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Verse 13. _IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED_] Ye Gentiles, having heard from us
the _word_, τονλογον, the doctrine, _of the truth_, which is
the _Gospel_, or glad tidings, _of your salvation_, have believed, a...
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IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED - This stands in contrast with those who had
“first” embraced the gospel.
HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH - The gospel; called the “word” or message
of truth, the word of God, etc. See...
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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 ...
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A PARAGRAPH OF PRAISE. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual
riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Chris...
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
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This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the
will of God, to God's consecrated people who live in Ephesus and who
are faithful in Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace from Go...
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It was in Christ, in whom our portion in this scheme was also assigned
to us, that it was determined, by the decision of him who controls
everything according to the purpose of his good will, that we,...
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IN WHOM, &C. The Ellipsis (App-6) should be supplied from the subject
of Ephesians 1:11. In (Greek. _en)_ Whom ye were made an inheritance
also; or, allotted as God's own inheritance.
AFTER, &C. = ha...
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_In whom ye also_trusted] Here then (see last note) the thought moves
from the general case of Christians to the particular case of the
Ephesian Christians; "_we_" includes "_you_." The verb "trusted...
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Ascription of Praise, in view of the Election and Redemption of the
Saints
3. _Blessed_be _the God_, &c. The same Benediction occurs (verbatim in
the Greek, nearly so in A. V.), 2 Corinthians 1:3; 1 P...
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13. ἘΝ ὮΙ ΚΑῚ ὙΜΕΙ͂Σ� … ἘΝ ὯΙ ΚΑῚ
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ ἘΣΦΡΑΓΊΣΘΗΤΕ. St Paul marks
three distinct stages by which the Gentiles passed into their assured
position in Christ, hearing, believing, and being seale...
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11–14. The outline of the whole plan is now before us. The details
so far as they affect Christians are filled in (Ephesians 1:11-14),
first as regards Jewish Christians (Ephesians 1:11-12), then as
r...
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Ephesians 1:3-14. AN ASCRIPTION OF BLESSING TO GOD
The Epistle opens with an act of adoration in view of the eternal
purpose of God now made known to men. The stages in the revelation of
that purpose...
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1–14.
The title in its earliest form is simplest: πρὸς
Ἐφεσίους (אABK); with ἄρχεται prefixed (DEFG). The
fuller title (τοῦ ἁγίου� L) Παύλου
ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἐφεσίους occurs in LP....
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ΆΚΟΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191)
слышать,
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100)
верить. Temp. _part._ выражают действие,
одновременное по отношению к
основному гл.: "когда вы...
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DISCOURSE: 2094
THE SEALING OF THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 1:13. _In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our
inheritance, until the red...
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YE WERE SEALED— In Revelation 7:3 mention is made of God _sealing
the foreheads_ of his servants, that they might be known to be his;
alluding to the custom of marking the foreheads of slaves, that th...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 1:1-14)
Greeting; Ephesians 1:1-2.
1.
By Paul. Ephesians 1:1.
2.
To the saints at Ephesus.
3.
To the faithful in Christ Jesus....
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The work of the Holy Spirit, the earnest of our inheritanceTHREE...
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In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
IN WHOM YE ALSO -...
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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...
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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...
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YE ALSO] 'ye Gentiles as well as we Jews.' SEALED WITH] 'received the
Holy Spirit as a pledge that your deliverance should be complete.'...
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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...
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(2 c.) Ephesians 1:11 form the third part of the Introduction,
applying the general truth of election by God’s predestination in
Christ, first to the original believers (the Jews), and then to the
sub...
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[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...
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IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED... IN WHOM ALSO AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE
WERE SEALED. — The insertion of the word “trusted” (suggested by
the word “trusted” in the previous verse) is probably erroneous,
nor...
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CHAPTER 2
THE ETERNAL PURPOSE
Ephesians 1:3
WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory
Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, Ephesians 1:3 is one of
the most sublime...
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CHAPTER 4
THE FINAL REDEMPTION
Ephesians 1:12
WHEN the apostle reaches the "heritage" conferred upon us in Christ
(Ephesians 1:11), he is on the boundary between the present and the
future. Into tha...
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ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς : _in whom ye also_. The reading
ἡμεῖς appears in certain manuscripts of importance ([68] [69]
[70] [71] 3, _e, f, g_, etc.); but the weight of documenttary
authority is greatly on the...
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OUR RICHES IN CHRIST
Ephesians 1:1
This has been called the “Epistle of _In-ness,_ ”because it is so
full of the preposition _in. Saints_ are flesh and blood like
ourselves, and _we_ may be saints. T...
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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...
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(16) In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the (q) word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were (r) sealed with that holy (s) Spirit of promise,
...
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In whom you....were sealed, &c. Having been regenerated in baptism,
you have received the Holy Spirit and the supernatural gifts which he
communicates, by which he has, as it were, impressed upon you...
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(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated
according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the
counsel of his own will: (12) That we should be to the praise of...
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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...
