Ephesians 5:6

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Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

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A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian

AD 255

Moreover, too, the apostle, giving good advice, thus exhorts us, saying, "Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of disobedience. Be not partakers with them."

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Clement Of Rome

AD 99

For, if a person be only called a believer in name, whilst he is not such in works, he cannot possibly be a believer. "Let no one "therefore, "lead you astray with the empty words of error."

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Cyprian of Carthage

AD 258

And again he says, "Let no man deceive you with vain words; for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.". Church, that they may be received there where once they were, and may return to Christ from whom they have departed, and not listen to those who deceive them with a fallacious and deadly seduction; since it is written, "Let no man deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience; be not ye therefore partakers with them.". And again he says, "Let no man deceive you with vain words; for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them."

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Gaius Marius Victorinus

AD 400

These people he calls “children of disobedience”; for there are many who make light of the promise of a heavenly kingdom…. They disbelieve; they have no faith. The wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience. Disobedience is epitomized by the devil they serve. Therefore they are said to be his children. .

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

The apostle here puts them in mind of the general judgment, when the angel of God will, on account of their crimes of avarice, fornication fall on the children of unbelief; by which are meant the wicked. He had before assured them that the perpetrators of such crimes would be excluded from the kingdom of heaven; and now he moreover informs them, that the severest punishments will be inflicted on such wicked persons. (Estius)

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Irenaeus of Lyons

AD 202

And again does the apostle say, "Let no man deceive you with vain words; for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of mistrust. Be not ye therefore par-takers with them."

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John Chrysostom

AD 407

There are always people among us who want to diminish the force of words. When Paul clearly says that covetousness is idolatry, they immediately argue that this is an exaggerated saying and in this way compromise all the commandments. It is to these that the blessed Paul is alluding when he writes to the Ephesians, “Be sure of this, that no one who is covetous, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom.” Empty words are words that are for a moment attractive but in no way are proved by deeds. They become a flimsy deceit. .

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John Chrysostom

AD 407

Because of fornication, he means, because of covetousness, because of uncleanness, or both because of these things, and because of the deceit, inasmuch as there are deceivers. Sons of disobedience; he thus calls those who are utterly disobedient, those who disobey Him.

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