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Ephesians 5:2
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and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
and walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Live a life of love like Jesus did. He loved us even though we didn't deserve it and willingly died for those who don't even appreciate him by the way they live their lives.
And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour.
And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.
And walke in loue, as Christ also hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling sauour;
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
and walke in loue, euen as Christ loued vs, and gaue him selfe for vs an offerynge and sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto God.
for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.
and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
and walke in love even as Christ loved vs and gave him silfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete saver to god.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved us, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
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 sweet-smelling savor.
and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,
Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.
and live a life of love, just as also the Messiah loved us, indeed, on our behalf gave himself up as an offering, as a slaughtered sacrifice to God with a pleasing fragrance.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to God.
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet example.
Walk in love, even as Messiah also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
Live in love as Christ also loved usyou">[fn] and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.Genesis 8:21; Leviticus 1:9; John 13:34; 15:12; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Galatians 1:4; 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; Hebrews 7:27; 1 John 3:11,16, 23; 4:21;">[xr]
and walk in love, as the Meshiha also loved us, and delivered himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to Aloha of a fragrant smell.
and walk in love; as the Messiah also hath loved us, and hath given up himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet odor.
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Live with love as Christ loved you. He gave Himself for us, a gift on the altar to God which was as a sweet smell to God.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell.
and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
And walk in love - even as, the Christ also, loved you, and delivered himself up in your behalf, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for a fragrance of sweet smell.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.
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.
and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God.
Live a life of love. Love others just as Christ loved us. He gave himself for us—a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.
and walke ye in loue, as Crist louyde vs, and yaf hym silf for vs an offryng and a sacrifice to God, in to the odour of swetnesse.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
walk: Ephesians 3:17, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:15, John 13:34, Romans 14:16, 1 Corinthians 16:14, Colossians 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 3:11, 1 John 3:12, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:20, 1 John 4:21
as: Ephesians 5:25, Ephesians 3:19, Matthew 20:28, John 15:12, John 15:13, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Galatians 1:4, Galatians 2:20, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 7:25-27, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 9:26, Hebrews 10:10, Hebrews 10:11, 1 Peter 2:21-24, 1 John 3:16, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9
a sacrifice: Romans 8:3, *marg. 1 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 9:23, Hebrews 10:12
for a: Genesis 8:21, Leviticus 1:9, Leviticus 1:13, Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 3:16, Amos 5:21, 2 Corinthians 2:15
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:9 - bound Genesis 29:20 - for the love Exodus 29:18 - sweet savour Leviticus 1:2 - If any Leviticus 2:9 - an offering Leviticus 3:7 - offer it Leviticus 4:31 - a sweet Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 5:10 - offer Leviticus 5:12 - a memorial Leviticus 8:21 - a sweet savour Leviticus 9:12 - General Leviticus 14:20 - General Numbers 7:21 - General Numbers 15:3 - a sweet Numbers 28:2 - for a sweet savour unto me Deuteronomy 15:15 - General Deuteronomy 24:22 - General Deuteronomy 27:6 - burnt offerings 1 Samuel 20:14 - the kindness Ezra 6:10 - sweet savours Psalms 20:3 - Remember Psalms 26:3 - For Psalms 51:19 - pleased Psalms 85:13 - shall set Psalms 112:4 - he is gracious Proverbs 3:3 - mercy Isaiah 53:5 - But he was Isaiah 53:10 - when thou shalt make his soul Ezekiel 20:41 - with your Ezekiel 45:17 - the prince's Ezekiel 46:12 - a voluntary Matthew 5:9 - for Matthew 5:48 - even Matthew 18:33 - even Luke 6:36 - General Luke 10:37 - He that Luke 22:19 - given John 6:51 - my flesh John 10:11 - giveth John 10:15 - and I John 11:36 - Behold John 12:26 - let John 13:15 - given Romans 4:25 - Who was Romans 8:37 - him Romans 13:13 - us Romans 15:5 - according to 1 Corinthians 11:1 - even 1 Corinthians 15:3 - Christ 2 Corinthians 5:21 - he Galatians 3:13 - redeemed Galatians 4:5 - redeem Galatians 5:22 - love Ephesians 1:4 - love Ephesians 5:8 - walk Philippians 2:5 - General Philippians 2:15 - sons Philippians 3:16 - let us walk Philippians 4:18 - an Colossians 1:10 - ye Colossians 1:14 - whom Colossians 2:6 - walk Colossians 3:13 - even 1 Thessalonians 2:12 - walk 1 Thessalonians 5:10 - died 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - be 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - which Hebrews 8:3 - have Hebrews 10:6 - thou Hebrews 12:2 - endured Hebrews 13:1 - General 1 Peter 1:15 - so 1 Peter 3:8 - courteous 1 John 2:6 - to walk 1 John 2:8 - which 1 John 4:11 - General 2 John 1:4 - walking 2 John 1:5 - that we
Cross-References
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man."
