As Christ is king, and yet men are kings also; so Christ is head of the Church, and yet man may be head thereof also. Jesus Christ is bishop and pastor of our souls; (Hebrews iii.) but is that a reason why there should be no other bishop and pastor of our souls?
Notes as to the style or expressions of St. Paul, in this chapter.
Verse 22. _AND HATH PUT ALL_ THINGS _UNDER HIS FEET_] All beings and things are subject to him, whether they be _thrones, dominions,_ _principalities_, or _powers_, 1 Corinthians 1:16; 2 Corinthians...
AND HATH PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET - See the notes at 1 Corinthians 15:27. AND GAVE HIM TO BE THE HEAD OVER ALL THINGS - Appointed him to be the supreme ruler. TO THE CHURCH - With reference to t...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE MASTERWORK OF GOD (1-3) 1. The Godhead at Work CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Ephesians 1:1)_ 2. The great doxology (Ephesians 1:3) 3. The work of the Father ...
A PARAGRAPH OF PRAYER. The writer, who has been informed (by letter?) of the Christian faith and love of his correspondents, reciprocates their thanksgiving and prayers (Ephesians 1:15 f.); he beseech...
THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
It is because I have heard of your faith in Jesus Christ, and your love to all God's consecrated people, that I never cease to give thanks for you, as I remember you in my prayers. It is the aim of my...
HATH. Omit. PUT, &C. Compare 1 Corinthians 15:27. UNDER. App-104. THE. Omit. OVER. App-104. CHURCH. App-186. Here, the "church" of the Mystery. In these verses: note the sevenfold (App-10) Headshi...
_and hath put_ Lit. AND DID PUT; at the great act of Enthronement after Resurrection. Cp. 1 Corinthians 15:27 &c., where we have explicit reference to Psalms 110:1, and in a way which suggests here th...
Prayer, that the Saints may fully realize their Divine privileges and prospects in Christ 15. _Wherefore_, &c.. The Apostle now passes from the adoring view of Divine Redemption to prayer that its tre...
ΚΑῚ ΠΆΝΤΑ ὙΠΈΤΑΞΕΝ ὙΠῸ ΤΟῪΣ ΠΌΔΑΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂. The phrase is taken from Psalms 8:7, where it describes man’s place in creation (cf. Genesis 1:27-30). The relation between the exaltation of Jesus and the u...
Ephesians 1:15 to Ephesians 2:10. THANKSGIVING PASSING INTO PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL INSIGHT This section corresponds to the section of thanksgiving which in all St Paul’s Epistles except Gal., 1 Tim. and...
ΎΠΈΤΑΞΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΎΠΟΤΆΣΣΩ (G5293) подчинять, ΠΌΔΑΣ _асс. от_ ΠΟΎΣ (G4228) нога. Это знак полного подчинения, ΕΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G3708) давать. Гл. сопровождается косвенны...
DISCOURSE: 2096 CHRIST THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH Ephesians 1:20. He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, a...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 1:15-23) B. Paul's prayer for his readers-' enlightenment. Ephesians 1:15-23. 1. Basis of the prayer. Ephesians 1:15. a. The
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, PUT ALL THINGS UNDER, [ hupetaxen (G5293)] - 'put in subjection under' (Genesis 1:28; Psalms 8:6;...
1 The title "Christ Jesus" is the token of His exaltation; "Jesus Christ" refers us to His humiliation. "Christ Jesus" is used by Paul, especially in his later ministries. The words "in Ephesus" seem...
1:22 feet, (b-8) See Psalms 8:6 ....
THANKSGIVING FOR BLESSINGS AND PRAYER FOR WISDOM 1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled with St. Paul...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ ABOUT THIS LETTER The *apostle Paul wrote this letter when he was in a prison in Rome. He wrote it to people i...
AND HATH PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET. — See 1 Corinthians 15:25, where St. Paul deals with the quotation from Psalms 8:6, in application to our Lord’s Mediatorial kingdom. In this passage these word...
[1. Introduction to the Epistle (Ephesians 1:1). (1) SALUTATION (Ephesians 1:1). (2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR — (_a_) _The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the predestinating...
CHAPTER 6 THE DOCTRINE. WHAT GOD WROUGHT IN THE CHRIST Ephesians 1:20 The division that we make at Ephesians 1:20, marking off at this point the commencement of the Doctrine of the epistle, may appe...
SECOND SECTION OF THE EPISTLE: in which the writer expresses his own feelings and desires towards the Ephesians, and in doing so leads them to the highest conception both of Christ's own supremacy and...
καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ : _and He put all things under His feet_. The ὑπέταξεν is coordinate with the previous ἐνήργησε. These two things God did: He wrought His mighty power in raisin...
WHAT THE HEART MAY RECEIVE Ephesians 1:15 It is well to go over the successive links of this golden chain when we are in our secret chamber, appropriating them one by one and asking whether we have r...
The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." Th...
God's Greatness To show God's ability to accomplish his purpose, Paul uses six different Greek words in describing his power. The word "exceeding" and "greatness" come from the original huperbalo and...
(21) And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the (b) head over all [things] to the church, (21) So that we should not think that the excellent glory of Christ is a thing with wh...
