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Weapons of War
Multiple commentators highlight that the Greek word for "instruments" (hopla) primarily means "weapons" or "arms." Paul is using a military metaphor: your body parts and mental faculties are weapons in a spiritual war. The core command is to stop using them in the service of sin and instead present them to God as "weapons of righteousness" to be used in His service.
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18th Century
Theologian
Neither yield ye your members. Do not give up, devote, or employ your members, and so on. The word members here refers to the
Neither present (μηδε παριστανετε). Present active imperative in prohibition of παριστανω, late form of παριστημ, to place beside.…
19th Century
Bishop
Instruments.—Rather, as the margin indicates, arms, or weapons which sin is to wield. The same military metaphor…
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19th Century
Preacher
Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in yo…
In this section Paul uses the key word “count” or “reckon” (GK 3357; the same term used so often in ch. 4 in connection with righteousness). Reckon…
16th Century
Theologian
Nor present your members, etc. Once sin has obtained dominion in our soul, all our faculties are continually applied to its servi…
17th Century
Pastor
Neither yield you your members
The apostle more fully explains what he means by obeying sin in the lusts thereof; a …
17th Century
Minister
The strongest motives against sin, and for promoting holiness, are stated here. Having been made free from the reign of sin, alive to God, and poss…