1παρακαλωG3870{V-PAI-1S} ουνG3767{CONJ} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} εγωG1473{P-1NS} οG3588{T-NSM} δεσμιοςG1198{N-NSM} ενG1722{PREP} κυριωG2962{N-DSM} αξιωςG516{ADV} περιπατησαιG4043{V-AAN} τηςG3588{T-GSF} κλησεωςG2821{N-GSF} ηςG3739{R-GSF} εκληθητεG2564{V-API-2P} 2μεταG3326{PREP} πασηςG3956{A-GSF} ταπεινοφροσυνηςG5012{N-GSF} καιG2532{CONJ} πραοτητοςG4236{N-GSF} μεταG3326{PREP} μακροθυμιαςG3115{N-GSF} ανεχομενοιG430{V-PNP-NPM} αλληλωνG240{C-GPM} ενG1722{PREP} αγαπηG26{N-DSF} 3σπουδαζοντεςG4704{V-PAP-NPM} τηρεινG5083{V-PAN} τηνG3588{T-ASF} ενοτηταG1775{N-ASF} τουG3588{T-GSN} πνευματοςG4151{N-GSN} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} συνδεσμωG4886{N-DSM} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ειρηνηςG1515{N-GSF} 4ενG1520{A-NSN} σωμαG4983{N-NSN} καιG2532{CONJ} ενG1520{A-NSN} πνευμαG4151{N-NSN} καθωςG2531{ADV} καιG2532{CONJ} εκληθητεG2564{V-API-2P} ενG1722{PREP} μιαG1520{A-DSF} ελπιδιG1680{N-DSF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} κλησεωςG2821{N-GSF} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} 5ειςG1520{A-NSM} κυριοςG2962{N-NSM} μιαG1520{A-NSF} πιστιςG4102{N-NSF} ενG1520{A-NSN} βαπτισμαG908{N-NSN} 6ειςG1520{A-NSM} θεοςG2316{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} πατηρG3962{N-NSM} παντωνG3956{A-GPM} οG3588{T-NSM} επιG1909{PREP} παντωνG3956{A-GPM} καιG2532{CONJ} διαG1223{PREP} παντωνG3956{A-GPM} καιG2532{CONJ} ενG1722{PREP} πασινG3956{A-DPM} υμινG5213{P-2DP} 7ενιG1520{A-DSM} δεG1161{CONJ} εκαστωG1538{A-DSM} ημωνG2257{P-1GP} εδοθηG1325{V-API-3S} ηG3588{T-NSF} χαριςG5485{N-NSF} καταG2596{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} μετρονG3358{N-ASN} τηςG3588{T-GSF} δωρεαςG1431{N-GSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} χριστουG5547{N-GSM} 8διοG1352{CONJ} λεγειG3004{V-PAI-3S} αναβαςG305{V-2AAP-NSM} ειςG1519{PREP} υψοςG5311{N-ASN} ηχμαλωτευσενG162{V-AAI-3S} αιχμαλωσιανG161{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} εδωκενG1325{V-AAI-3S} δοματαG1390{N-APN} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} ανθρωποιςG444{N-DPM} 9τοG3588{T-NSN} δεG1161{CONJ} ανεβηG305{V-2AAI-3S} τιG5101{I-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} ειG1487{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} οτιG3754{CONJ} καιG2532{CONJ} κατεβηG2597{V-2AAI-3S} πρωτονG4412{ADV} ειςG1519{PREP} ταG3588{T-APN} κατωτεραG2737{A-APN-C} μερηG3313{N-APN} τηςG3588{T-GSF} γηςG1093{N-GSF} 10οG3588{T-NSM} καταβαςG2597{V-2AAP-NSM} αυτοςG846{P-NSM} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} καιG2532{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} αναβαςG305{V-2AAP-NSM} υπερανωG5231{ADV} παντωνG3956{A-GPM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} ουρανωνG3772{N-GPM} ιναG2443{CONJ} πληρωσηG4137{V-AAS-3S} ταG3588{T-APN} πανταG3956{A-APN} 11καιG2532{CONJ} αυτοςG846{P-NSM} εδωκενG1325{V-AAI-3S} τουςG3588{T-APM} μενG3303{PRT} αποστολουςG652{N-APM} τουςG3588{T-APM} δεG1161{CONJ} προφηταςG4396{N-APM} τουςG3588{T-APM} δεG1161{CONJ} ευαγγελισταςG2099{N-APM} τουςG3588{T-APM} δεG1161{CONJ} ποιμεναςG4166{N-APM} καιG2532{CONJ} διδασκαλουςG1320{N-APM} 12προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} καταρτισμονG2677{N-ASM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} αγιωνG40{A-GPM} ειςG1519{PREP} εργονG2041{N-ASN} διακονιαςG1248{N-GSF} ειςG1519{PREP} οικοδομηνG3619{N-ASF} τουG3588{T-GSN} σωματοςG4983{N-GSN} τουG3588{T-GSM} χριστουG5547{N-GSM} 13μεχριG3360{ADV} καταντησωμενG2658{V-AAS-1P} οιG3588{T-NPM} παντεςG3956{A-NPM} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} ενοτηταG1775{N-ASF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} πιστεωςG4102{N-GSF} καιG2532{CONJ} τηςG3588{T-GSF} επιγνωσεωςG1922{N-GSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} υιουG5207{N-GSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} ειςG1519{PREP} ανδραG435{N-ASM} τελειονG5046{A-ASM} ειςG1519{PREP} μετρονG3358{N-ASN} ηλικιαςG2244{N-GSF} τουG3588{T-GSN} πληρωματοςG4138{N-GSN} τουG3588{T-GSM} χριστουG5547{N-GSM} 