Not as unwise, but as wise. Explanatory of carefully.
16. Redeeming the time (éEayopafopuevor tov Katpov). See on Col. iv. 5.
17. Understanding (cumévres). See on prudent, Matt. xi. 25; foolish, Rom. iii. 21.
18. Be not drunk (4% wedvonerIe). See on John ii. 10. Wherein. In drunkenness, not in wine.
Excess (acwrtia). Reyv., riot. Lit., wnsavingness. See on riotous living, Luke xv. 13.
19. Speaking to yourselves (Aadodvres EavTois). Rev., one to another. The A. V. is literally correct, but is open to the misinterpretation each one communing with himself. The meaning is as in Col. iii. 13, and Rev. is better.
Psalms. See on 1 Cor. xiv. 15. Hymns—spiritual songs. See on Col. iii. 16.
22. Your own (iéous). The peculiar personal relationship is emphasized as the ground of the duty.
23. He is the saviour of the body. In this particular the comparison between the husband as the head of the wife, and Christ as the head of the Church, does not hold. Hence Rev., properly, renders for and He 1s, being Himself ; Himself sepa- rating the clause from what was previously said. The com- parison lies in the fact of headship alone. The husband’s love and protection cannot be called salvation, in which respect Christ’s headship is peculiar to Himself.
24. Therefore (adda). Rev., correctly, but. Offsetting the relation of saviour. The comparison does not hold in respect of salvation, but it does hold in respect of subjection.
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26 Sanctify and cleanse (ayidon xaJapicas). Rev., might sanct:y, having cleansed. The Rev. brings out the proper succession of sanctification as a consequence of cleansing : might sanctify after having cleansed.
With the washing of water (7 Aovtp@ Tod vdaTos). Aov- tpov washing is properly laver. Note the article, he laver, as something well known. There is no satisfactory evidence for the meaning washing. The allusion is to baptism. Some find a reference to the bride’s bath before marriage.
By the word (év pyuare). Rev., correctly, with the word. To be connected with having cleansed it by the laver of water : not with might sanctify, nor with the laver of water alone, as a descriptive epithet. Weth the word describes that which ac- companies the rite and which is the peculiar element of bap- tismal purification. Compare John xv. 3. Augustine says:
“Take away the word, and what is the water but water ?”
27. He might present it to Himself (apactncy avtos éavto). Asa bride. Compare 2 Cor. xi. 2. Notice the two pronouns in conjunction, He, to Himself. Christ Himself pre- sents the bride.
Spot (c7riAov). Only here and 2 Pet. ii. 138. The kindred verb omvddw to defile, occurs Jas. ili. 6; Jude 28.
Wrinkle (guvrtda). Only here in the New Testament.
28. So. As Christ loved the Church.
As their own bodies (#s). As being: since they are.
29. Flesh. Instead of body, with reference to Gen. ii. 23.
Cherisheth (3aA7es). Only here and 1 Thess. ii. 7. Orig- inally, to warm.
30. Omit of Its flesh and of His bones.
31. Shall be joined (apockoAAnIjoerar). Only here and Mark x. 7%. See on Luke xv. 15. The compound verb denotes most intimate union.
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Shall be one flesh (écovras eis cdpxa plav). The A. V. overlooks the force of eis unto. Lit., shall be unto one. flesh.
Rev., shall become.
32. A great mystery. Great is predicative, not attribu- tive. Rev., correctly, this mystery is great. The reference in this mystery is to the preceding statement of the conjugal rela- tion of the Church with Christ, typified by the human marriage relation.
Concerning Christ and the Church. Rev., in regard of (eis). Not calling your attention to the mere human relation- ship, but to the mysterious relation between Christ and His Church, of which that is a mere semblance.