SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:2
y andad en caridad, como tambin el Cristo nos am, y se entreg a sí mismo por nosotros por ofrenda y sacrificio a Dios en olor suave.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:2
Verse 2. And walk in love] Let every act of life be dictated by love to God and man. As Christ-hath loved us] Laying down your lives for your brethren if necessary; counting nothing too difficult to be done in order to promote their eternal salvation.
Hath given himself for us] Christ hath died in our stead, and become thereby a sacrifice for our sins.
An offering] prosfora? An oblation, an eucharistic offering; the same as hjnm minchah, Lev. ii. 1, &c., which is explained to be an offering made unto the Lord, of fine flour, with oil and frankincense. It means, any offering by which gratitude was expressed for temporal blessings received from the bounty of God.
A sacrifice] qusia? A sin-offering, a victim for sin; the same as jbz zebach, which almost universally means that sacrificial act in which the blood of an animal was poured out as an atonement for sin. These terms may be justly considered as including every kind of sacrifice, offering, and oblation made to God on any account; and both these terms are with propriety used here, because the apostle's design was to represent the sufficiency of the offering made by Christ for the sin of the world. And the passage strongly intimates, that as man is bound to be grateful to God for the good things of this life, so he should testify that gratitude by suitable offerings; but having sinned against God, he has forfeited all earthly blessings as well as those that come from heaven; and that Jesus Christ gave himself uper hmwn, in our stead and on our account, as the gratitude-offering, prosfora, which we owed to our MAKER, and, without which a continuance of temporal blessings could not be expected; and also as a sacrifice for sin, qusia, without which we could never approach God, and without which we must be punished with an everlasting destruction from the presence of God and the glory of his power. Thus we find that even our temporal blessings come from and by Jesus Christ, as well as all our spiritual and eternal mercies.
For a sweet-smelling savour.] eiv osmhn euwdiav? The same as is expressed in Gen. viii. 21; Lev. i. 9; iii. 16: hwhyl jwhyn jyr reiach nichoach laihovah, "a sweet savour unto the Lord;" i.e. an offering of his own prescription, and one with which he was well pleased; and by accepting of which he showed that he accepted the person who offered it.
The sweet-smelling savour refers to the burnt-offerings, the fumes of which ascended from the fire in the act of burning; and as such odours are grateful to man, God represents himself as pleased with them, when offered by an upright worshipper according to his own appointment.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And walk in love , &c.] To God; to which the saints are obliged, not only by the law of God, which requires it, but by the goodness of God, and the discoveries of his love to them; and which shows itself in fearing to offend him, in a conformity to his will, in making his glory the chief end of all actions, and in loving all that belong to him: and also the saints should walk in love to Christ; who is to be loved fervently, constantly, in sincerity, with all the heart, and above all creatures and things; because of the loveliness of his person, the love he bears to them, and the things he has done for them, and the relations he stands in to them; and which is manifested in keeping his commands, in delighting in his presence, and in a concern at his absence: and also they should walk in love to one another, which is chiefly designed; which is Christ's new commandment, and is an evidence of regeneration; and without which a profession of religion is in vain: and to walk in love, is not merely to talk of it, but to exercise it; and to do all that is done for God, and Christ, and the saints, from a principle of love; and to advance, increase, and abound in it, and to go on and continue therein: the example to be copied after, and which carries in it an argument engaging to it is, as Christ also hath loved us ; with a love exceeding great and strong, which is wonderful, inconceivable, and unparalleled; and even as the Father has loved him; with a love that is free and sovereign, unchangeable and everlasting, of which he has given many instances; and a principal one is hereafter mentioned: the as here is a note of similitude, not of equality; for it cannot be thought that the saints should love God, or Christ, or one another, with a love equal to Christ's love to them, but only that theirs should bear some likeness to his: the Alexandrian copy and Ethiopic version, instead of us, read you: and hath given himself for us ; not the world, and the things of it, which are his; not men, nor angels, nor animals, but himself; he gave away his time, service, and strength; his name, fame, and reputation; all the comforts of life, and life itself; his whole human nature, soul and body, and that as in union with his divine person; and that not only for the good of his people, but in their room and stead; not for angels, nor for all men, but for his chosen ones, the church, his sheep, his people, and when they, were sinners; in the following manner, and for the said purpose: an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweet smelling savour ; Christ was both priest and sacrifice; he offered up himself a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of his people, to expiate them, and make reconciliation and satisfaction for them; and this he offered up to God, against whom they had sinned, and whose justice must be satisfied, who called him to this work, and engaged him in it; and which was well pleasing to him, he smelled a sweet savour of rest in it, it being an unblemished sacrifice, and voluntarily offered up; and was complete, full, and adequate to the demands of his justice; by it sin was put away, finished, and made an end of, and his people perfected for ever; (see Genesis 8:20,21).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1, 2 - Because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you, therefore be y followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenl Father. In Christ's sacrifice his love triumphs, and we are to conside it fully.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 περιπατειτε 4043 5720 εν 1722 αγαπη 26 καθως 2531 και 2532 ο 3588 χριστος 5547 ηγαπησεν 25 5656 ημας 2248 και 2532 παρεδωκεν 3860 5656 εαυτον 1438 υπερ 5228 ημων 2257 προσφοραν 4376 και 2532 θυσιαν 2378 τω 3588 θεω 2316 εις 1519 οσμην 3744 ευωδιας 2175
Vincent's NT Word Studies
2. Walk in love. As imitators of God who is love.
Loved us (hmav) The correct reading is uJmav you.
Gave (paredwken). To death Compare Rom. iv. 25, where the same verb was delivered is followed by was raised. See also Rom. viii. 32; Gal. ii. 20.
Offering - sacrifice (prosforan - qusian). Offering, general, including the life as well as the death of Christ: sacrifice, special: on the cross. Properly, a slain offering.
A sweet smelling savor (osmhn euwdiav). Rev., correctly, odor of a sweet smell. See on 2 Cor. ii. 14, 15, 16. The Septuagint, in Lev. i. 9, uses this phrase to render the Hebrew, a savor of quietness. For (eiv) expresses design, that it might become, or result: so that it became.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:2 {An offering and a sacrifice to God} (prosforan kai qusian twi qewi). Accusative in apposition with heauton (himself). Christ's death was an offering to God "in our behalf" (huper hemwn) not an offering to the devil (Anselm), a ransom (lutron) as Christ himself said (#Mt 20:28), Christ's own view of his atoning death. {For an odor of a sweet smell} (eis osmen euwdias). Same words in #Php 4:18 from #Le 4:31 (of the expiatory offering). Paul often presents Christ's death as a propitiation (#Ro 3:25) as in #1Jo 2:2.
