“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is — the final command: mē ginesthe aphrones ('do not be foolish'), but synienai ('understand') ti to thelēma tou kyriou ('what is the will of the Lord'), the pursuit of divine wisdom.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 5:17
He is still cleansing away the root of bitterness, still cutting off the very groundwork of anger. For what is he saying? “Look carefully how ye walk.” “They are sheep in the midst of wolves,” and he charges them to be also “as doves.” For “you shall be harmless,” says he, “as doves.” Matthew 10:16 Forasmuch then as they were both among wolves, and were besides commanded not to defend themselves, but to suffer evil, they needed this admonition. Not indeed but that the former…
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