But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made [fn] them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2">[fn]
But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.' Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2">[fn]
And He has made from one blood [fn] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And walk in love,.... To God; to which the saints are obliged, not only by the law of God, which requires it, but by the goodness of God, and the discoveries of his love to them; and which shows itself in fearing to offend him, in a conformity to his will, in making his glory the chief end of all actions, and in loving all that belong to him: and also the saints should walk in love to Christ; who is to be loved fervently, constantly, in sincerity, with all the heart, and above all creatures and things; because of the loveliness of his person, the love he bears to them, and the things he has done for them, and the relations he stands in to them; and which is manifested in keeping his commands, in delighting in his presence, and in a concern at his absence: and also they should walk in love to one another, which is chiefly designed; which is Christ's new commandment, and is an evidence of regeneration; and without which a profession of religion is in vain: and to "walk" in love, is not merely to talk of it, but to exercise it; and to do all that is done for God, and Christ, and the saints, from a principle of love; and to advance, increase, and abound in it, and to go on and continue therein: the example to be copied after, and which carries in it an argument engaging to it is,
as Christ also hath loved us; with a love exceeding great and strong, which is wonderful, inconceivable, and unparalleled; and even as the Father has loved him; with a love that is free and sovereign, unchangeable and everlasting, of which he has given many instances; and a principal one is hereafter mentioned: the "as" here is a note of similitude, not of equality; for it cannot be thought that the saints should love God, or Christ, or one another, with a love equal to Christ's love to them, but only that theirs should bear some likeness to his: the Alexandrian copy and Ethiopic version, instead of "us", read "you":
and hath given himself for us; not the world, and the things of it, which are his; not men, nor angels, nor animals, but himself; he gave away his time, service, and strength; his name, fame, and reputation; all the comforts of life, and life itself; his whole human nature, soul and body, and that as in union with his divine person; and that not only for the good of his people, but in their room and stead; not for angels, nor for all men, but for his chosen ones, the church, his sheep, his people, and when they, were sinners; in the following manner, and for the said purpose:
an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet smelling savour; Christ was both priest and sacrifice; he offered up himself a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of his people, to expiate them, and make reconciliation and satisfaction for them; and this he offered up to God, against whom they had sinned, and whose justice must be satisfied, who called him to this work, and engaged him in it; and which was well pleasing to him, he smelled a sweet savour of rest in it, it being an unblemished sacrifice, and voluntarily offered up; and was complete, full, and adequate to the demands of his justice; by it sin was put away, finished, and made an end of, and his people perfected for ever; see Genesis 8:20.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And walk in love - That is, let your lives be characterized by love; let that be evinced in all your deportment and conversation; see notes on John 13:34.
As Christ also hath loved us - We are to evince the same love for one another which he has done for us. He showed his love by giving himself to die for us, and we should evince similar love to one another; 1 John 3:16.
And hath given himself for us - âAs Christ also hath loved us.â We are to evince the same love for one another which he has done for us He showed his love by giving himself to die for us, and we should evince similar love to one another; 1 John 3:16. âAnd hath given himself for us.â This is evidently added by the apostle to show what he meant by saying that Christ loved us, and what we ought to do to evince our love for each other. The strength of his love was so great that he was willing to give himself up to death on our account; our love for our brethren should be such that we would be willing to do the same thing for them; 1 John 3:16.
