 36:25 ; Hebrews 10:10 ; Hebrews 10:22 ; Hebr...
Followers of God Ephesians 5:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of today's chapter has a clear and clarion call to the children of God. It is something that we may not sidetrack or push...
That he might sanctify it through the word — The ordinary channel of all blessings. Having cleansed it — From the guilt and power of sin. By the washing of water — In baptism; if, with "the outward...