What does Ephesians 1:17 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation inc the knowledge of him:"
Verse 17. _THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS_] Jesus Christ, as _man_ and _mediator_, has the _Father_ for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: _I ascend unto my Fathe...
THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - The God who has sent the Lord Jesus into the world, and appointed him as the Mediator between himself and man. The particular reason why Paul here speaks of him...
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 (E...
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)...
THAT. In order that. Greek. _hina_. FATHER OF GLORY. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:8. FATHER. See App-98. UNTO. to. THE SPIRIT. a spirit. App-101. REVELATION. App-106. KNOWLEDGE. App-132....
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 tr...
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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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...
THE FATHER OF GLORY,— A Hebrew expression, which cannot well be changed, since it signifies his being glorious in himself,—the fountain whence all glory is derived—and to whom all glory is to be given...
_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 blessings of Ephesians 1:3-14...
Effective PrayerThe Spirit of wisdom and revelation, i.e. "information" in order that they "may know God the Father better." That "the eyes of your heart" (a euphemism for ones "mind") may be "enlight...
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: A fit prayer for all. "I also," corresponding to "ye also,...
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. Pau...
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 predestinatin...
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...
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...
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;...
(18) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of (u) glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the (x) knowledge of him: (18) The causes of faith are God the Father enl...
(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...
17._That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. _But what does Paul wish for the Ephesians? _The spirit of wisdom, _and _the eyes of their understanding being enlightened. _And did they not possess these?...
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,...
THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,.... In what sense God the Father is the God of Christ, Ephesians 1:3 THE FATHER OF GLORY; or the glorious Father; who is glorious in himself, in the perfections...
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: Ver. 17. _The Father of glory_] That is, the glorious Father...
_Wherefore, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus_ That is, of your perseverance and increase therein. For the apostle's manner of speaking does not imply that he received by report an account...
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...
IN THE KNOWLEDGE: Or, for the acknowledgement...
“THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF GLORY, MAY GIVE UNTO YOU. SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM” “That”: Here is the substance of such prayers. “For despite his...
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...
THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; he is the God of Christ not according to Christ's Divine nature, but his human, and as Mediator, in which respect he was subject to the Father. THE FATHER OF GLO...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V From Him also is besought "the spirit of wisdom,"[768] Tertullian Against Praxeas Moreover, when the apostle in his epistle prays, "That the God of our Lord Jesus...
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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 Go...
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_ (Ep...
THE FATHER OF GLORY (ο πατηρ της δοξης). The God characterized by glory (the Shekinah, Hebrews 9:5) as in Acts 7:2; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; James 2:1.THAT--MAY GIVE (ινα--δωιη). In C...
Ephesians 1:15 The Illumination of the Spirit. I. The Apostle's prayer raises the whole group of questions which are connected with the two great words "inspiration" and "revelation." These words re...
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 ap...
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 GIVE YOU THE SPIRIT. "I continually ask God who is the source of our eternal hope to give you the supernormal gifts from the Spirit. He will make you wise (1 Corinthians 12:8) and reveal God to you...
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 the church will gain deep insight into...
_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 PAUL AN APOSTLE OF CHRIST JESUS. Paul's one but all-sufficient claim on the Ephesians is his relation to Christ: he i...
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 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Corinthians 14:6; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 1 John 2:3; 1 John 2:4; 2 Corinthians 12:1; 2 Peter 1:3;...
God of our Lord Jesus Christ. Compare John 20:17; Matthew 27:46, and see on ver. 3. Father of glory [ο π α τ η ρ τ η ς δ ο ξ η ς]. The Father to whom the glory belongs. Note the article, the glory, pr...
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 outsta...
That the Father of that infinite glory which shines in the face of Christ, from whom also we receive the glorious inheritance, Ephesians 1:18, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation — The sa...
These words give us. short, but very comprehensive, account of that affectionate prayer which St. Paul put up to God on the behalf of these Ephesians, newly converted to Christianity; in which observe...