Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ephesians 1:23
The fulness of him that filleth all in all — It is hard to say in what sense this can be spoken of the church; but the sense is easy and natural, if we refer it to Christ, who is the fulness of the Father.
The fulness of him that filleth all in all — It is hard to say in what sense this can be spoken of the church; but the sense is easy and natural, if we refer it to Christ, who is the fulness of the Father.
Verse Ephesians 1:23. _WHICH IS HIS BODY_] As he is _head over all_ things, he is _head_ to the _Church_; and this Church is considered as the _body_ of which he is _especially_ the head; and from him...
WHICH IS HIS BODY - This comparison of the church with “a person” or body, of which the Lord Jesus is the head, is not uncommon in the New Testament; compare the notes at 1Co 11:3; 1 Corinthians 12:27...
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...
HIS BODY Compare Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 3:6. FULNESS. See Ephesians 1:10. His members "fill up" the body of Christ, and the body of Christ fills up and completes "the dispensation of the fulness of...
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...
ἭΤΙΣ ἘΣΤῚΝ ΤῸ ΣΩ͂ΜΑ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂, Ephesians 4:16; Colossians 1:18. This figure is used of the single local Ecclesia, 1 Corinthians 12:12; R
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...
ΠΛΗΡΟΥΜΈΝΟΥ _praes. med._/pass. _part. от_ ΠΛΗΡΌΩ (G4137) наполнять. Part, может быть _pass._ (Robinson) или _med._: "тот, кто наполняет для себя" (George Howard, "The Head-Body Metaphors of Ephesians...
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...
FULNESS— _Fulness_ is here taken in a passive sense, for "a thing to be filled or completed;" as appears by the following words,—_of him that filleth all in all._ That is, "It is Christ the head, who...
_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
The Church completes Christ...
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. WHICH IS, [ heetis (G3748)] - inasmuch as she is. HIS BODY - His mystical body. Not merely figurative. He is really, though spiritua...
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...
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...
THE FULNESS OF HIM THAT FILLETH ALL IN ALL. — The word _pleroma, “_fulness,” is used in a definite and almost technical sense in the Epistles of the Captivity, and especially in the Epistle to the Col...
[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...
ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ : _which is His body_. The ἥτις (not ἥ) introduces a profound statement, the interpretation of which is much contested. It is supplementary to the preceding, and further defin...
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...
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...
Which is his body, the (c) fulness of him that filleth all in all. (c) For the love of Christ is so great towards the Church, that even though he fully satisfies all with all things, yet he considers...
_Who is filled all in all. [5] In the Latin the words have a passive signification, is filled; in the Greek may be signified, who filleth all in all. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Qui omnia in omnibus adi...
(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...
REFLECTIONS My soul! look up for grace, as Paul did, to bless God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for the wonders of divine love, as set forth in this precious Chapter from whence flow all...
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...
23._The fullness of him that filleth all in all. _This is the highest honor of the Church, that, until He is united to us, the Son of God reckons himself in some measure imperfect. What consolation is...
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,...
WHICH IS HIS BODY,.... That is, which church is the body of Christ; as an human body is but one, consisting of various members, united to each other, and set in an exact proportion and symmetry, and i...
And hath put all _things_ under his feet, and gave him _to be_ the head over all _things_ to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Ver. 23. _The fulness of hi...
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...
Eph. 1:23. "The fullness of him that filleth all in all." The church is not only represented as Christ's _ornament_, but God's people are often spoken of in the Old Testament as God's _portion_ and _i...
_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...
WHICH IS HIS BODY; compare John 15:1-7. THE FULNESS; Christ's body the church is called his fulness, as being throughout filled with his gifts and graces. THAT FILLETH ALL IN ALL; or who filleth all...
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...
“WHICH IS HIS BODY, THE FULNESS OF HIM THAT FILLETH ALL IN ALL” “Which is”: The church just mentioned is the body of Christ. “HIS BODY”: The church and the body of Christ are the same relationship. Si...
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...
WHICH IS HIS BODY; i.e. a mystical one, whereof every member is influenced by the Spirit of Christ the Head, as in the natural body the members are influenced by spirits derived from the natural head....
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V does He reconcile to the Creator, against whom we had committed offence-worshipping the creature to the prejudice of the Creator. As, however, he says elsewhere,[884...
Ephesians 1:23 which G3748 is G2076 (G5748) His G846 body G4983 fullness G4138 fills G4137 (G5734) all...
‘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...
Ephesians 1:23. WHICH. ‘Which indeed,' or, ‘by which I mean;' explaining the word ‘church.' IS HIS BODY. The thought occurs repeatedly in Paul's writings; see references. The relation of Christians t...
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...
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...
WHICH (ητις). "Which in fact is," explanatory use of ητις rather than η.THE FULNESS OF HIM THAT FILLETH ALL IN ALL (το πληρωμα του τα παντα εν πασιν πληρουμενου). This is probably the correct tran...
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, 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,_ 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...
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...
THE COMPLETION. The church _completes_ Christ in the sense that the church is the visible declaration that Christ is Lord!!! Paul stresses the close connection between Christ and his Church!!! See not...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:23 Christ has so identified himself with his church that it is called his BODY—in much the same way that husband and wife are “one flesh” (Genesi
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
_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 12:12; 1 Corinthians 12:6; 1 Corinthians 15:28; Colossians 1:18;...
Which is His body [η τ ι ς]. The double relative is explanatory, seeing it is : by which I mean. Body, a living organism of which He is the head. See on Colossians 1:18. The fullness. See on John 1:16...
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...