Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Ephesians 3:15
Of whom the whole (e) family in heaven and earth is named,
(e) That entire people, who had but one household Father, and that is the Church which is adopted in Christ.
Of whom the whole (e) family in heaven and earth is named,
(e) That entire people, who had but one household Father, and that is the Church which is adopted in Christ.
Verse 15. _OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY_] _Believers_ in the Lord Jesus Christ on _earth_, the _spirits_ of _just men made perfect_ in a _separate state_, and all the holy _angels_ in heaven, make but _o...
OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY - This expression “of whom,” may refer either to “the Father,” or to the Lord Jesus. Commentators have been divided in opinion in regard to it. Bloomfield, Chandler, Erasmus,...
3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN Chapter S 2:11-3:21 _ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_ 2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13) 3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
THE WRITER'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS. Kneeling, in a very ecstasy of prayer, before the Father who is the source and prototype of all fatherly relationship whether on earth or in heaven, the writer pra...
It is for this cause that I bow my knees in prayer before the Father, of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy, that, according to the wealth of his glory. he may grant to you...
It is for this cause that I bow my knees in prayer before the Father, of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy, that, according to the wealth of his glory, he may grant to you...
PRISON AND PRIVILEGES (Ephesians 3:1-13) To understand the connection of thought in this passage it has to be noted that Ephesians 3:2-13 are one long parenthesis. The for this cause of Ephesians 3:1...
THE WHOLE FAMILY. every (Greek. _pasa)_ family. No article. FAMILY. Greek. _patria._ Only here; Luke 2:4.Acts 3:25. HEAVEN-THE HEAVENS. See Matthew 6:9;...
The main theme resumed: prayer for the Indwelling of Christ 14. _For this cause_ The same phrase as that of Ephesians 3:1. See note there. Here the broken connexion is resumed. The "permanent habitati...
_of whom … is named_ Lit., "_out of Whom_, &c." The _derivation_of the "name" is from His Fatherhood. _the whole family_ Gr., _patria_. It is difficult to preserve in English the point of the Gr. her...
Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*. Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_. Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΠΑΤΡΙᾺ. Lit. ‘every family’ or ‘father’s house’ (a sub-division of a tribe). Cf. Exodus 6:15; Numbers 1:2; Numbers 1:4; Luke 2:4;...
ΠΑΤΡΙΆ (G3965) семья, дети одного отца. Это всегда относится к конкретной группе людей. По поводу значения термина в этом отрывке _см._ Barth; SB, 3:594. ΟΝΟΜΆΖΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. от_ ΟΝΟΜΆΖΩ (G3...
DISCOURSE: 2104 PRAYER THE MEANS OF THE RICHEST BLESSINGS Ephesians 3:14. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,...
OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY— As Christ is the last person mentioned before the words, _of whom,_ it seems reasonable to interpret this clause as referring to him; though others rather choose to understan...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 3:1-19) E. Paul's prayer for our strengthening. Ephesians 3:1-19. 1. Beginning of prayer. Ephesians 3:1. 2. Parenthetical Paul's mini
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, THE WHOLE FAMILY. Middleton, Ellicott, etc., translate, 'every family'-alluding to the several families in heaven and in earth supposed to exi...
__ Summary of the Present Grace 2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of three separate items, all of w...
3:15 family (g-4) There is a distinct connection between the Greek words for Father and family....
'All fatherhood, whether earthly or celestial, derives its name from the Fatherhood of God.'...
REASONS FOR RENEWING THE PRAYER FOR WISDOM 1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in Ephesians 1:15, he begins to speak of himself, and this time he explains his unique interest i...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 3 3:1-13 ~ GOD HAS MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN 3:1-6 ~ GOD MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN TO PAUL V1 For this reason...
OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED. — The original word (_patria_) here rendered “family” is literally derived from the word “father” (_pater_). It has been proposed to render it _f...
CHAPTER 14 PRAYER AND PRAISE. THE COMPREHENSION OF CHRIST Ephesians 3:14 IN Ephesians 3:14 the prayer is resumed which the apostle was about to offer at the beginning of the chapter, when the curren...
ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται : _from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named_. The ἐξ οὗ denotes the _origin_ of the name, the _source_ whence it is derived (_cf._ Ho...
A paragraph containing an earnest prayer for the inward strengthening of the readers, the presence of Christ in them, their enlargement in the knowledge of the love of Christ, and the realisation in t...
THE GREATEST OF ALL DESIRES Ephesians 3:14 The kernel of this prayer is in the clause that Christ may make His home in the believer's heart through faith. The previous petitions lead up to this. Note...
God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact...
An Introduction to Paul's Prayer In 3:14, Paul resumes the approach to God's throne which he had begun in Ephesians 3:1. The things that caused him to bow in prayer are primarily found in chapter 2....
For this cause I pray and bow my knees to the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity (or fatherhood[5]) in heaven an dearth is named. The Greek word oftentimes signifies a fami...
(13) Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. (14) В¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (15) Of whom the whole family...
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...
