Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 5:9
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9. fruit of the Spirit —taken by transcribers from Galatians 5:22 . The true reading is that of the oldest manuscripts, "The fruit of THE LIGHT"; in contrast with "the unfruitful works of darkness" ( Galatians 5:22- : ). This verse is parenthetic. Walk as children of light, that is, in all good works and words, "FOR the fruit of the light is [borne] in [ALFORD; but BENGEL, 'consists in'] all goodness [opposed to 'malice,' Galatians 5:22- : ], righteousness [opposed to 'covetousness,' Galatians 5:22- : ] and truth [opposed to 'lying,' Galatians 5:22- : ]." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
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