Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Now, therefore--rather, "So then" [ALFORD].
foreigners--rather, "sojourners"; opposed to "members of the household," as "strangers" is to "fellow citizens." Philippians 3:19-20, "conversation," Greek, "citizenship."
but--The oldest manuscripts add, "are."
with the saints--"the commonwealth of (spiritual) Israel" (Ephesians 2:12).
of God--THE FATHER; as JESUS CHRIST appears in Ephesians 2:20, and THE SPIRIT in Ephesians 2:22.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Ecclesiastes 3:5
Song of Solomon 1:17
Song of Solomon 8:9
Song of Solomon 8:10
Isaiah 56:8
Romans 11:22-23
Galatians 6:10
Ephesians 2:11
Ephesians 3:1
Ephesians 3:6
Ephesians 4:5
Ephesians 4:6
Philippians 1:27
Philippians 3:21
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