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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Ephesians 4 The apostle having in the three former chapters treated of the doctrines of grace, and explained and established them, proceeds in the three following to exhort to the duties of religion; and in this advises to a becoming conversation in general, and to brotherly concord and unity in particular; and dehorts from several vices, and encourages to the contrary virtues....
John Gill
Let him that stole steal no more,.... Stealing, or theft, is a fraudulent taking away of another man's goods, without the knowledge and will of the owner, for the sake of gain; to which evil may be reduced, not making good, or not performing payments, all unjust contracts, detention of wages, unlawful usury, unfaithfulness in anything committed to trust, advising, encouraging, and receiving from...
Matthew Henry
We have gone through the former part of this epistle, which consists of several important doctrinal truths, contained in the three preceding chapters. We enter now on the latter part of it, in which we have the most weighty and serious exhortations that can be given. We may observe that in this, as in most others of Paul's epistles, the former part is doctrinal, and fitted to inform the minds of...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, Honest industry is the cure for dishonesty. Eph_4:28. Working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. What a splendid change from a thief up to one that gives to him that needeth! Now, between them, we should have put, “Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour with his...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: If he has only been a petty pilferer, “Let him that stole steal no more.” He that steals a pin will one day steal an ox if he can. Eph_4:28. But rather let him labour, If he must have something that he does not at present possess, this is the way to get it, not by stealing it, but by labouring for it. Eph_4:28. Working with his hands the thing which is good, that...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour,- For laziness is generally the cause of theft. If a man would work for what he wanted, he would not be tempted to steal it. Paul carries his argument very far, “let him labour,”- Eph_4:28. Working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. What a rise there is here,-from a thief up to a giver...