Ephesians 5:30

Nevertheless, let everyone of you in particular,.... The apostle returns to his former subject, and recapitulates the mutual duties of husband and wife, after he had enforced them from the instance…

For we are members of his body - Of the body of Christ; see 1Co 11:3, note; 1Co 12:27, note; Joh 15:1-6, notes, and Eph 1:23, note. The idea here is, that there is a close and intimate union between…

We are members of his body - He has partaken of our nature, as we have partaken of the nature of Adam. And as he is the head of the Church and the Savior of this body; so we, being members of the…

Here the apostle begins his exhortation to the discharge of relative duties. As a general foundation for these duties, he lays down that rule Eph 5:21. There is a mutual submission that Christians owe…

members Limbs; the word used above Eph 4:25; and cp. Rom 12:4-5; 1Co 6:15 (a strict parallel), 1Co 12:27.

of his flesh, and of his bones Three important MSS. (AB א) supported by other but not…