Equality in Christ I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week, in Chapter 2 of Ephesians we took a look at the Lord's "Never Ending Grace." 1. And although the Apostle Paul was speaking specifically to Gentiles,...
15._Of whom the whole family. _(135) The relative , ἐξ οὗ, _of whom, _may apply equally to the Father and to the Son. Erasmus restricts it entirely to the Father. I do not approve of this; for readers...
The whole of Chapter 3 is a parenthesis unfolding the mystery; and presenting at the same time, in the prayer that concludes it, the second character of God set before us at the beginning of the epist...
OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED. This may refer either to God, the Father of Christ; who is the Father of the whole family in heaven and in earth; not only the Father of Christ,...
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Ver. 15. _Of whom the whole family_] Or, paternity; πατρια, _parentela._ God is the only Father, to speak properly, Matthew 23:9. The Father of...
_Wherefore_ Since by my ministry you have been called to the fellowship of the gospel; _I desire that ye faint not_ Be not discouraged or disheartened; _at my tribulations for_ preaching the gospel to...
OF WHOM; of God as its author and head. THE WHOLE FAMILY; or, as the original implies, every family; namely, every one of the different orders of holy beings in heaven and earth. IS NAMED; bears his...
The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation:...
OF WHOM THE WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED,...
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED (vs.1-13) "For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the unsearchable riches of Chr...
CHAPTER 3 Paul describes himself as: The ____________ of Jesus Christ For the ____________. We are living in the _________________ of the grace of God. A dispensation is a period of _______ given...
“FROM WHOM EVERY FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH IS NAMED”. “From whom”: From the Father. “After whom” _(Vincent p. 382)._ Denoting source and origin. “EVERY FAMILY”: Side reference NASV, “the whole fam...
13-19 The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he himself had to bear. He asks for spiritual blessings, which are t...
OF WHOM; either of God, or rather of Christ, last mentioned. THE WHOLE FAMILY, or kindred, the church of God being his household, EPHESIANS 2:19. IN HEAVEN AND EARTH; all the saints, both which are al...
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V For that in the head the substance is the formative brain from which the entire family is fashioned.[59] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments...
Ephesians 3:15 from G1537 whom G3739 whole G3956 family G3965 in G1722 heaven G3772 and G2532 earth G1909...
PAUL'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS (3:14-21). ‘For this reason -.' Compare Ephesians 3:1 which begins in the same way. Does this mean that this is the continuation that he would have made had he not made a...
‘For this reason I bow my knees to the Father from whom every Fatherhood in Heaven and on earth is named, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened wit...
Ephesians 3:15. FROM WHOM EVERY FAMILY. This is the only grammatical rendering of the phrase, as the great mass of commentators hold. There is a play on words in the original, which Stier attempts to...
_The Apostles Prayer for the Church_, _and the concluding Doxology_. As stated in the last section, the thought begun in Ephesians 3:1 is here resumed, and the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of th...
EVERY FAMILY (πασα πατρια). Old word (πατρα is the usual form) from πατηρ, descent from a common ancestor as a tribe or race. Some take it here as = πατροτης, fatherhood, but that is most unlikely....
Ephesians 3:14 One Family in Heaven and Earth. Of God, the universal Father, the whole family in heaven and earth is named. He is Father to them all. They all feel the comfort of His love. And we may...
Ephesians 3:14 Filled with all the Fulness of God. I. Perhaps it would be well to leave this phrase in its vague sublimity without any attempt to explain it as it stands. It appeals to the imaginatio...
Ephesians 3:15 The ascension of our Lord is little thought of by many who seem to derive much comfort from dwelling on His death and His resurrection. The Ascension, they say, may be a fit subject for...
CONTENTS: Church, a mystery hidden in past ages. Prayer for inner fullness and knowledge. CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: The divine purpose to make of both Jew and Gentile a...
Ephesians 3:1. _Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ._ He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou has...
RECEIVES ITS TRUE NAME. _Johnson_ says "The idea is that The Father is the _Father_ of all the families of his children, whether Jews or Gentiles on earth, or in heaven." _MacKnight_ thinks this inclu...
_Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named._ THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH A FAMILY I. In the first place, let us consider the definition given by the apostle paul of the Christian Church, taken...
_For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named._ A PATTERN OF PRAYER The worldly proverb is, “Every man for himself and...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:14 Paul’s Prayer for Strength and Insight. Paul prays that his readers would be strong in their faith (vv. Ephesians 3:14). He concl
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 3:15. THE WHOLE FAMILY.—R.V. “every family.” The word for “family” is only found in the New Testament in St. Luke 2:4 and Acts 3:25; in one translated “linea...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 3:1 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians. For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1), It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome,...
Acts 11:26; Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 1:10; Ephesians 1:21; Isa
Of whom [ε ξ ο υ]. After whom. The whole family [π α σ α π α τ ρ ι α] Rev., more correctly, every family. Patria is, more properly, a group of families - all who claim a common pathr. father. Family,...
Of whom — The Father. The whole family of angels in heaven, saints in paradise, and believers on earth is named. Being the "children of God," (a more honourable title than "children of Abraham,") and...