Ephesians 4:16

4:16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together ¹  through every supporting ligament. ²  As each one does its part, the body grows in love.

Ephesians 4:25

4:25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, ³  for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 5:33

5:33 Nevertheless, ⁴  each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, ⁵  and the wife must ⁶  respect ⁷  her husband.

Ephesians 6:8

6:8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this ⁸  will be rewarded by the Lord.

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¹ tn The Greek participle συμβιβαζόμενον (sumbibazomenon) translated “held together” also has in different contexts, the idea of teaching implied in it.

² tn Grk “joint of supply.”

³ sn A quotation from Zech 8:16.

⁴ tn The translation of πλήν (plhn) is somewhat difficult in this context, though the overall thrust of the argument is clear. It could be an adversative idea such as “but,” “nevertheless,” or “however” (see NIV, NASB, NRSV), or it could simply be intended to round out and bring to conclusion the author’s discussion. In this latter case it could be translated with the use of “now” (so A. T. Lincoln, Ephesians [WBC], 384).

⁵ tn Grk “Nevertheless, you also, one by one, each his own wife so let him love as himself.” This statement is cumbersome and was cleaned up to reflect better English style.

⁶ tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause was taken as imperatival, i.e., “let the wife respect….”

⁷ tn The Greek verb φοβέομαι (fobeomai) here has been translated “respect” and the noun form of the word, i.e., φόβος (fobos), has been translated as “reverence” in 5:21.

⁸ sn The pronoun “this” (τοῦτο, touto) stands first in its clause for emphasis, and stresses the fact that God will reward those, who in seeking him, do good.