There will be failures and defects on both sides, in the present state of human nature, yet this does not alter the relation. v. 9 (R.V.). The Epistle to the Ephesians, chapter 5, King James Version (KJV), Strong's Concordance, 33 verses. There are many such texts, many more than we fancy; but this is one which is especially valuable …Charles Kingsley—Sermons for the Times, Against Foolish Talking and Jesting. 13. If we have God's Word in our minds—along with the Holy Spirit—then there is a good chance that our minds will begin to change, to become circumcised, as it were—to be purified, to become holy as God is holy. Ephesians 5 King James Version 1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. After the example of prophets and apostles, we should call on those asleep and dead in sin, to awake and arise, that Christ may give them light. Paul's use of it is probably a reminiscence of the Master's, and so is a hint of the existence of the same teachings as we now find in the existing Gospels, long before their day. The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Text: Ephesians 5, 15-21. Just what does "submit" (NIV, KJV) or "be subject" (NRSV) mean? But the grace of God wrought a mighty change in the souls of many. Dare we make light of that which brings down the wrath of God? Amplified® (5:27) Usually the bride's father would present her to the groom. Ephesians 5:27 - KJV - That he might present it to himself a glorious... Study verse in the King James Version But if it is considered in Christ, it is clean and without wrinkle. N.A.S.B. But these things are so far from being profitable. Drunkenness is a sin that never goes alone, but carries men into other evils; it is a sin very provoking to God. Eph 5:28 : So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. Ephesians 5 - Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. KJV W/ STRONGS BIBLE - EPHESIANS 5 PREVIOUS CHAPTER - NEXT CHAPTER - HELP - FB - TWITTER - GR VIDEOS - GR FORUMS - GR YOUTUBE . The problem of sin is in man's thinking, which is why God says the problem is in the heart—in the mind. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16. v.4. Ephesians 5:27. The best masters of such wisdom are wont to interdict things, apt by unseasonable, Sermons on Evil-Speaking, by Isaac Barrow. People are very apt to complain of bad times; it were well if that stirred them more to redeem time. Wives and Husbands. "Christ is the Head" (Eph. A covetous man makes a god of his money; places that hope, confidence, and delight, in worldly good, which should be in God only. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. This is one of the cases in which the Revised Version has done service by giving currency to an unmistakably accurate and improved reading. Moral and political aphorisms are seldom couched in such terms that they should be taken as they sound precisely, or according to the widest extent of signification; but do commonly need exposition, and admit exception: otherwise frequently they would not only clash with reason and experience, but interfere, thwart, and supplant one another. Ephesians 5:27 King James Version KJV That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. (15-21) The duties of wives and husbands are enforced by the spiritual relation between Christ and the church. Some of us have, in all probability, very little more 'time' to 'redeem.' 12. The best masters of such wisdom are wont to interdict things, apt by unseasonable …Isaac Barrow—Sermons on Evil-Speaking, by Isaac Barrow. TEXT: EPH. Ephesians 5:27, NASB : "that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless." 18 And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit; 19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 giving thanks always for all things …Martin Luther—Epistle Sermons, Vol. Ephesians 5:27. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenly Father. 15. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Lord who coined this great name for his disciples the idea is simple that we are to it... God our example and model neglect of our duty, and neglect our! 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