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Ephesians 5:2

Ephesians 5:2
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And walk in love,.... To God; to which the saints are obliged, not only by the law of God, which requires it, but by the goodness of God, and the discoveries of his love to them; and which shows…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And 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 Joh 13:34. As Christ also hath loved us - We are to…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ephesians 5:1-2

Here we have the exhortation to mutual love, or to Christian charity. The apostle had been insisting on this in the former chapter, and particularly in the last verses of it, to which the particle…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

walk On the metaphor, see above on Eph 2:2. It is just in the stepsof actual life that Divine grace is to shew itself, if it is indeed present.

as Christ also "Also," as an Exemplar additional to the…