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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:22

Paul addressed wives first. Christian wives are to be subject (Ephesians 5:21) to their own husbands as an expression of their submission to the Lord Jesus. Paul did not say they were to be subject to their own husbands in proportion as they are submissive to the Lord. In submitting to her husband, the wife is obeying the Lord who has commanded her to do so. In this section Paul was speaking of relationships in marriage, as the context clarifies (Ephesians 5:22-33). He was not saying all women... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:22-24

The duty of wives 5:22-24"After centuries of Christian teaching, we scarcely appreciate the revolutionary nature of Paul’s views on family life set forth in this passage. Among the Jews of his day, as also among the Romans and the Greeks, women were seen as secondary citizens with few or no rights. The pious male Jew daily said a prayer in which he thanked God for not making him a woman. And he could divorce his wife by simply writing ’a bill of divorcement’ (which must include the provision... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:23

The reason for the wife’s willing submission is that God has placed wives in a position of authority under their husbands (cf. 1 Corinthians 11:12). Likewise He has chosen to place Jesus Christ in authority over the church. Jesus Christ is the Savior of the church and similarly the husband is the deliverer of his wife. The husband’s headship involves loving, serving, caring for, and leading his wife. These are all things that Jesus Christ does for the church."To speak in terms of functional... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:24

This verse continues the comparison. Submission is the proper response to sovereignly designated authority in the church-Christ relationship and in the wife-husband relationship. [Note: See Wayne Grudem, "Does kephale (’Head’) Mean ’Source’ or ’Authority Over’ in Greek Literature? A survey of 2,336 Examples," Trinity Journal 6NS (1985):38-59; idem. "The Meaning of kephale: A Response to Recent Studies," Trinity Journal 11NS (1990):3-72; and idem, "The Meaning of kephale (’head’): An Evaluation... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:25

In the Greco-Roman world in which Paul lived, people recognized that wives had certain responsibilities to their husbands but not vice versa. [Note: Wood, p. 76.] Paul summarized the wife’s duty as submission and the husband’s duty as love. The word he used for love (agapate) means much more than sexual passion (eros) or even family affection (philia). It means seeking the highest good for another person (cf. Ephesians 2:4). Husbands are to love their wives in the same way that Christ loved the... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:25-33

The duty of husbands 5:25-33 read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:26

The purpose Jesus Christ had in mind when He sacrificed Himself for His bride, the church, was to set her apart (sanctify, make her holy) for Himself as His own forever (cf. Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 10:10; Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 13:12). [Note: See Richard D. Patterson, "Metaphors of Marriage as Expressions of Divine-Human Relations," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51:4 (December 2008):689-702.] Logically cleansing comes before setting apart, but in reality these things occur... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:27

What was Jesus Christ’s ultimate purpose in giving Himself for the church (Ephesians 5:25)? It was to present her to Himself in all her glory finally, namely, without any blemishes, effects of sin (wrinkles), or anything that would diminish her glory. Positively God will eventually present the church to His Son as exclusively His and spotless (cf. Ephesians 1:4). This will happen at the Rapture when all Christians will experience full sanctification (i.e., glorification) and will join our Lord... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:28

This verse and the following two verses apply the truth just stated in Ephesians 5:25-27. Since in marriage two people become one flesh (Genesis 2:24), in a figurative sense a man’s wife becomes part of his own body. Consequently the husband should love and treat her as he does his own body (cf. Leviticus 19:18)."As he does not think about loving himself because it is natural, so also, should the husband’s love of his wife be something that is as natural as loving himself." [Note: Hoehner,... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:29-30

The truth that no normal person hates his own body is clear because everyone who is of sound mind maintains his physical body. The idea that we all need to learn to love ourselves, which some psychologists stress, is foreign to the apostles’ thought here. Christ also feeds and cares for His body, the church. The implication is that husbands should likewise care for their wives since the wife is a "member" of his body.Nourishing involves providing security. Cherishing involves protecting by... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:22-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:25-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:28

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 5:29-30

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