Ephesians 4:28-30

1599 Geneva Bible

Footnotes

1. Ephesians 4:28 He descendeth from the heart to the hands condemning theft: and because that men which give themselves to this wickedness use to pretend poverty, he showeth that labor is a good remedy against poverty, which God blesseth in such sort that they which labor have always some overplus to help others so far is it from this, that they are constrained to steal other men’s goods.
2. Ephesians 4:28 By laboring in things that are holy, and profitable to his neighbor.
3. Ephesians 4:29 He bridleth the tongue also, teaching us so to temper our talk, that our hearer’s mind be not only not destroyed, but also instructed.
4. Ephesians 4:29 Word for word, rotten.
5. Ephesians 4:29 By grace he meaneth that, whereby men may profit to the going on forward godliness and love.
6. Ephesians 4:30 A general precept against all excess of affections which dwell in the part of the mind, which they call, Angry, and he setteth against them the contrary means. And useth a most vehement preface, how we ought to take heed that we grieve not the holy Spirit of God through our immoderateness and intemperance, who dwelleth in us to this end, to moderate all our affections.