14ιναG2443{CONJ} μηκετιG3371{ADV} ωμενG5600{V-PXS-1P} νηπιοιG3516{A-NPM} κλυδωνιζομενοιG2831{V-PNP-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} περιφερομενοιG4064{V-PPP-NPM} παντιG3956{A-DSM} ανεμωG417{N-DSM} τηςG3588{T-GSF} διδασκαλιαςG1319{N-GSF} ενG1722{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} κυβειαG2940{N-DSF} τωνG3588{T-GPM} ανθρωπωνG444{N-GPM} ενG1722{PREP} πανουργιαG3834{N-DSF} προςG4314{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} μεθοδειανG3180{N-ASF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} πλανηςG4106{N-GSF} 15αληθευοντεςG226{V-PAP-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} ενG1722{PREP} αγαπηG26{N-DSF} αυξησωμενG837{V-AAS-1P} ειςG1519{PREP} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ταG3588{T-APN} πανταG3956{A-APN} οςG3739{R-NSM} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} ηG3588{T-NSF} κεφαληG2776{N-NSF} οG3588{T-NSM} χριστοςG5547{N-NSM} 16εξG1537{PREP} ουG3739{R-GSM} πανG3956{A-NSN} τοG3588{T-NSN} σωμαG4983{N-NSN} συναρμολογουμενονG4883{V-PPP-NSN} καιG2532{CONJ} συμβιβαζομενονG4822{V-PPP-NSN} διαG1223{PREP} πασηςG3956{A-GSF} αφηςG860{N-GSF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} επιχορηγιαςG2024{N-GSF} κατG2596{PREP} ενεργειανG1753{N-ASF} ενG1722{PREP} μετρωG3358{N-DSN} ενοςG1520{A-GSM} εκαστουG1538{A-GSM} μερουςG3313{N-GSN} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αυξησινG838{N-ASF} τουG3588{T-GSN} σωματοςG4983{N-GSN} ποιειταιG4160{V-PMI-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} οικοδομηνG3619{N-ASF} εαυτουG1438{F-3GSM} ενG1722{PREP} αγαπηG26{N-DSF} 17τουτοG5124{D-ASN} ουνG3767{CONJ} λεγωG3004{V-PAI-1S} καιG2532{CONJ} μαρτυρομαιG3143{V-PNI-1S} ενG1722{PREP} κυριωG2962{N-DSM} μηκετιG3371{ADV} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} περιπατεινG4043{V-PAN} καθωςG2531{ADV} καιG2532{CONJ} ταG3588{T-NPN} λοιπαG3062{A-NPN} εθνηG1484{N-NPN} περιπατειG4043{V-PAI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} ματαιοτητιG3153{N-DSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} νοοςG3563{N-GSM} αυτωνG846{P-GPN} 18εσκοτισμενοιG4654{V-RPP-NPM} τηG3588{T-DSF} διανοιαG1271{N-DSF} οντεςG5607{V-PXP-NPM} απηλλοτριωμενοιG526{V-RPP-NPM} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ζωηςG2222{N-GSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} διαG1223{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αγνοιανG52{N-ASF} τηνG3588{T-ASF} ουσανG5607{V-PXP-ASF} ενG1722{PREP} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} διαG1223{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} πωρωσινG4457{N-ASF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} καρδιαςG2588{N-GSF} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} 19οιτινεςG3748{R-NPM} απηλγηκοτεςG524{V-RAP-NPM} εαυτουςG1438{F-3APM} παρεδωκανG3860{V-AAI-3P} τηG3588{T-DSF} ασελγειαG766{N-DSF} ειςG1519{PREP} εργασιανG2039{N-ASF} ακαθαρσιαςG167{N-GSF} πασηςG3956{A-GSF} ενG1722{PREP} πλεονεξιαG4124{N-DSF} 20υμειςG5210{P-2NP} δεG1161{CONJ} ουχG3756{PRT-N} ουτωςG3779{ADV} εμαθετεG3129{V-2AAI-2P} τονG3588{T-ASM} χριστονG5547{N-ASM} 21ειγεG1489{COND} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ηκουσατεG191{V-AAI-2P} καιG2532{CONJ} ενG1722{PREP} αυτωG846{P-DSM} εδιδαχθητεG1321{V-API-2P} καθωςG2531{ADV} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} αληθειαG225{N-NSF} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} ιησουG2424{N-DSM} 22αποθεσθαιG659{V-2AMN} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} καταG2596{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} προτερανG4387{A-ASF} αναστροφηνG391{N-ASF} τονG3588{T-ASM} παλαιονG3820{A-ASM} ανθρωπονG444{N-ASM} τονG3588{T-ASM} φθειρομενονG5351{V-PPP-ASM} καταG2596{PREP} ταςG3588{T-APF} επιθυμιαςG1939{N-APF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} απατηςG539{N-GSF} 