Imperative Verbs in Ephesians

Ephesians 2:11 Remember that we were formerly gentiles in the flesh

• Ephesians 4:25 Speak truth to your neighbor

• Ephesians 4:26 Be Angry, Do not sin in your anger, Don’t let the sun go down on your anger

• Ephesians 4:27 Don’t Give the Devil an Opportunity

• Ephesians 4:28 Thieves must stop stealing and must start working (changed behavior)

• Ephesians 4:29 Do not let unwholesome words out of your mouth.

• Ephesians 4:30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit

• Ephesians 4:31 Put away bitterness, wrath and anger

• Ephesians 4:32 Become kind to one another

• Ephesians 5:1 Become like God

• Ephesians 5:2 Walk in love

• Ephesians 5:3 Immorality etc. must not be named among you.

• Ephesians 5:5 You must know that [sinners] have no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ.

• Ephesians 5:6 Don’t let anyone deceive you with empty words.

• Ephesians 5:7 Don’t be partakers with [the deceivers]

• Ephesians 5:8 WALK as children of light!

• Ephesians 5:11 Don’t participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, rather expose them

• Ephesians 5:14 [the OT quote is a command to WAKE]

• Ephesians 5:15 Watch how you walk

• Ephesians 5:17 don’t become fools, understand the will of the Lord.

• Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk… be filled with the Spirit.

• Ephesians 5:25 Husbands LOVE your wives

• Ephesians 5:33 Each husband must love his own wife!

• Ephesians 6:1 You children must obey your parents

• Ephesians 6:2 O.T. quote:”Honor your father and mother”

• Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, don’t provoke your children [to anger], but raise them in godliness

• Ephesians 6:5 obey your masters

• Ephesians 6:9 Masters do the same things!

• Ephesians 6:10 Be strong in the strength of the Lord

• Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God

• Ephesians 6:13 Take up the full armor of God

• Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm

• Ephesians 6:17 Receive the helmet of salvation