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EPHESIANS 1:18 @u`mw/n# {C}
Because of the weight of Greek and versional witnesses that support
u`mw/n, the Committee decided that the word should be included in the
text, but, in view of its absence...
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Verse 18. _THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED_] The
_understanding_ is that _power_ or _faculty_ in the soul by which
_knowledge_ or _information_ is _received_, and the recipient power...
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THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED - The construction
here in the Greek is, probably, “that he may give you (δώη
dōē, Ephesians 1:17) the Spirit of wisdom, etc. - eyes of the
understa...
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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 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...
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
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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...
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UNDERSTANDING. mind. Compare Matthew 22:37. &c. Greek. _dianoia,_ but
the texts read _kardia,_ heart.
BEING. having been.
THAT. Greek. _eis_. See Ephesians 1:12.
KNOW. App-132.
THE HOPE OF HIS CALL...
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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...
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_The eyes_, &c. The Gr. grammar here is free, and difficult to
analyse. We may explain it either, "[that He may grant you to be]
enlightened in your eyes," or, "[grant] your eyes enlightenment." But
t...
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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...
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ΠΕΦΩΤΙΣΜΈΝΟΥΣ. Agreeing with ὑμῖν by a not uncommon
irregularity, cf. Acts 15:22. The condition out of which they have
been delivered is regarded as ‘darkness,’ cf. Ephesians 5:8;
Ephesians 4:18 : cf....
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DISCOURSE: 2095
THE SPIRIT’S INFLUENCES AS A SPIRIT OF WISDOM
Ephesians 1:15. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the
Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks fo...
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THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED;— _And would give
you to have the eyes of your understanding enlightened:_ Doddridge,
more agreeable to the original....
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_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
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of
his inheritance in the saints,
Result of the gift of the Spir...
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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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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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[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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THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING. — The true reading is _of your
heart,_ for which the words “of your understanding” have been
substituted, so as to yield a simpler and easier expression. The heart
is s...
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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 5
FOR THE EYES OF THE HEART
Ephesians 1:15
"BECAUSE of this": because you have heard the glad tidings, and
believing it have been sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13).
"I too": I you...
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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...
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πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς
διανοίας ὑμῶν : _the eyes of your understanding_ (heart)
_being enlightened_. For the διανοίας of the TR, which is very
poorly attested, καρδίας is to be read (with LT...
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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...
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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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A Prayer For Further Understanding
The prayer Paul started in the previous two verses is continued in
1:17. Lipscomb notes God is often referred to as the God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3:6;...
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
what is the (y) hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints,
(y) What blessings they are...
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(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...
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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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18._The eyes of your understanding being enlightened. The eyes of your
heart _is the rendering of the Vulgate, which is supported by some
Greek manuscripts. The difference is immaterial, for the Hebre...
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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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THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED,.... By the Spirit of
God already, to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin; the insufficiency
of their own righteousness; the beauty, glory, fulness, an...
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of
his inheritance in the saints,
Ver. 18. _The glory of his inher...
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_The eyes of your understanding being enlightened_ That is, I pray
that God would do this for you by the discoveries of his gospel, and
the operation of his grace. Observe, reader, it is by the eyes o...
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THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING; the hope which he has called you to enjoy.
OF HIS INHERITANCE; the inheritance which he gives.
IN THE SAINTS; or, among the saints. These words are added to define
the perso...
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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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“HAVING THE EYES OF YOUR HEART ENLIGHTENED, THAT YE MAY KNOW WHAT IS
THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING, WHAT ARE THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF HIS
INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS”
“Having”: “That your minds may be so en...
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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...
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THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED, viz. by that SPIRIT
OF REVELATION: and so this clause explains the former. What the eye is
to the body, that the understanding is to the soul. He pray...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
He likewise will grant "the enlightenment of the eyes of the
understanding,"[770]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
In His gift, too, are "the riches (of the glory...
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Ephesians 1:18 eyes G3788 your G5216 understanding G1271 enlightened
G5461 (G5772) that G1519 you G5209 know G1492
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‘That you may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches
of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what the exceeding
greatness of his power towards us who believe.'
The first thin...
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‘That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
having the eyes of your heart enlightened.'
He prays to ‘the God...
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Ephesians 1:18. HAVING THE EYES OF YOUR HEART ENLIGHTENED. The correct
reading substitutes ‘heart' for ‘understanding.' The construction
of the original is peculiar, and has been variously explained....
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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...
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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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HAVING THE EYES OF YOUR HEART ENLIGHTENED
(πεφωτισμενους τους οφθαλμους της
καρδιας υμων). A beautiful figure, the heart regarded as
having eyes looking out toward Christ. But the grammar is difficu...
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Ephesians 1:18
Spiritual Enlightenment.
I. "What is the hope of His calling." This phrase should surely be
taken in its simplest sense: "That ye may know the hopefulness of
God's calling; what hope t...
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Ephesians 1:18
God's Hope in His Children.
The Apostle speaks of the hope of God in His children as of the hope
of a Father; and what such a hope may include let us now proceed to
inquire.
I. Foremo...
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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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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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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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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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TO SEE HIS LIGHT. We cooperate with God in our salvation, and as we
reach out to him through faith, he also reaches out to us. As we make
ourselves receptive to his truth, he opens our minds. It is a...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:18 Paul prays that believers will
understand the blessings that are theirs in Christ: (1) their future
HOPE; (2) God’s INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS; and (3) their “power”
in...
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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
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 1:15.—St. Paul is always ready to give a prompt
acknowledgment of all that is best in his readers and to pray for
something better. CEASE NOT TO GIVE THANKS...
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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 John 3:1; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 2
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened [π ε φ ω τ ι σ
μ ε ν ο υ ς τ ο υ ς ο φ θ α λ μ ο υ ς τ η ς κ
α ρ δ ι α ς υ μ ω ν]. Rev., eyes of your heart. Lit., being
enlightened as to the eyes of...
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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...
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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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The eyes of your understanding — It is with these alone that we
discern the things of God. Being first opened, and then enlightened
— — By his Spirit. That ye may know what is the hope of his
calling...
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Our apostle proceeds in this verse, and to the end of the chapter, in.
very affectionate and fervent prayer, on the behalf of the Ephesians;
namely, that the blessed Spirit of God, the author of all d...