Ephesians 2:2

Williams

Ephesians 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

In time

Walked according

The prince

Of the air

Revelation 16:17

The spirit

General references

Colossians 3:7

Bible References

In time

once lived while gratifying the cravings of our lower nature, as we continued to carry out the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were exposed to God's wrath, as the rest of mankind.

to lay aside, with your former way of living, your old self which is on the way to destruction in accordance with its deceptive impulses;

At last the city recorder quieted the mob and said: "Men of Ephesus, who in the world does not know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image that fell down from heaven?

And these are just the characters some of you used to be. But now you have washed yourselves clean, you have been consecrated, you are now in right standing with God, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.

So you, who were once estranged from Him, and hostile in disposition as shown by your wrongdoings, He has now reconciled

You too used to practice these sins, when you used to live that sort of life.

For the time that is past is enough for you to have accomplished what the heathen like to do, leading lives that are steeped in sensuality, lustful desires, drunkenness, carousing, revelry, dissipation, and idolatry that leads to lawlessness,

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

Walked according

And his master praised the dishonest manager, because he acted with shrewd business sense, for the men of the world act with more business sense toward their fellows than the men who enjoy spiritual light.

It is impossible for the world to hate you; it is I whom it hates, because I continue to testify that its works are wicked.

He continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this present world; I do not belong to this present world.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what is its own. But it is because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, that the world hates you.

Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.

not that you are to stop all dealings with sexually immoral people of this world, any more than with its greedy graspers, or its idolaters, for then you would have to get clear out of the world.

who gave Himself for our sins, to save us from the present wicked world in accordance with the will of our God and Father;

for Demas has forsaken me because he loved the present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia;

Such a man, indeed, a person with two minds,

You faithless wives! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend to the world puts himself down as an enemy to God.

Stop loving the world, or the things that are in the world. If anyone persists in loving the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,

for every child of God continues to conquer the world. Our faith is the victory that has conquered the world.

The prince

For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.

You sprang from the devil, your real father, and you want to practice your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the very start, and he does not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks out of his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

This world is now in process of judgment; the prince of this world is now to be expelled.

"I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in common with me,

about judgment, because the evil ruler of this world has been condemned.

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

So the huge dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

All the inhabitants of the earth whose names, from the foundation of the world, have not been written in the slaughtered Lamb's book of life, will worship him.

He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Of the air

Then the seventh angel emptied his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary from the throne, saying, "It is done."

The spirit

"Whenever the foul spirit goes out of a man, it wanders about in deserts in search of rest, but cannot find it.

When a strong man well armed keeps guard over his dwelling, his property is secure.

So the high priests and the scribes continued to seek how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

So Jesus, while supper was on -- although He knew that the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him --

And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan so completely possessed your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourselves a part of the money received for the land?

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

Whoever practices sin belongs to the devil, because the devil has practiced sin from the beginning. This is why the Son of God appeared, to undo the devil's works.

You are children of God, dear children, and you have conquered these men, because He who is in our hearts is greater than he who is in the world.

General references

You too used to practice these sins, when you used to live that sort of life.