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As life and light are elements in importance and value above all others, so is Christ to the Church. The ἐξ has its proper force of origin (cf. The recipients of the letter should make “every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit … Continue reading "Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16" Beza transmutes τῆς ἐπιχορηγ. And further, as in the human body there are certain channels through which the vital influence flows from the head to the members, and which are necessary to its communication; so also there are certain divinely appointed means for the distribution of the Holy Spirit from Christ to the several members of his body. It therefore serves to explain the preceding term. ἁφή ( ἁπτώ) properly means touch, the sense of touch. Why the Saints Minister to the Body. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". So it is in the church. Every part labors to produce the great result. Greek. Broadman Press 1932,33. Whatever parts it may have, whatever their form, uses, and position, whatever the amount of energy resident in them, still, from their connection with the one living Head, and from their own compacted union and mutual adjustment, they compose but one growing structure “in love:”-, That could surround the sum of things, and spy. This of supply qualifies the joint, and means that every joint is a supplier of strength, as if it read every strength-supplying joint. John Piper Oct 18, 1992 44 Shares Sermon. Its stomach digests the food, and the numerous absorbents extract and assimilate its nourishment. BibliographyRobertson, A.T. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". This is consistent with both the ultimate purpose of God (Ephesians 1:10) and the mystery of God revealed through Paul (Ephesians 3:6). An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. This section of commentary on Ephesians 4:16 gives us a wonderful illustration of the church of God. This is God's work and I don't want anyone to profit from it in a material way. Paul says “for this reason I bow my knees…”. ἁφῆς τῆς ἐπιχορηγ. The meaning is, that every such “means of connecting one part of the body with another” ministers nourishment, and that thus the body is sustained. The two participles represent respectively the ideas of harmony or adaptation and compactness” (Vincent p. 392). The snuffers and trays were as necessary as the magnificent lamp stand. Comp. To its good offices, the workman is said to look chiefly for coherence without splitting; and to its quiet influences, the neatness, the solidity, the comfort of his structure may greatly be ascribed. The 1) Progression (Ephesians 4:12), the 2) Purpose (Ephesians 4:13–15), and the 3) Power (Ephesians 4:16) of God’s divine pattern for the building and function of His church. The first participle occurs at Ephesians 2:21, and is there explained. The clause is one of much difficulty, especially as regards the ἁφῆς. Though σῶμα was the nominative, σώματος is repeated in the genitive-the body maketh increase of the body, even of itself. We need to keep this biblical ideal clearly before us. On account of Ephesians 4:15, the connection with τὴν αὔξησιν ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδ. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. BibliographyClarke, Adam. The body stands related, some way or other, to all the things of earth. love to the Head and each other. 3. 6. II. Consider how many unities there are that are the joy and glory of our Christian profession. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. the influence of Christ, by which He supplies to His body the powers of life and development necessary to a growth in keeping with its destiny ( ἐπιχορηγεῖ, 2 Corinthians 9:10; Galatians 3:5, exhibet; the substantive occurs only further at Philippians 1:19, not in Greek writers). Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. Ephesians 4:15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, (NASB: Lockman). It is one in likeness. (William P. Breed, D. D.), The figure is a striking one. so that the growing body in its growth follows an activity of development in keeping with the measure peculiar to each several part of the body,—consequently no disproportioned monstrous growth results, but one which is pursuant to proportion, adapted to the varied measure of the several parts (so that, e.g., the hand does not grow disproportionately larger than the foot, etc.). BibliographyHodge, Charles. The Head lives for the body. Ephesians 4:16. 1870. return to 'Jump List'. The ligaments are in no sense sources of supply, i.e. It is to be according to “the measure of every part.” There is something to be done by all of us; but our work varies with our position in life. Ephesians 2:21, ‘fitted and knit together.’ The parts have to be fitted into one another, as the stones in a building or as the bones in the skeleton, and the whole structure has to be knit into one. Dei, xxii. 2012. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/egt/ephesians-4.html. τ. σώμ. "Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament". The Church is a holy combination of all spiritual powers and sympathies meeting in one centre and end, proceeding from the nature of Divine law and order, the relation of moral beings to one another, and the relation in which all stand to God, the spiritual Father and wise Ruler of the universe. Barnes's Ephesians 4:16 Bible Commentary From whom the whole body - The church, compared with the human body. All are employed, and all have an important place, and all contribute “something” to the health and beauty of the whole. How can we or anyone derive their name from God? ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. Luke 11:36), and is hence of wider meaning than μέλους. The last as it is the first condition of vital development. So also Colossians 2:19. In that Body we find the learned professor, and by his side the child of illiteracy; the scientist discoursing of the plants, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that groweth out of the wall, of beasts, birds, and fishes, of meteors and stars, of Orion and Pleiades, and by his side one who hardly knows that the earth is round, and is right sure of very little else than that he is a poor lost sinner, and that Christ died to save him. The Vulgate gives per omnem juncturam. