Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Ephesians: Chapter 5].
phaneroutai\). Turn on the light. Often the preacher is the only
man brave enough to turn the light on the private sins of men and
women or even those of a community.
5:14 {Wherefore he saith} (\dio legei\). Apparently a free
adaptation of Isa 26:19; 60:1. The form \anasta\ for
\anast•thi\ (second person singular imperative second aorist
active of \anist•mi\) occurs in Ac 12:7. {Shall shine}
(\epiphausei\). Future active of \epiphausk•\, a form occurring
in Job (Job 25:5; 31:26), a variation of \epiph•sk•\. The last
line suggests the possibility that we have here the fragment of
an early Christian hymn like 1Ti 3:16.
5:15 {Carefully} (\akrib•s\). Aleph B 17 put \akrib•s\ before
\p•s\ (how) instead of \p•s akrib•s\ (how exactly ye walk) as the
Textus Receptus has it. On \akrib•s\ (from \akrib•s\) see Mt
2:8; Lu 1:3. {Unwise} (\asophoi\). Old adjective, only here in
N.T.
5:16 {Redeeming the time} (\exagorazomenoi ton kairon\). As in
Col 4:5 which see.
5:17 {Be ye not foolish} (\m• ginesthe aphrones\). "Stop becoming
foolish."
5:18 {Be not drunken with wine} (\m• methuskesthe oin•i\).
Present passive imperative of \methusk•\, old verb to intoxicate.
Forbidden as a habit and to stop it also if guilty. Instrumental
case \oin•i\. {Riot} (\as•tia\). Old word from \as•tos\ (adverb
\as•t•s\ in Lu 15:13), in N.T. only here, Tit 1:6; 1Pe 4:4.
{But be filled with the Spirit} (\alla pl•rousthe en pneumati\).
In contrast to a state of intoxication with wine.
5:19 {To the Lord} (\t•i Kuri•i\). The Lord Jesus. In Col 3:16
we have \t•i the•i\ (to God) with all these varieties of praise,
another proof of the deity of Christ. See Col 3:16 for
discussion.
5:20 {In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ} (\en onomati tou
Kuriou h•m•n I•sou Christou\). Jesus had told the disciples to
use his name in prayer (Joh 16:23f.). {To God, even the Father}
(\t•i the•i kai patri\). Rather, "the God and Father."
5:21 {Subjecting yourselves to one another} (\hupotassomenoi
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