Ephesians 2:3

Wesley

Ephesians 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

We

1 John 1:8

In times

In the

Fulfilling

Romans 8:7

2 Corinthians 7:1

Galatians 5:19

Desires

John 1:13

By

Galatians 2:15

Even

Romans 3:9

1 Corinthians 4:7

General references

1 John 4:19

Bible References

We

What then? Are we better than they? In no wise: for we have before proved all, both Jews and Gentiles, to be under sin.

Know ye not, that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate,

We who are Jews by nature,

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another:

For the time past of your life sufficeth to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, evil desires, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries.

If we say, we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

In times

This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles, in the vanity of your mind:

Yet he left not himself without witness,

The times of ignorance indeed God overlooked; but he now commandeth all men every where to repent.

As then ye were once disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy through their disobedience:

who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth.

In the

concerning your former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt, according to the deceitful desires:

who hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness in the desires of their hearts, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

Therefore let not sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in the desires thereof.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the desires thereof.

I say then, walk by the Spirit, and fulfil not the desire of the flesh.

But they that desire to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? Is it not hence, from your pleasures that war in your members?

As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to your former desires, in your ignorance;

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires,

(for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin) That ye may no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh, to the desire of men, but to the will of God.

For by speaking swelling words of vanity, they allure thro' the desire of the flesh, thro' wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them that live in error.

For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own desires, and their mouth speaketh great swelling things, having mens persons in admiration for advantage.

Fulfilling

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Having therefore, beloved, these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication,

Desires

Who were born, not of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God.

By

For from within, out of the heart of man proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Therefore as by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin, even so death passed upon all men, in that all had sinned.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good, I find not.

We who are Jews by nature,

Even

What then? Are we better than they? In no wise: for we have before proved all, both Jews and Gentiles, to be under sin.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

General references

He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.