23ανανεουσθαιG365{V-PPN} δεG1161{CONJ} τωG3588{T-DSN} πνευματιG4151{N-DSN} τουG3588{T-GSM} νοοςG3563{N-GSM} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} 24καιG2532{CONJ} ενδυσασθαιG1746{V-AMN} τονG3588{T-ASM} καινονG2537{A-ASM} ανθρωπονG444{N-ASM} τονG3588{T-ASM} καταG2596{PREP} θεονG2316{N-ASM} κτισθενταG2936{V-APP-ASM} ενG1722{PREP} δικαιοσυνηG1343{N-DSF} καιG2532{CONJ} οσιοτητιG3742{N-DSF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} αληθειαςG225{N-GSF} 25διοG1352{CONJ} αποθεμενοιG659{V-2AMP-NPM} τοG3588{T-ASN} ψευδοςG5579{N-ASN} λαλειτεG2980{V-PAM-2P} αληθειανG225{N-ASF} εκαστοςG1538{A-NSM} μεταG3326{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} πλησιονG4139{ADV} αυτουG846{P-GSM} οτιG3754{CONJ} εσμενG2070{V-PXI-1P} αλληλωνG240{C-GPM} μεληG3196{N-NPN} 26οργιζεσθεG3710{V-PPM-2P} καιG2532{CONJ} μηG3361{PRT-N} αμαρτανετεG264{V-PAM-2P} οG3588{T-NSM} ηλιοςG2246{N-NSM} μηG3361{PRT-N} επιδυετωG1931{V-PAM-3S} επιG1909{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} παροργισμωG3950{N-DSM} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} 27μητεG3383{CONJ} διδοτεG1325{V-PAM-2P} τοπονG5117{N-ASM} τωG3588{T-DSM} διαβολωG1228{A-DSM} 28οG3588{T-NSM} κλεπτωνG2813{V-PAP-NSM} μηκετιG3371{ADV} κλεπτετωG2813{V-PAM-3S} μαλλονG3123{ADV} δεG1161{CONJ} κοπιατωG2872{V-PAM-3S} εργαζομενοςG2038{V-PNP-NSM} τοG3588{T-ASN} αγαθονG18{A-ASN} ταιςG3588{T-DPF} χερσινG5495{N-DPF} ιναG2443{CONJ} εχηG2192{V-PAS-3S} μεταδιδοναιG3330{V-PAN} τωG3588{T-DSM} χρειανG5532{N-ASF} εχοντιG2192{V-PAP-DSM} 29παςG3956{A-NSM} λογοςG3056{N-NSM} σαπροςG4550{A-NSM} εκG1537{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSN} στοματοςG4750{N-GSN} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} μηG3361{PRT-N} εκπορευεσθωG1607{V-PNM-3S} αλλG235{CONJ} ειG1487{COND} τιςG5100{X-NSM} αγαθοςG18{A-NSM} προςG4314{PREP} οικοδομηνG3619{N-ASF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} χρειαςG5532{N-GSF} ιναG2443{CONJ} δωG1325{V-2AAS-3S} χαρινG5485{N-ASF} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} ακουουσινG191{V-PAP-DPM} 30καιG2532{CONJ} μηG3361{PRT-N} λυπειτεG3076{V-PAM-2P} τοG3588{T-ASN} πνευμαG4151{N-ASN} τοG3588{T-ASN} αγιονG40{A-ASN} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} ενG1722{PREP} ωG3739{R-DSN} εσφραγισθητεG4972{V-API-2P} ειςG1519{PREP} ημερανG2250{N-ASF} απολυτρωσεωςG629{N-GSF} 31πασαG3956{A-NSF} πικριαG4088{N-NSF} καιG2532{CONJ} θυμοςG2372{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} οργηG3709{N-NSF} καιG2532{CONJ} κραυγηG2906{N-NSF} καιG2532{CONJ} βλασφημιαG988{N-NSF} αρθητωG142{V-APM-3S} αφG575{PREP} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} συνG4862{PREP} πασηG3956{A-DSF} κακιαG2549{N-DSF} 32γινεσθεG1096{V-PNM-2P} δεG1161{CONJ} ειςG1519{PREP} αλληλουςG240{C-APM} χρηστοιG5543{A-NPM} ευσπλαγχνοιG2155{A-NPM} χαριζομενοιG5483{V-PNP-NPM} εαυτοιςG1438{F-3DPM} καθωςG2531{ADV} καιG2532{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} θεοςG2316{N-NSM} ενG1722{PREP} χριστωG5547{N-DSM} εχαρισατοG5483{V-ADI-3S} υμινG5213{P-2DP}


Matthew Henry - Concise Commentary
 1   Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposition of soul, which makes men unwilling to provoke, and not easily to be provoked or offended. We find much in ourselves for which we can hardly forgive ourselves; therefore we must not be surprised if we find in others that which we think it hard to forgive. There is one Christ in whom all believers hope, and one heaven they are all hoping for; therefore they should be of one heart. They had all one faith, as to its object, Author, nature, and power. They all believed the same as to the great truths of religion; they had all been admitted into the church by one baptism, with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, as the sign of regeneration. In all believers God the Father dwells, as in his holy temple, by his Spirit and special grace.

