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Ephesians 5:17

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Ephesians 5:17

Verse 17 of 33

Scripture focus

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

Ephesians 5:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ephesians 5:17

Theological / Devotional

Wherefore. That is, in view of the argument he has just presented regarding darkness, light, time, and evil days.

Unwise. Gr. aphrones, “senseless,” “foolish.” Compare the use of the word in Luke 11:40; 12:20; 1 Cor. 15:36. It is sin for the Christian not to use his God-given faculties and intelligence in the contemplation of God’s will for him.

Understanding. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading “understand ye.” There can be no wise living without understanding. “The knowledge of the holy is understanding” (Prov. 9:10).

Will of the Lord. To know the will of the Lord should be the supreme aim of the believer (see on John 7:17). The transformed mind has not only a capacity to understand the will of God, but a divinely implanted intuition which is the means of proving it as “good, and acceptable, and perfect” (Rom. 12:2).

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