Ephesians 6:24
in Ephesians 6Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
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ASV
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with a love incorruptible.
KJV
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.
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This verse in Ephesians 6
Commentary
14 notes on this verseHere he separated peace from grace, setting each apart, although everywhere he joined them together. "In incorruption" (that is, unchangeably), meaning in purity, or those who love Christ not in wealth and glory, but in incorruptible goods, that is, for the sake of the incorruptible; …
This site's exposition
Tychicus, a beloved brother
on Ephesians 6:21-24
Tychicus of Asia (Acts 20:4) carries the letter and the news Paul leaves off the page, the same courier Colossians names in nearly the same words, one of the links binding the prison letters together. The benediction gives peace, love with faith, and grace to all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, where the last phrase is en aphtharsia, in incorruption, love for Christ of the undying kind. The letter that began in the heavenly places ends with grace on everyone who loves the Lord.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
A commentator
Theodoret of CyrusInterpretation of the Epistle to the Ephesians 6.24 · Written before 458.
proposed
Grace is not simply bestowed indiscriminately upon all but on those who love the Lord and especially upon those who, as well as loving, keep his life-giving laws. Let us keep them also. By keeping them our love for him will be confirmed.
"Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in uncorruptness." Why does he separate the two here, placing "peace" by itself, and "grace" by itself? "In uncorruptness," he concludes. What is this, "in uncorruptness"? It either means, "in purity"; or else, "for the sake of those things which are incorruptible," as, for example, not in riches, nor in glory, but in those treasures which are incorruptible. The "in" means, "through." "Through uncorruptness," that is, "through virtue." Because all sin is corruption. And in the same way as we say a virgin is corrupted, so also do we speak of the soul. Hence Paul says, "Lest by any means your minds should be corrupted." (2 Cor. xi. 3.) And again elsewhere, he says, "In doctrine, showing uncorruptness." For what, tell me, is corruption of the body? Is it not the dissolution of the whole frame, and of its union? This then is what takes place also in the soul when sin enters. The beauty of the soul is temperance, and righteousness; the health of the soul is courage, and prudence; for the base man is hideous in our eyes, so is the covetous, so is the man who gives himself up to evil practices, and so the coward and unmanly man is sick, and the foolish man is out of health. Now that sins work corruption, is evident from this, that they render men base, and weak, and cause them to be sick and diseased. Nay, and when we say that a virgin is corrupted, we say so, strictly speaking, on this account also, not only because the body is defiled, but because of the transgression. For the mere act is natural; and if in that consisted the "corruption," then were marriage corruption. Hence is it not the act that is corruption, but the sin, for it dishonors and puts her to shame. And again, what would be corruption in the case of a house? Its dissolution. […]
A commentator
Gaius Marius VictorinusEPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 2.6.23-24 · Written before 370.
proposed
He adds "with love undying," or in imperishability. For his prayers are not only for the present life but for the coming one as well, which is contained in the hope and promise of Christ.
A commentator
Theodoret of CyrusInterpretation of the Epistle to the Ephesians 6.24 · Written before 458.
proposed
The letter to the Ephesians was written from Rome by the hand of Tychicus.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Peace and charity contribute greatly toward the preservation of grace; yet, since they always presuppose grace—they could not be had without it—on this account he prays that they receive grace. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in incorruption. Amen.
7 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
In sincerity - Or in incorruption; without corrupting his genuine gospel, without any mixture of corrupt affections. And that with continuance, till grace issue in glory.
It is the undoubted character of all the saints that they love our Lord Jesus Christ. Our love to Christ is not acceptable, unless it be in sincerity: indeed there is no such thing as love to Christ, whatever men may pretend, where there is not sincerity.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Grace be with all them - May the Divine favor, and all the benedictions flowing from it, be with all them who love our Lord Jesus Christ, who has so loved us as to give his life to redeem ours, and to save us unto life eternal. In sincerity - Εν αφθαρσια· In incorruptibility. Those who show the genuineness of their love, by walking before him in holiness of life.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Contrast the malediction on all who love Him not (1Co 16:22). in sincerity--Greek, "in incorruption," that is, not as English Version, but "with an immortal (constant) love" [WAHL]. Compare "that which is not corruptible" (1Pe 3:4).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Grace be, ... - note, Rom 16:20. That love our Lord Jesus Christ - see the notes on 1Co 16:22. In sincerity - Margin, “with incorruption.” With a pure heart; without dissembling; without hypocrisy. There could not be a more appropriate close of the Epistle than such a wish; there will be nothing more needful for us when we come to the close of life than the consciousness that we love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. To writer and reader may this be equally the inestimable consolation then! Better, far better then will be the evidence of such sincere love, than all the wealth which toil can gain, all the honors which the world can bestow - than the most splendid mansion, or the widest fame. The subscription to this Epistle, like those affixed to the other epistles, is of no authority, but in this instance there is every reason to believe that it is correct. Compare notes at the end of the Epistle to the Romans and 1 Corinthians.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡ | he | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χάρις | charis | Grace | G5485 → | 153 times |
| μετὰ | meta | [be] with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| πάντων | panton | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τῶν | ton | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀγαπώντων | agaponton | loving | G25 → | 143 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κύριον | kurion | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Ἰησοῦν | iesoun | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| Χριστὸν | christon | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἀφθαρσίᾳ | aphtharsia | incorruptibility | G861 → |
Ἡ<the>
heG3588 →19766 times
χάριςGrace
charisG5485 →153 times
μετὰ[be] with
metaG3326 →461 times
πάντωνall
pantonG3956 →1235 times
τῶνthose
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀγαπώντωνloving
agapontonG25 →143 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
κύριονLord
kurionG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἸησοῦνJesus
iesounG2424 →908 times
ΧριστὸνChrist
christonG5547 →523 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἀφθαρσίᾳincorruptibility
aphtharsiaG861 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 22:37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
it leads to
- Mark 12:29–30
Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
- Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Deuteronomy 6:5
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your…
- Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and…
- Mark 12:29–30
Through
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will…
- Revelation 7:14–17
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
- John 17:15
I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Where this verse is studied
About Ephesians
This page draws on 13 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gaius Marius Victorinus, EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS 2.6.23-24; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Ephesians 24; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, Interpretation of the Epistle to the Ephesians 6.24; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Ephesians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Ephesians.