Epistle to Ephesians

Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

Compiled by WD Kemner January 2025

Chapter 5 Overview

Submission

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Ephesians Chapter 5 verses 3-7

Concordance: Immorality

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Ephesians Chapter 5 verses 8-13

Concordance: Godliness; Walking in the Spirit

8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

It appears that the things of Darkness cannot be made manifest UNLESS those Walking in the Spirit SPEAK REPROOF.

By doing so, light is shown upon the evil works.

Ephesians Chapter 5 verses 14-20

Concordance: Walking in the Spirit; Wisdom

14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

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

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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DO NOT READ THE REST OF CHAPTER

THIS SECTION HAS BEEN RETRACTED FROM MODERN BIBLES

Subject of the following verses: SUBMISSION

Although these verses remain printed in scripture; it became easier to “IGNORE” this passage rather than “CONFRONT” the subject.

Therefore, it has never been taught in “PUBLIC” settings. All domestic problems in society can be traced to a failure of following God’s teaching on the topic. Society has become a place of “EQUALITY”.

There cannot be equality and submission at the same time. This analogy is to simplistic but is not understood:

If there are two equal combatants in a fight, who wins the fight? The winner will eventually be determined when one loses. At the moment that occurs the loser is no longer “equal” but lost through “submission”. The question becomes why the fight in the first place? Simple submission to begin with avoids the fight.

The “argument” becomes: Why should I submit to anyone?

Because God says so! At issue is a lack of understanding and lack of TRUE relationship with the Creator.

NO CHILD OF A FATHER WOULD GO AGAINST THE TEACHINGS OF DAD. True Believer has learned to submit to God and therefore understands the principles of submission.

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For further teaching on this, visit the “BIBLE IS THE FINAL WORD” BLOG article titled:

“Why Should I submit?” Or at the website address of:

http://bibleswordfinal.blogspot.com/2022/08/why-should-i-submit.html

The Apple is a fruit enjoyed by everyone. It is also great for use as an object lesson on this topic.

See the lesson on this website at the following link:

Object Lesson: Divine Order Illustrated by an Apple

Ephesians Chapter 5 verses 21-33

Concordance: Servitude; Marriage

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

FIRST - Submit to God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

SECOND – Wives submit to Husbands.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Husbands love wives in the SAME MANNER as Christ loves.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Men are to love their wives AS MUCH AS the men love themselves.

Wives are to REVERENCE their Husbands.

“REVERENCE” defined:

See the teaching on this in the “BIBLE IS THE FINAL WORD” BLOG article titled:

“Revising The Three R’s – Part 3: Reverence” or at this web address:

http://bibleswordfinal.blogspot.com/2020/06/revising-three-rs-part-3-reverance.html