Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Translate, "To the end that"; the aim of the bestowal of gifts stated negatively, as in Ephesians 4:13 it is stated positively.
tossed to and fro--inwardly, even without wind; like billows of the sea. So the Greek. Compare James 1:6.
carried about--with every wind from without.
doctrine--"teaching." The various teachings are the "winds" which keep them tossed on a sea of doubts (Hebrews 13:9; compare Matthew 11:7).
by--Greek, "in"; expressing "the evil atmosphere in which the varying currents of doctrine exert their force" [ELLICOTT].
sleight--literally, "dice playing." The player frames his throws of the dice so that the numbers may turn up which best suit his purpose.
of men--contrasted with Christ (Ephesians 4:13).
and--Greek, "in."
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive--Translate as Greek, "craftiness tending to the methodized system of deceit" ("the schemes of error") [ALFORD]. BENGEL takes "deceit," or "error," to stand for "the parent of error," Satan (compare Ephesians 6:11); referring to his concealed mode of acting.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Song of Solomon 7:1
Isaiah 46:8
1 Corinthians 14:20
Ephesians 4:12
Ephesians 4:13
Ephesians 4:15
Ephesians 4:17
1 Thessalonians 2:3
2 Thessalonians 2:2
Hebrews 13:9
James 1:6
Jude 1:12
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