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Ephesians 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.


Ephesians 5:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 5:1712 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
Because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
μὴ
notadverbG3361
γίνεσθεginesthe
do beverbG1096
ἄφρονεςaphrones
foolishadjectiveG878
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
συνίετεsyniete
consider, understand, be wiseverbG4920
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θέλημαthelēma
willnounG2307
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
Lord isnounG2962
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Ephesians
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