Ephesians 2:19-20

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 2:1-22

Ephesians 2:1 . You hath he quickened. The word quickened is not in the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it, thus: And you, when dead in trespasses and sins, wherein you once walked, &c. Who were dead in trespasses and sins. In Colossians 2:13 the apostle uses a similar expression: “You being dead in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh.” Sinners are also said to be “alienated from the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 2:19

Ephesians 2:19Fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God.The communion of saintsThe Church at Ephesus was a mixed community of Jewish and Gentile converts. The old feuds between them had not passed away. The Jew refused to let go the claim of his nation to some religious superiority over the Gentile, and thought the latter ought to stand afar off and worship in some outer court. But the great design of Christianity, argues the apostle, is to abolish these enmities, to break... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 2:20

Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 2:22Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets.The Christian ChurchI. The apostle represents the Church under the figure of a city and a household.1. A Church must resemble a family or city, in respect of order and government; for without these a religious society can no more subsist, than a civil community or a household.2. In a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Ver. 19. Fellow citizens with the saints ] Paul, as a citizen of Rome, escaped whipping, Acts 22:6 ; we, as citizens with the saints, escape hell tortures and torments. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 2:20

20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone ; Ver. 20. Upon the foundation ] Foundation is taken either for Christ, 1 Corinthians 3:11 ; Matthew 16:16 , or the doctrine of the Scriptures which teach salvation only by Jesus Christ, as here and Revelation 21:14 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 2:19

strangers: Ephesians 2:12 but: Ephesians 3:6, Galatians 3:26-Hosea :, Galatians 4:26-Obadiah :, Philippians 3:20,*Gr: Hebrews 12:22-Jeremiah :, Revelation 21:12-Ezekiel : household: Ephesians 3:15, Matthew 10:25, Galatians 6:10, 1 John 3:1 Reciprocal: Genesis 9:27 - dwell Exodus 12:46 - one house Exodus 36:29 - coupled Numbers 3:10 - and the stranger Numbers 9:14 - General 1 Chronicles 22:2 - the strangers Psalms 148:14 - a people Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Jeremiah 12:16 - built Ezekiel... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 2:20

built: Ephesians 4:12, 1 Peter 2:4, 1 Peter 2:5 the foundation: Ephesians 4:11-1 Chronicles :, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 3:9-1 Kings :, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Galatians 2:9, Revelation 21:14 Jesus: Psalms 118:22, Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Mark 12:11, Luke 20:17, Luke 20:18, Acts 4:11, Acts 4:12, 1 Peter 2:7, 1 Peter 2:8 Reciprocal: Genesis 49:24 - the stone Exodus 26:15 - boards Exodus 36:13 - so it became Deuteronomy 12:5 - habitation 1 Samuel 14:38 - chief 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 2:19

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;Therefore ye are no longer strangers, but citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem; no longer foreigners, but received into the very family of God. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ephesians 2:20

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets — As the foundation sustains the building, so the word of God, declared by the apostles and prophets, sustains the faith of all believers. God laid the foundation by them; but Christ himself is the chief corner-stone of the foundation. Elsewhere he is termed the foundation itself, 1 Corinthians 3:11. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:11-22

2. The unification of Jew and Gentile into this one elect Church, 11-22. Thus far St. Paul has vividly imaged the elect Church as a unit. One God, one Christ, one faith, one glory. His picture is completed; and he has now time to remember (Ephesians 2:11) that his real, present, flesh-and-blood Ephesian Church is ethnically that is, by race a dual Church. Both sections, indeed, belong to the great Caucasian family. But one has come down through Shem, and Heber, and Abraham to the present... read more

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