 7   Unto every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly the gift of the Holy Ghost. Not a mere head knowledge, or bare acknowledging Christ to be the Son of God, but such as brings trust and obedience. There is a fulness in Christ, and a measure of that fulness given in the counsel of God to every believer; but we never come to the perfect measure till we come to heaven. God's children are growing, as long as they are in this world; and the Christian's growth tends to the glory of Christ. The more a man finds himself drawn out to improve in his station, and according to his measure, all that he has received, to the spiritual good of others, he may the more certainly believe that he has the grace of sincere love and charity rooted in his heart.

 17   The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancies and carnal affections. Do not men, on every side, walk in the vanity of their minds? Must not we then urge the distinction between real and nominal Christians? They were void of all saving knowledge; they sat in darkness, and loved it rather than light. They had a dislike and hatred to a life of holiness, which is not only the way of life God requires and approves, and by which we live to him, but which has some likeness to God himself in his purity, righteousness, truth, and goodness. The truth of Christ appears in its beauty and power, when it appears as in Jesus. The corrupt nature is called a man; like the human body, it is of divers parts, supporting and strengthening one another. Sinful desires are deceitful lusts; they promise men happiness, but render them more miserable; and bring them to destruction, if not subdued and mortified. These therefore must be put off, as an old garment, a filthy garment; they must be subdued and mortified. But it is not enough to shake off corrupt principles; we must have gracious ones. By the new man, is meant the new nature, the new creature, directed by a new principle, even regenerating grace, enabling a man to lead a new life of righteousness and holiness. This is created, or brought forth by God's almighty power.

 25   Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will not lie, who dare not lie, who hate and abhor lying. Take heed of anger and ungoverned passions. If there is just occasion to express displeasure at what is wrong, and to reprove, see that it be without sin. We give place to the devil, when the first motions of sin are not grievous to our souls; when we consent to them; and when we repeat an evil deed. This teaches that as sin, if yielded unto, lets in the devil upon us, we are to resist it, keeping from all appearance of evil. Idleness makes thieves. Those who will not work, expose themselves to temptations to steal. Men ought to be industrious, that they may do some good, and that they may be kept from temptation. They must labour, not only that they may live honestly, but that they may have to give to the wants of others. What then must we think of those called Christians, who grow rich by fraud, oppression, and deceitful practices! Alms, to be accepted of God, must not be gained by unrighteousness and robbery, but by honesty and industry. God hates robbery for burnt-offerings.

 29   Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a humble, courteous behaviour. Mark how God's forgiveness causes us to forgive. God forgives us, though we had no cause to sin against him. We must forgive, as he has forgiven us. All lying, and corrupt communications, that stir up evil desires and lusts, grieve the Spirit of God. Corrupt passions of bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil-speaking, and malice, grieve the Holy Spirit. Provoke not the holy, blessed Spirit of God to withdraw his presence and his gracious influences. The body will be redeemed from the power of the grave at the resurrection day. Wherever that blessed Spirit dwells as a Sanctifier, he is the earnest of all the joys and glories of that redemption day; and we should be undone, should God take away his Holy Spirit from us.