An offering - The word used here - ÏÏοÏÏοÏÎ±Ì prosphora - means properly that which is âoffered to Godâ in any way; or whatever it may be. It is, however, in the Scriptures commonly used to denote an offering without blood - a thank-offering - and thus is distinguished from a sacrifice or a bloody oblation. The word occurs only in Acts 21:26; Acts 24:17; Romans 15:16; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:5, Hebrews 10:8,Hebrews 10:10, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 10:18. It means here that he regarded himself as an offering to God.
And a sacrifice - Î¸Ï ÏιÌαν thusian. Christ is here expressly called a âSacrificeâ - the usual word in the Scriptures to denote a proper sacrifice. A sacrifice was an offering made to God by killing an animal and burning it on an altar, designed to make atonement for sin. It always implied the âkillingâ of the animal as an acknowledgment of the sinner that he deserved to die. It was the giving up of âlife,â which was supposed to reside in the âbloodâ (see the notes on Romans 3:25), and hence it was necessary that âbloodâ should be shed. Christ was such a sacrifice; and his love was shown in his being willing that his blood should be shed to save people.
For a sweet-smelling savour - see the notes on 2 Corinthians 2:15, where the word âsavorâ is explained. The meaning here is, that the offering which Christ made of himself to God, was like the grateful and pleasant smell of âincense,â that is, it was acceptable to him. It was an exhibition of benevolence with which he was pleased, and it gave him the opportunity of evincing his own benevolence in the salvation of people. The meaning of this in the connection here is that the offering which Christ made was one of âlove.â So, says Paul, do you love one another. Christ sacrificed himself by âlove,â and that sacrifice was acceptable to God. So do you show love one to another. Sacrifice everything which opposes it. and it will be acceptable to God. He will approve nil which is designed to promote love, as he approved the sacrifice which was made, under the influence of love, by his Son.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ephesians 5:2. And walk in love — Let every act of life be dictated by love to God and man.
As Christ - hath loved us — Laying down your lives for your brethren if necessary; counting nothing too difficult to be done in order to promote their eternal salvation.
Hath given himself for us — Christ hath died in our stead, and become thereby a sacrifice for our sins.
An offering — ÏÏοÏÏοÏα. An oblation, an eucharistic offering; the same as ×× ×× minchah, Leviticus 2:1, c., which is explained to be an offering made unto the Lord, of fine flour, with oil and frankincense. It means, any offering by which gratitude was expressed for temporal blessings received from the bounty of God.
A sacrifice — Î¸Ï Ïια. A sin-offering, a victim for sin the same as ××× zebach, which almost universally means that sacrificial act in which the blood of an animal was poured out as an atonement for sin. These terms may be justly considered as including every kind of sacrifice, offering, and oblation made to God on any account; and both these terms are with propriety used here, because the apostle's design was to represent the sufficiency of the offering made by Christ for the sin of the world. And the passage strongly intimates, that as man is bound to be grateful to God for the good things of this life, so he should testify that gratitude by suitable offerings; but having sinned against God, he has forfeited all earthly blessings as well as those that come from heaven; and that Jesus Christ gave himself Ï ÏÎµÏ Î·Î¼Ïν, in our stead and on our account, as the gratitude-offering, ÏÏοÏÏοÏα, which we owed to our MAKER, and, without which a continuance of temporal blessings could not be expected; and also as a sacrifice for sin, Î¸Ï Ïια, without which we could never approach God, and without which we must be punished with an everlasting destruction from the presence of God and the glory of his power. Thus we find that even our temporal blessings come from and by Jesus Christ, as well as all our spiritual and eternal mercies.
For a sweet-smelling savour. — ÎµÎ¹Ï Î¿Ïμην ÎµÏ ÏδιαÏ. The same as is expressed in Genesis 8:21; Leviticus 1:9; Leviticus 3:16: ר×× × ×××× ××××× reiach nichoach laihovah, "a sweet savour unto the Lord;" i.e. an offering of his own prescription, and one with which he was well pleased; and by accepting of which he showed that he accepted the person who offered it. The sweet-smelling savour refers to the burnt-offerings, the fumes of which ascended from the fire in the act of burning; and as such odors are grateful to man, God represents himself as pleased with them, when offered by an upright worshipper according to his own appointment.
