Chiasmus Worksheet for Ephesians 4:26-6:12

A - Connection between anger and the devil

4:26 – (JST): “Can you be _______________ and not sin? Let not the
sun go down on your wrath:

4:27 – Neither give place to the _______________ .

B - Communication: proper and effective means of

communication

4:29 – What is corrupt communication, and what are we counseled to

do with it?

What does it mean to say only things that are edifying?

What words did Paul use to describe “giving someone the benefit of
the doubt” or more than they might seem to deserve?

4:30 – Of all people, why should we be the most concerned about

grieving “the Holy Spirit, whereby we are sealed unto the day of
redemption”?

4:31 – If someone told you not to worry about becoming angry, and
that the Lord does not really expect us to stop being angry, how would
you use this verse to help them understand the Lord’s will?

4:32 – What reason do you have for being kind to someone who might
have hurt or offended you, according to this verse?

Where do you believe it is most important to follow these instructions?

Which people are most affected by the ways in which you
communicate?

C - Proper marriage relations

5:1 – Follow God because you are his _______________

_______________.

5:2 – What kind of offering or sacrifice does the Lord want from us?
5:3-8 – Observe the law of _______________ and put off the dark
influences which you once allowed in your life.

5:9-20 – Give up your old life and give _______________ to God.

D - The importance of developing and maintaining healthy

marriage and family relations (if not married, apply this
analogy to your relationships with other family members
and/or with the Savior)

5:21-22 – Spouses should _______________ themselves to one

another.

C - Proper marriage relations: using Christ's relationship with

the Church as a model

5:23-33 – What does Paul reveal regarding how spouses should love
and submit to one another? How is the Savior’s relationship with the
Church a model for priesthood leadership and love within the home?

B - Communication: how parents ought to interact with

children, avoiding anger

6:1-4 – What does the Lord reveal regarding how children should
respond to their parents?

What does he reveal regarding how parents should respond to their

children?

What are they to avoid doing?

6:11-12 – Put on the whole armor of God, so you can stand against
the tricks or strategy of _______________ because we are not
fighting a war with any living persons, but a highly organized effort (on
both sides of the veil).

Briefly summarize what you believe Paul is seeking to teach the

convert Saints in Ephesus—and us—about anger, about proper
communication, about being converted, and about proper
marriage and parenting relations.