American Standard Version
Ephesians 5:2
2and 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.
Ephesians 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Context of Ephesians 5:2
1Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; 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. 3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; 4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.
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καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 5:2
- Ephesians 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Ephesians 4:2with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
- John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
- Romans 14:16Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- 1 Corinthians 16:14Let all that ye do be done in love.
- Colossians 3:14and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
- 1 Timothy 4:12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 1 Peter 4:8above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
- 1 John 3:11For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
- 1 John 4:20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.
- Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
- Ephesians 3:19and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.
- Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- John 15:12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;
Commentaries on Ephesians 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And 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 - · An oblation, an eucharistic offering; the same as מנחה minchah, Leviticus 2:1, etc., which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And 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 - “As Christ also hath loved us.” We are to evince the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Christ's love is shown especially in his sacrifice for us (compare 5:25; John 15:13; Romans 5:8). Christian love follows Christ's example of sacrificial love (see Philippians 2:5–8). Paul uses Old Testament imagery, where the smell of a burning fragrant sacrificial offering was pleasing to God (see Leviticus 1:9; 2:2; compare Romans 12:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And--in proof that you are so. walk in love--resuming Ep 4:1, "walk worthy of the vocation." as Christ ... loved us--From the love of the Father he passes to the love of the Son, in whom God most endearingly manifests His love to us. given himself for us--Greek, "given Himself up (namely, to death, Ga 2:20) for us," that is, in our behalf: not here vicarious substitution, though that is indirectly implied, "in our stead." The offerer, and the offering…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ephesians 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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