And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

And you did he quicken (κα υμας). The verb for

did he quicken does not occur till verse 5 and then with ημ…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Introduction to Ephesians Chapter 2

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER

This chapter is closely connected in sense with the preceding one and sho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And you hath he quickened.And you also. St. Paul here begins the particular application to the Ephesians, the m…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

What a great change, then, has taken place in the people of God!

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“As for you” resumes the second person of 1:13, 15–18 and anticipates v.11 (“you who are Gentiles by birth”). However, as v.3 makes clear, the Jews…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And you who were dead. This is an ἐπεξεργασία of the former statements, that is, an exposition accompanied by an illustration. To impress …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And you has he quickened
The design of the apostle in this and some following verses, is to show the exceeding sinfu…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Sin is the death of the soul. A man dead in trespa es and sins has no desire for spiritual pleasures. When we look upon a corpse, it evokes an awfu…

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