Matthew Poole Commentary - Ephesians 4:1 - 4:1

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Ephesians 4:1 - 4:1


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EPHESIANS CHAPTER 4



Eph_4:1-6 Paul exhorteth to those virtues which become the

Christian calling, particularly to unity,

Eph_4:7-16 declaring that Christ gave his gifts differently,

that his body the church might be built up and

perfected in the true faith by the co-operation of

the several members with one another, and with him

their Head.

Eph_4:17-21 He calleth men off from the vain and impure

conversation of the heathen world,

Eph_4:22-24 to renounce the old, and to put on the new, man,

Eph_4:25 to discard lying,

Eph_4:26,27 and sinful anger.

Eph_4:28 To leave off dishonest practices, and to gain by

honest labour what they have occasion for,

Eph_4:29 to use no corrupt talk,

Eph_4:30 nor grieve God’s Spirit.

Eph_4:31,32 To put away all expressions of ill-will, and to

practise mutual kindness and forgiveness.







The prisoner of the Lord; in the Lord, a Hebraism: it is as much as, for the Lord: see Eph_3:1.



Beseech you that ye walk worthy; proceed constantly and perseveringly in such ways as suit with and become your calling, 1Th_4:7 1Pe_1:15: see the like expression, Rom_16:2.



Of the vocation wherewith ye are called; both your general calling, whereby ye are called to be saints, and your particular callings, to which ye are severally called, as Eph_5:1-33 and Eph_6:1-24.