Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Ephesians 1:18
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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....
ΠΕΦΩΤΙΣΜΈΝΟΥΣ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΦΩΤΊΖΩ (G5461) освещать, просвещать, давать свет. Это слово использовалось для обозначения языческих ритуалов посвящения, а также в Септ, по отношению к наставниче...
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...
_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 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...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
(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 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
Ephesians 1:18 eyes G3788 your G5216 understanding G1271 enlightened G5461 (G5772) that G1519 you G5209 know G1492
‘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...
‘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...
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 1:18. 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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 1:18 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...
_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...
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 John 3:1; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 2
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...
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...
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...
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...