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. But the plastic energy of nature presents no such graduated forms of operation, and needs no supplement of previous defects. (4) every member in the church should keep his place, just as every bone, and nerve, and muscle in the human frame should. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". When our life unites with Divine order, happy results always follow, and never disappoint us. Others have a static view of the church, and are well satisfied if the congregation manages to maintain its size and programme, without cutback. Should the thought arise that the Church as a whole includes vast numbers of members who are not visible--that here and there in the world are members of the Body of whom the world knows nothing--we answer, Yes, and only part of the human body is visible. Ephesians 4:16 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Such we conceive to be the general meaning of the verse. But it is no ghastly and repulsive skeleton, for it is clothed with flesh and fibre, which are fed from ubiquitous vessels, and interpenetrated with nerves--the spirit’s own sensational agents and messengers. He should no more be idle and unemployed than a nerve or a blood-vessel should be in the human system. In other words, in the Church everyone has something to do. To secure the increase of the whole body, the law of the conditions demands that all means should be used, all powers exercised, the spirit one of faith and love, the motive true and unselfish, and the activity constant and unyielding. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/ephesians-4.html. Others, among whom are Stier, Flatt, and Matthies, join the phrase to ἐπιχορηγίας, as if the assistance given by the joints were according to this energy. And yet all are employed - all are useful - all minister life and strength to the whole. (65)— ἐν ἀγάπῃ, in love) Construe with the edifying of itself. No one is idle; none is useless. and Theod. The fact that the more love abounds, the more will it be edified. Hence the apostle uses both terms in reference to it. The E. V. joins the phrase with the participles. The nourishing and sustaining influence, the ἐπιχορηγία, is certainly in this case that which flows from Christ, and therefore the same interpretation should be given to the passage before us. A deformed head would destroy every possible beauty and attraction of the whole body. And, lastly, the figure is intimately connected with the leading idea of the preceding paragraph, and presents a final argument on behalf of the unity of the church. [30] J. R. Dummelow, Commentary on the Holy Bible (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937), p. 964. The apostle speaks of but one body- πᾶν τὸ σῶμα. In the measure of every part; according to the state, condition, and exigence of every part, nourishment is conveyed to it meet for it; yet more to one and less to another, according as more is required for one and less for the other, and so to all in their proportion. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/ephesians-4.html. When writing about putting on "the whole armor of God" in Ephesians 6, Paul begins to conclude the passage by repeating the concepts in Luke 21:36—praying always and watching (verse 18). It is, in a sense, its own saviour or destroyer. But let me say to such that hear me, be assured of this; the soul in that state Never can enter the kingdom of heaven. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". Words in boxes are from the Bible. 1. “Passow.” The idea of harmony, or appropriate union, is that in the word. My intention for focusing on this chapter at this time is that I believe it has instructions that, if followed, will prepare us as a congregation for effective ministry this fall. connected with love. “From whom,” as its source of growth, “the body maketh increase.” The body without the head is but a lifeless trunk. objecti: every feeling in which the supply is perceived, experienced. 1874-1909. We are not producing Christians that can go to the world and give proper defense of their beliefs, so many do not even open their mouth for their Lord. κατʼ ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους. Ephesians 4:16. ἐξ, from) The source of growth.— συναρμολογούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον) the body fitly joined together and compacted; the concrete for the abstract; i.e. BibliographyDerickson, Stanley. The Church enjoys a similar compacted organization--all about her, in doctrine, discipline, ordinance, and enterprize, possessing mutual adaptation, and showing harmony of structure. When is the last time you have heard or taught theology? According to the effectual working - Greek, “According to the energy in the measure of each one part.” Tyndale, “According to the operation as every part has its measure.” The meaning is, that each part contributes to the production of the whole result, or “labors” for this. The divine influence furnished by Christ is the bond by which the members of his body are united. Enduring Word Bible Commentary . But the growth depends on this ἐνέργεια, or distributed vital power, and so we prefer to connect the clause with the following verb—“maketh increase.” And it puzzles us to discover any reason why Harless should understand by the “parts” of the body, the pastors and teachers mentioned in Ephesians 4:11. There may be nothing wrong with the table's legs and the table top. (2) none are overtaxed. And it is only (so far as adults are concerned) in connection with the truth, as thus revealed and preached, that the Holy Ghost is communicated. He there refers the union of the body, and not its growth, to the bands ( ἁφαί) of which he speaks. This is true, but in Colossians 2:19, which, being the plainer passage, must be our guide in interpreting this, the supply is said to be διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν, through the joints. Why, dear, ah me! The church is figuratively a body composed of many joints or members; and literally, it is a company of believers intimately united with each other. Love--, 4. One cannot grow up spiritually unless one is willing to embrace everything that Christ taught. (64)— ἑνὸς ἑκάστου, of each one) To be construed with ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ.— τοῦ σώ΄ατος, of the body) The noun for the reciprocal pronoun [viz. They all work according to the “measure” of their strength. The term ἐπιχορηγία, which occurs again in Philippians 1:19, means supply, perhaps with something of the idea of the large and liberal, as Ell. Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary. The word rendered ‘supply’ is one which passed from the sense of leading a chorus to contribution for public service in general. This refers to the “body.” The meaning is that it seems to be made on the principle of “love.” There is no jar, no collision, no disturbance of one part with another. If not, what is he doing? Paul lays out a clear picture of the make-up and function of the Body of Christ in his epistle to the Ephesians. Question. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. He discussed the unity of the saints, and the importance of thinking of others as better than ourselves. As then the human body, bound together by the vital influence derived from the head through appropriate channels and distributed to every member and organ according to its function, constantly advances to maturity; so the church, united as one body by the divine influence flowing from Christ its head through appropriate channels, and distributed to every member according to his peculiar capacity and function, continually advances towards perfection. Analogy teaches this. The full form is used here because St Paul desires to lay stress both on the fact of the growth and of its dependence on the energy developed within the body itself. (Francis Jacox.). Solomon built a temple. Indeed the meaning Berührung, ‘point d’appui,’ would naturally lead to that of joint) of the (article just as παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκ. Hofmann, Schriftbew. 1999-2014. fitly joined together = being perfectly fitted together. However mean their employment, they go about it with neither disgust nor indifference; but with an intelligent interest, because, in the sight of God, and indeed in their own eyes, their occupation is on a level with that of king or emperor. Thus, it furnishes an illustration of the “connection” in the members of the church, and of the aid which one can render to another.According to the effectual working - Greek, “According to the energy in the measure of each one part.” Tyndale, “According to the operation as every part has its measure.” The meaning is, that each part contributes to the production of the whole result, or “labors” for this. It is as well arranged for growth and vigor as the body is. 2. energeia. According to the effectual working; the vital energy which is in the measure of every part; according as God has measured out to each part its office. What Church Growth Is. It is time long ago that men understood and recognized this truth. In favor of the second is the position of the words — and also the congruity of the figure. All are employed, and all have an important place, and all contribute “something” to the health and beauty of the whole. It is crucial to the health of Christian congregations that these members use their God-given talents appropriately. Rückert and Bretschneider take κατʼ ἐνέργειαν adverbially: after a powerful manner. Copyright � Broadman Press 1932,33, Renewal 1960. Learn, hence: Everything is designed to he in its proper place, and nothing by the divine arrangement is lacking in its organization, to its perfection. The explanation ‘sensation’ is not a natural one. give it this last sense, αἴσθησις, feeling, perception; and among others Mey. From whom the whole body fitly joined gether,.... By which is meant, the church; see Ephesians 1:23 sometimes it designs all the elect of God in heaven and in earth, but here the church militant, which only can admit of an increase; this body is from Christ, as an head, and the phrase denotes the rise and origin of the church from Christ, her dependence upon him, and union to him, and of its members one to another; she has her being and form, from him, and all her blessings, as her life and light, righteousness and holiness, her grace and strength, her joy, peace, and comfort, her fruitfulness and final perseverance; and her dependence is upon him for subsistence, sustenance, protection and safety, and for grace and glory; and her union to him is very near, strict and close, and indissoluble; and the union between the several members is also very close, and both are very beautiful: and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hdg/ephesians-4.html. Concerning this growth the apostle says —. 16.From whom the whole body. The body itself elaborates the materials of its own development. They are part of its furniture or equipment. 1. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". 102 E, we have it in this sense— καὶ συμπλεκομένης οὐχὶ συμφώνους ἁφάς. Present participle, expressing what was continuously in actu. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". Verse 4. We do not see the lungs and the heart and the nerves and the blood, and yet the body is visible, and so is the Church, which is the Body of Christ. The word “joint” hero - ἁφή haphē- (from ἇπτω to fit) - means anything which binds, fastens, secures; find does not refer to the joint in the sense in which we commonly use it, as denoting “the articulation” of the limbs, or the joining of two or more bones; but rather that which “unites or fastens” together the different parts of the frame - the blood vessels, cords, tendons, and muscles. Were St. Paul’s ideal realized, what all-conquering gospel Churches we should have! The body is fitly framed together, and compacted by the functional assistance of the joints. "Commentary on Ephesians 4:16". We cannot, if we would, do without one another. Joseph provided a tomb. It is made up of materials which differ much from each other, as the body is made up of bones, and nerves, and muscles. Harmony of what is said, Ephesians 4:15, for all individuals, with the objective relation of Christ to the whole as the organism growing by way of unity out of Christ. And the result is, that the church is built up, for love is the element of spiritual progress. From whom the whole body, becoming fitly framed together and compacted (becomes compacted and), by means of each sensation of the supply (of Christ), according to an operation proportionate to the measure of each several part, bringeth about the growth of the body, to the edifying of itself in love. 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