Ephesians 4:22

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-32

Now Paul begins the fourth chapter again with the reminder that he is aprisoner of the Lord, and I beseech you, [I beg you, I implore you] that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called ( Ephesians 4:1 ).Now, notice this is the first mention now that Paul makes of your response to God. He has spent three chapters telling you what God has done for you, of what God has given to you, of what God has provided for you. He has spent three chapters unfolding the glorious mysteries of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:1-32

Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. We are called with a holy calling, according to his purpose and grace. 2 Timothy 1:9. We are called to come out from among the wicked, and to regard the earth only as the land of our pilgrimage. 2 Corinthians 6:17. We are called with a high and holy calling as the sons... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 4:22

Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.Morality the basis of pietyA Christian life, here, is regarded as it were from the latent similitude of raiment. As a beggar puts off his rags--his tattered and torn habiliments--and is clothed like an honoured man; so we are to put off the old man and his deeds--clothing, as it were--and put on the new man, created in righteousness and true holiness. Or, as one that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 4:22

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Ver. 22. That ye put off, &c. ] As the beggar puts off his rags, as the master puts off his bad servant, as the porter puts off his burden, as the husband puts off his lewd wife, as the serpent his slough, or as the captive maid, when she was to be married, put off the garments of her captivity,Deuteronomy 21:13; Deuteronomy 21:13 . The old man which is corrupt ] Sin is... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 4:22

ye: Ephesians 4:25, 1 Samuel 1:14, Job 22:23, Ezekiel 18:30-Jonah :, Colossians 2:11, Colossians 3:8, Colossians 3:9, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:2 former: Ephesians 4:17, Ephesians 2:3, Galatians 1:13, Colossians 3:7, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 4:3, 2 Peter 2:7 the old: Romans 6:6, Colossians 3:9 deceitful: Proverbs 11:18, Jeremiah 49:16, Obadiah 1:3, Romans 7:11, Titus 3:3, Hebrews 3:13, James 1:26, 2 Peter 2:13 Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:47 - The garment Deuteronomy 21:12... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 4:22

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;The old man — That is, the whole body of sin. All sinful desires are deceitful; promising the happiness which they cannot give. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:22

22. That Depending on have been taught, in Ephesians 4:21. The verb is, indeed, in the infinitive, and the connexion would have been better preserved had the infinitive been retained. Having pictured the depravities of old Gentilism, 11-19, Paul contrastively adds: But not such the lessons you have received from Christ, if ye have indeed learned, as truth is embodied in him, to put off the old man of Gentile depravation, and put on the new man after God’s image. Concerning… conversation... read more