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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...
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13._In whom ye also. _He associates the Ephesians with himself, and
with the rest of those who were the first fruits; for he says that
they, in like manner, trusted in Christ. His object is, to shew t...
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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,...
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IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED,.... The Gentile believers, the Ephesians,
whom the apostle now particularly addresses; and who participated of
the same grace and privileges with the believing Jews; the promi...
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In whom ye also _trusted_, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ver. 13. _After t...
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_In whom ye_, Gentiles, _also trusted_ Believed and hoped for eternal
life; _after ye heard the word of truth_ The word which reveals and
attests most important truth, the _faithful saying_, (1 Timoth...
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YE, ALSO; ye Gentiles also.
SEALED; as belonging to Christ by receiving the gift of the Holy
Spirit....
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IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED, AFTER THAT YE HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH, THE
GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION; IN WHOM ALSO, AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE
WERE SEALED WITH THAT HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE,...
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How the plan of God is carried out in the individual cases is nest
shown by the apostle:...
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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...
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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...
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“IN WHOM YE ALSO, HAVING HEARD THE WORD OF THE TRUTH, THE GOSPEL OF
YOUR SALVATION, IN WHOM, HAVING ALSO BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THE
HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE”
“In whom”: In Christ. “YE ALSO”: Chri...
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9-14 Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to
them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption
and salvation. But these must have been for ever hidden from...
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IN WHOM YE ALSO; here is a defect of the verb in the Greek, which may
be supplied either from EPHESIANS 1:11, which seems to be the
principal verb in the sentence, and then it must be read: _In whom y...
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Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Eighth
And the others also he sent into the tower, those, namely, who had
returned branches that were green and had offshoots but no fruit,
having given them seals.[6]...
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Ephesians 1:13 In G1722 Him G3739 you G5210 also G2532 heard G191
(G5660) word G3056 truth G225 gospel...
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‘In whom you also, (having heard the word of the truth, the gospel
of your salvation), in whom you also, having believed, were sealed
with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is an earnest of our inherita...
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I. _Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ._
Ephesians 1:3-14 form but one sentence, so heaped up in thought and so
involved in construction as to well-nigh baffle all attempts at exact
analysis. Th...
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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...
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YE ALSO
(κα υμεις). Ye Gentiles (now Christians), in contrast to
ημας (we) in Ephesians 1:12.IN WHOM
(εν ω). Repeated third time (once in verse Ephesians 1:11, twice in
Ephesians 1:13), and note ο...
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SEALED
The Holy Spirit is Himself, the seal. In the symbolism of Scripture, a
seal signifies:
(1) A FINISHED TRANSACTION; (Jeremiah 32:9); (Jeremiah 32:10); (John
17:4); ...
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Ephesians 1:11
The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our
Inheritance.
I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit of God to a man was
commonly associated with the mysterio...
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Ephesians 1:13
I. The character of the inheritance. The teaching of the passage is
that heaven is likest the selectest moments of devotion that a
Christian has on earth. If you want to know most reall...
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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...
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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...
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In this chapter, we see what Paul, writing under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, has to say about the possessions and privileges of
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:1. Paul, an apo...
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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...
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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...
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We frequently read this chapter and the whole of this Epistle because
it has been well remarked that the Epistle to the Ephesians is a body
of divinity in miniature. Here all the great doctrines of th...
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The Epistle to the Ephesians is a complete Body of Divinity. In the
first chapter you have the doctrines of the gospel; in the next, you
have the experience of the Christians; and before the Epistle i...
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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...
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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...
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WITH YOU ALSO. "When you heard the Good News, you reached out through
faith to seize Christ and make yourself part of Him!" HIS STAMP OF
OWNERSHIP. The Jew viewed circumcision as God's stamp of owners...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:13 SEALED may mean that the Holy
Spirit protects and preserves Christians until they receive their
inheritance (see Ephesians 4:30;...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:3 In the original Greek, this section
is one long, elegant sentence. Paul shows that the triune God began
and completed reconciliation and redemption of the world for the...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:1 Introduction. Paul greets the
believers in Ephesus (vv. Ephesians 1:1) and offers praise to God (vv....
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 1:3. BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER.—The Hebrew form for
“hallowing the Name” was, “The Holy One, blessed be He.” The
Prayer Book version of Psalm c. gives, “...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2
ADDRESS AND SALUTATION.
EPHESIANS 1:1...
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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...
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1 Peter 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians
6:7;...
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Ye also trusted. Gentile Christians. Trusted, which is not in the
Greek, is unnecessary. The pronoun ye is nominative to were sealed. In
whom. Resuming the in whom at the beginning of the verse, and r...
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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...
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In whom ye — Gentiles. Likewise believed, after ye had heard the
gospel — Which God made the means of your salvation; in whom after
ye had believed — Probably some time after their first believing. Ye...
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Here the apostle recounts the favours and privileges which the
Gentiles, as well as the Jews, upon their believing in Christ were
admitted to the participation of; he assures them, that in and through...