“ For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. ”
For we are members of his body - Of the body of Christ; see 1 Corinthians 11:3 , note; 1 Corinthians 12:27 , note; John 15:1-6 , notes, and Ephesians 1:23 , note. The idea here is, that there...
For we are members of his body, (q) of his flesh, and of his bones. (q) He alludes to the making of the woman, which signifies our union with Christ, which is accomplished by faith, but is signified...
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...
members. See Ephesians 4:25 . Compare Romans 12:4 , Rom 12:5. 1 Corinthians 6:15 ; 1 Corinthians 12:27 . of His body . Being part of the Bridegroom, the church which is His body is not the "b...
30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. First, this is no exaggeration, but the simple truth. Secondly, he does not simply mean that Christ is a partaker of our n...
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...
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. We are members of his body - He has partaken of our nature, as we have partaken of the nature of Adam. And as he is the head of the Chu...
For we are members, &c.— The Apostle had here two things in view; the one was, to press men to love their wives, by the example of Christ's love to his church; and the force of the argument lay...
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For х hoti ( G3754 )] 'Because' ( 1 Corinthians 6:15 ) Christ nourisheth and cherisheth the Church 'Because we are For х h...
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)...
For we are members of his body ,.... Not of his natural body, for this would make Christ's human nature monstrous; Christ, as man, is of our flesh and of our bones, or a partaker of the same flesh a...
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Ver. 30. Of his flesh, and of his bones ] While he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit, 1 Corinthians 6:17 . This union is ne...
But to return to the subject from which this pleasing digression has led us: So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies That is, as themselves, or a part of themselves; the bond of marria...
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...
We are members of his body; his mystical body. Of his flesh, and of his bones; as Eve was of Adam s, Genesis 2:23 ; only that was in a carnal way, this in a spiritual, as by the communication...
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...
For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. Membership in Christ’s body I. The nature of membership with the body of Christ. 1. Members of the Church of Christ are such 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...
Further application of the comparison:
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 ; 1 Corinthians 6:15 ; Colossians 2:19 ; Ephesians 1:23 ; Genesis 2:23 ; Romans 12:5
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...
For we — The reason why Christ nourishes and cherishes the church is, that close connexion between them which is here expressed in the words of Moses, originally spoken concerning Eve. Are members...