(15) В¶ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (16) Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
_THE CHURCH_ ‘And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the Church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.’ Ephesians 1:22 This...
The Chosen I. INTRODUCTION A. A Little History! 1. Written approx. 61 AD by the Apostle Paul during his Roman imprisonment. 2. There are several indications that this was a "circular" letter writt...
22._And gave him to be the head. _He was made the head of the Church, on the condition that he should have the administration of all things. The apostle shews that it was not a mere honorary title, bu...
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ, having chosen us in Him. Chapter 1 unfolds (Ephesians 1:4-7) these blessings,...
AND HATH PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS FEET,.... These words are taken out of Psalms 8:6. 1 Corinthians 15:27. AND GAVE HIM TO BE THE HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH; the Vulgate Latin version reads,...
Eph. 1:22, 23. "And gave him to be head over all things to the church which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all." By _fullness_, according to the apostle's use of the phrase, is s...
_And hath put_ Greek, υπεταξεν, _hath subjected; all things under his feet_ This is said in allusion to Psalms 110:1, _Till I make thine enemies thy footstool._ The psalm is a prophecy, not only of Ch...
HEAD OVER ALL THINGS; all things in the creation. TO THE CHURCH; for its good....
SALUTATION (vs.1-2) As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by the will of God." Nothing of his own or of any...
CHAPTER 1 The author of this letter is ___________. He is an apostle. The word apostle means ____________________. He states that he is not an apostle by his own choice. He is an apostle by the will o...
“AND HE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET, AND GAVE HIM TO BE HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH” “He put”: The Father. “ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET”: Psalms 110:1. Only the Fath...
15-23 God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer. Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we...
ALL THINGS; either all his enemies, as PSALMS 110:1, all except the church, which is said to be his body; or all things more generally, of which he spake before, angels and men; all are made subject t...
Ephesians 1:22 And G2532 put G5293 (G5656) all G3956 under G5259 His G846 feet G4228 and G2532 gave...
‘And he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness (pleroma) of him who fills all in all.' ‘He put all things i...
I. THE CHURCH CHOSEN IN CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE BODY. This chapter is made up of two parts: the _first_ (Ephesians 1:3-14), an ascription of praise for spiritual blessings in Christ; the _second_ (Eph...
2. _Thanksgiving and Supplication for the Church as the Body of Christ, who is the Head._ The Apostle naturally passes from praise to thanksgiving, on behalf of the Church, which as naturally becomes...
Ephesians 1:22. AND HE SUBJECTED ALL THINGS. Here the construction changes, although logically this verse continues the description of the ‘working of the might of His strength' (Ephesians 1:19). The...
HE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION (παντα υπεταξεν). First aorist active indicative of υποτασσω, quoted from Psalms 8:7 as in 1 Corinthians 15:27.GAVE HIM TO BE HEAD (αυτον εδωκεν κεφαλην).GAVE (εδ...
Ephesians 1:19 I. The Apostle desires that the Ephesian Christians may know what is "the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe." I can easily imagine that a person who has been wont t...
Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,_ He was not made an apostle by man, neither did he take the office upon himself, but he was made an apostle by the will of God. E...
Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
CONTENTS: Believer's position in grace. The prayer for knowledge and power. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: The believer is vitally united to Jesus Christ by the indwelling S...
Ephesians 1:4. _According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in_ _love._ What words of consolation! The full soul of t...
GOD PUT ALL THINGS. See 1 Corinthians 15:27_. Gave him to the church._ Paul usually means _local congregation_ when he says _church,_ but here he means the universal church which is composed of all th...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:15 Paul’s Prayer of Thanksgiving. This section, like vv. Ephesians 1:3, is a single sentence in the original Greek. Paul prays that th
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:22 PUT ALL THINGS. Paul quotes Psalms 8:6 as being fulfilled by Christ’s authority over all creation and as head over the church....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 1:18. THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED … TO US-WARD WHO BELIEVE.—Three pictures for heaven-illumined eyes: 1. THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING.—Meyer...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION. EPHESIANS 1:1...
Let's turn in our Bibles to Ephesians. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (Ephesians 1:1), Now, if you were writing this epistle, take out the name Paul, and insert your name and the...
1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 15:25; 1 Timothy 3:15; Acts 20:28;...
Put all things in subjection. Compare Colossians 1:15-18; Psalms 8:5-8. Gave Him. Him is emphatic : and Him He gave. Not merely set Him over the Church, but gave Him as a gift. See 2 Corinthians 9:15...
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EPHESIANS Ephesians 1:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are distinct lines of teaching relative to the Holy Spirit in several of Paul's Epistles. The Book of Ephesians has seven outstan...
A PRAYER FOR CONVERTS Ephesians 1:15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I want you to allow me to divide up this prayer for you, so that you may be able to get a bird's-eye view of it all at once. 1. We have two...
And he hath given him to be head over all things to the church — An head both of guidance and government, and likewise of life and influence, to the whole and every member of it. All these stand in th...
St. Paul having spoken of Christ's sovereignty in general, over all created beings, both in heaven and in earth, in the foregoing verses, doth in the words before us declare, that as he is an head of...