Ephesians 4:26-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:25-27

Ephesians 4:25-27 . Wherefore Since you have been thus taught what is your duty and interest, let it appear in your tempers, words, and works, that there is such a change wrought in them; and that, having received a new nature, you live in a new manner. The apostle now proceeds to caution them against particular sins, to which they had been habituated, and to urge them to the pursuit of particular graces, and the practice of particular virtues, which they had formerly neglected. Putting... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

The old and the new standards (4:17-32)Although believers have entered a new life through Christ, they still live in a society that does not know God and whose moral outlook is darkened by its ungodliness. The less Christian influence there is in the society, the lower the moral standards are. Christians, however, should not behave according to the commonly accepted practices of society. People without God, through repeatedly ignoring the warnings of conscience, can easily lose those feelings... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:26

angry . Greek. orgizo, imperative. Positive command, the context showing that "righteous indignation" is referred to. and = yet. sin not . Literally be not sinning. Compare 1 John 2:1 . Greek. hamartano. App-128 . The anger is to be transitory. The quotation is from Psalms 4:4 (Septuagint), where Hebrew reads, "tremble, and sin not", the meaning of which is shown by the use here, for it is as easy to tremble from anger as from other powerful emotions. go down . Greek. epiduo. Only here. ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:27

Neither . Gi. mede. place = opportunity. devil . The ruler of the darkness, Compare Ephesians 6:12 ; the deceiver of verses: Ephesians 4:14 , Ephesians 4:22 ; the "lie" of Ephesians 4:25 . Now revealed as the devil. See Revelation 12:9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.This verse can be misread, as if it said, "Be sure to be angry now and then, but do not sin." It appears that the meaning is, "When you are angry, be sure that you commit no sin." Anger is a time when sin strongly presents itself as a temptation to violence or other retaliatory action directed against the object of one's anger.Anger is even attributed to God Himself; therefore the teaching cannot mean that it is a sin to be... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 4:27

Neither give place to the devil.Paul recognized the devil as a personal enemy of Christians; and in this he followed the Saviour who taught people to pray, "Deliver us from the evil one" (Matthew 6:13). Satan in this verse appears as a being operating against Christians; and the admonition is that they should not allow any room for the devil's operations, as would be done if anger should be retained in the heart. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:26

Ephesians 4:26. Be ye angry, and sin not:— It is evident that this is not a command to be angry, but a concession only, with a caution to beware of sinning in it. Comp. Isaiah 8:9-10. Nahum 3:14-15. Some would read this interrogatively,—Are ye angry, yet sin not? The next is a Hebrew expression,—used to intimate that a thing necessary to be done, should not be prolonged or delayed;—and an allusion to Deu 21:23 to this effect: "If thepunishments inflicted by the law were not to be extended to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:26

26. Be ye angry, and sin not—So the Septuagint, Psalms 4:4. Should circumstances arise to call for anger on your part, let it be as Christ's "anger" (Psalms 4:4- :), without sin. Our natural feelings are not wrong when directed to their legitimate object, and when not exceeding due bounds. As in the future literal, so in the present spiritual, resurrection, no essential constituent is annihilated, but all that is a perversion of the original design is removed. Thus indignation at dishonor done... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:27

27. Neither give place—that is, occasion, or scope, to the devil, by continuing in "wrath." The keeping of anger through the darkness of night, is giving place to the devil, the prince of darkness ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:17-32

2. Walking in holiness 4:17-32In the first part of this chapter Paul stressed the importance of living in unity in the church. He turned next to the importance of living in holiness."The Bible was written to be obeyed, and not simply studied, and this is why the words ’therefore’ and ’wherefore’ are repeated so often in the second half of Ephesians (Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 4:17; Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1; Ephesians 5:7; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 5:17; Ephesians 5:24)." [Note: Wiersbe,... read more

Group of Brands