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F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-10

Keeping the “Unity of the Spirit” Ephesians 4:1-10 Paul here admonishes lowliness in the presence of another’s excellence; meekness in suffering injury; long-suffering under provocation; forbearance toward the trying mistakes and failures of others. Remember that the unity of the Church, as the body of Christ, is already made; but it is for us to maintain it. We must avoid whatever in word or deed would break it. There are seven different bonds of unity, but of these the greatest is the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

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 of the unity of the Spirit. The fact of that unity is then declared. 'There is one body, and one Spirit"; the function of the instrument so described is revealed in the words, "one hope of your calling." He then showed how the unity is created: "one Lord," the Object of faith; "one faith,"... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-32

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 are accustomed to think of prisoners as men who are versed in crime. Paul, however, was a prisoner of the Lord. He was in prison, not because of his guilt, but because of his righteousness, and, withal his faithfulness to Christ. From the prison jail, Bunyan wrote as one sent of God. Behind the prison... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-16

Exhortation to Oneness (4:1-16). Paul calls on them therefore now to be as one, and walk worthily of their calling. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:8

‘Which is why he says, ‘When he ascended on high he led captivity (or ‘prisoners of war’) captive and gave gifts to men.’ ‘He says.’ Some see this as meaning simply ‘it is said’. But there are good grounds in seeing this as demonstrating Paul’s view that the Scriptures were the voice of God (a view certainly taken by the Jewish theologian Philo). The words are a quotation from Psalms 68:18, but there the Massoretic text reads, ‘You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive, you have... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:7-16

Ephesians 4:7-Nehemiah : . The Doctrine of “ Gifts” in Relation to Unity.— Every Christian has his “ gift” of grace: and the grace given to each is proportioned to the measure of Christ’ s giving ( Ephesians 4:7). That is what Scripture means when it says, “ He went up on high and took captive a captivity and gave gifts to men” ( Ephesians 4:8). “ He went up”— surely that means that He came down also to these lower regions, our earth. He that came down is the very same Person who went up,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:8

Wherefore he saith; the psalmist. When he; Christ, God manifested in the flesh: and then what was spoken by the psalmist prophetically in the second person, is spoken by the apostle historically in the third. Ascended up on high; Christ ascended up on high after his death, both as to place, in his human nature, into heaven; and chiefly as to his state, in his being glorified. He led captivity captive; either led those captive who had taken us captive, or rather led them captive whom he had... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:7-12

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 4:7. But unto every one of us is given grace.—The distributing Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:11) leaves no humblest member of the body of Christ without his endowment.Ephesians 4:8. Wherefore He saith.—What follows is a quotation of Psalms 68:18 “with free alteration” (Meyer), adapting the return of the hero-king to his own city to that most magnificent of all triumphs—over Hades and Death—achieved by Him “who was dead and is alive for evermore.” “Being by the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:7-16

Ephesians 4:7-16 The Church Edified and Edifying Itself. I. There are various outward appliances all meant for the edifying of the body of Christ. These may be regarded as comprehending generally all the spiritual instrumentalities and gifts brought to bear upon the Church and its members from without and from above. For the Apostle is not here laying down the platform of Church government, or determining formally and authoritatively what offices had been or were to be owned and sanctioned in... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:8

Ephesians 4:8 , Ephesians 4:11 A Glorious Ascension. To ascend on high must have meant for Christ a large increase of His quickening influence, more power to act beneficially on human minds and hearts, to purify and energise, to inspire and elevate, as hitherto He had not been able. That was His supreme ambition, the height for which He sighed; and was it not even thus that He went up gloriously at last from the cross and the grave, mounting from thence to be a greater saving and subliming... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-10

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:1-32

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-32

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:8

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:7-16

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:8

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:7-12

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:7-16

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:8

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