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Verse 19. _THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER_] As the apostle is
here speaking of the glorious state of believers after death, _the
exceeding greatness of his power_, or that power which surpasses...
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AND WHAT IS THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER - On the language
used here, compare the notes at 2 Corinthians 4:17. There is much
emphasis and energy of expression here, as if the apostle were
labo...
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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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EXCEEDING. surpassing. See 2 Corinthians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 9:14.
GREATNESS. Greek. _megethos._ Only here.
POWER. App-172.
BELIEVE. App-150.
ACCORDING TO... ALL IN ALL. Parenthetic (Figure of spee...
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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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_And what is the exceeding greatness_, &c. The Gr. word rendered
"exceeding" is, with its cognates, found, in the N. T., in St Paul's
writings only; a characteristic of the ardour of his style. The
pa...
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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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ΚΑῚ ΤΊ ΤῸ ὙΠΕΡΒΆΛΛΟΝ ΜΈΓΕΘΟΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. For
the realization of this hope and the manifestation of this glory we
need the constant support of a power not our own. This, too, is
supplied with an abundance s...
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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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TO US-WARD— _Us_ here, _you,_ ch. Ephesians 2:1 and _us_ ch.
Ephesians 2:5 plainly signify the same; namely, those who, being
spiritually dead, partook of the energy of that great power which
raised C...
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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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(1:19,20) Paul's letters make it clear that the primary ministry of
the Holy Spirit to believers is to instruct them in the things of God,
in order "that we might know the things that are freely given...
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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power, EXCEEDING -
`surpassing.'
POWER TO US-WARD WHO BELIEVE - the whole working of H...
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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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ACCORDING TO THE WORKING OF HIS MIGHTY POWER. — More correctly (see
margin), _the working of the might of His strength._ The word
“power” is a general word for force, which may be latent, and, in
fact...
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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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καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς
δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ : _and what the exceeding greatness of
his power_. The αὐτοῦ refers again to _God_, and the _power_ of
God is introduced in respect of that surpassing g...
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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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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...
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(19) And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
(19) The excellency of faith is declared by the effects, because the
migh...
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His power. The greatest exertion of the power of God, or that action
by which he shewed his power most, is the resurrection from the dead,
which he exercised in Christ, when he raised him from the tom...
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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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19._According to the working. _Some consider this clause as referring
solely to the word _believe_, which comes immediately before it; but I
rather view it as an additional statement, tending to heigh...
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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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AND WHAT IS THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TO US-WARD WHO
BELIEVE,.... The objects of the divine power here intended, are
believers in Christ; which distinguishes this power from that which
was...
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And what _is_ the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Ver. 19. _And what is the exceeding_] Here is a most emphatic heap of
most div...
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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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TO US - WARD WHO BELIEVE; manifested towards us who believe, not
merely in this life, but also in that to come. The exercise of this
power extends over the whole work of the believer's redemption, fro...
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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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OF HIS MIGHT POWER:
_ Gr._ of the might of his power...
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“AND WHAT THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TO US-WARD WHO
BELIEVE, ACCORDING TO THAT WORKING OF THE STRENGTH OF HIS MIGHT”
“Exceeding greatness”: “How surpassing great” (Gspd). “How
tremendous is...
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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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AND WHAT IS THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TO USWARD WHO
BELIEVE; he means that power of God which is put forth in the whole of
our salvation, from first to last: not that absolute power whereby...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
It was He who "wrought in Christ His mighty power, by raising Him from
the dead, and setting Him at His own right hand, and putting all
things under His feet"[774]...
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Ephesians 1:19 and G2532 what G5101 exceeding G5235 (G5723) greatness
G3174 His G846 power G1411 toward G1519 us
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‘The exceeding greatness of his power towards us who believe,
according to that working of the strength of His might which he
wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and made him to
sit at...
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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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Ephesians 1:19. AND WHAT THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER, etc.
The third object of knowledge is God's _power,_ but as manifested,
both in present redemption and future glorification, not in the l...
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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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THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER
(το υπερβαλλον μεγεθος της δυναμεως
αυτου). Μεγεθος is an old word (from μεγας), but here
only in N.T. Hυπερβαλλον, present active participle of
υπερβαλλω, reapp...
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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...
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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 1:1. _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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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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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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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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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 1:18. 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...
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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 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2
Thessalonians 1:11;...
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Exceeding [υ π ε ρ β α λ λ ο ν]. Compounds with uJper over,
beyond, are characteristic of Paul's intensity of style, and mark the
struggle of language with the immensity of the divine mysteries, and
t...
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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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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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And what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe
— Both in quickening our dead souls, and preserving them in
spiritual life. According to the power which he exerted in Christ,
raisi...
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The next particular which the aposstle prays for, on behalf of the
converted Ephesians, is this, that they might know or sensibly
apprehend, the greatness of that divine power which God had exerted;
f...