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The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917], at sacred-texts.com


Ephesians Chapter 2

Ephesians 2:2

eph 2:2

world

Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (Col 2:20); (Joh 7:7).

(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).

Ephesians 2:5

eph 2:5

dead

Death (spiritual), Summary:

Spiritual death is the state of the natural or unregenerate man as still in his sins. (Eph 2:1) alienated from the life of God (Eph 4:18); (Eph 4:19) and destitute of the Spirit. Prolonged beyond the death of the body, spiritual death is a state of eternal separation from God in conscious suffering. This is called "the second death."; (Rev 2:11); (Rev 20:6); (Rev 20:14); (Rev 21:8).

saved

(See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16).

Ephesians 2:8

eph 2:8

grace

Grace (in salvation). Ephesians 5, 7, 8; (Col 1:6); (Rom 3:24); (Joh 1:17).

(See Scofield) - (Joh 1:17).

saved

See note, (See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16).

Ephesians 2:10

eph 2:10

created

(See Scofield) - (Eph 4:24).

Ephesians 2:12

eph 2:12

world

Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".

(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).

Ephesians 2:15

eph 2:15

new man

Here the "new man" is not the individual believer, but the church, considered as the body of Christ in the sense of (Eph 1:22); (Eph 1:23); (Co1 12:12); (Co1 12:13); (Col 3:10); (Col 3:11).

(See Scofield) - (Heb 12:23).


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