Ephesians 4:19

Ephesians 4:19

The New Man

17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should ^ano longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the ^ablindness of their heart;

19 ^awho, being past feeling, ^bhave given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Christ,

21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 that you ^aput off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,

23 and ^abe renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and that you ^aput on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Do Not Grieve the Spirit

25 Therefore, putting away lying, ^a“Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for ^bwe are members of one another.

26 ^a“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Being past feeling (aphlghkotev). Perfect active participle of apalgew, old word to cease to feel pain, only here in N.T.

To lasciviousness (th aselgeiai). Unbridled lust as in II Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19.

To work all uncleanness (eiv ergasian akaqarsiav pashv). Perhaps prostitution, "for a trading (or work) in all uncleanness." Certainly Corinth and Ephesus could qualify for this charge.

With greediness (en pleoneciai). From pleonekthv, one who always wants more whether money or sexual indulgence as here. The two vices are often connected in the N.T.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 4:19:**

Colossians 3:5
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