EPHESIANS
CHAPTER ONE
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
OBSERVATIONS
The purpose of
the observation stage is to maintain focus on the text at hand in
accordance with the framework in which it was written: a framework which
is defined by the normative rules of language, context and logic - rules
which do not impose undue, unintended meanings to the text
,
and which largely limit the observer to the content offered by Paul's
epistle to the Ephesians and his other writings. In order for any passage
from elsewhere to be considered, it must have a relationship with the
context at hand, such as a Scriptural quotation or a specific cross
reference in the passage at hand by the author. This will serve to avoid
going on unnecessary tangents elsewhere; and more importantly, it will
provide the framework for a proper and objective comparison with passages
located elsewhere in Scripture.
Remember that
something elsewhere may be true, but in the text at hand it may not be in
view.
I)
[Eph 1:1-2]:
A)
(Eph 1:1a) THE FIRST WORD RENDERED "PAUL" EMPHASIZES HIM AS
AUTHOR OF THIS EPISTLE, APOSTLE OF CHRIST JESUS BY THE WILL OF GOD
1)
[Eph 1:1 Greek Interlinear]:
B)
(Eph 1:1a) PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST JESUS
1)
(Eph 1:1a) [Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort For Eph 1:1a]:
2)
The Phrase "Christ Jesus" Has An Emphasis On The Word Rendered
"Christ," Pointing To His Diety And His Annointed Purpose From
God When He Took On The Form Of Humanity With A View To His Atonement
For The Sins Of The Whole World
a)
[Compare Ps 2:1-12]:
b)
[Compare Ps 45:6-7]:
c)
[Compare Isa 9:6-7]:
C)
(Eph 1:1b) PAUL WROTE HIS LETTER TO BE COPIED AND CIRCULATED TO THE
SAINTS - TO THE BELIEVING ONES IN CHRIST JESUS - TO ALL THE CHURCHES IN
ASIA MINOR FROM EPHESUS, TO LAODICEA AND ALL THE WAY TO COLOSSAE
1)
[Eph 1:1 Greek Interlinear]:
2)
[Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph
1:1b]:
D)
(Eph 1:2) GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST - TO THE SAINTS WHO ARE AT ... THAT IS TO SAY TO THE BELIEVING
ONES IN CHRIST JESUS
1)
The Phrase "Grace To You" Refers To Unmerited Godly Blessing
To The Saints At ... Ephesius, etc., The Believing Ones In Christ Jesus
From God Our Father And The Lord Jesus Christ
a)
In Eph 1:2, Grace Is Defined As Unmerited Godly Blessing To The Saints
At ... Ephesius, etc., The Believing Ones In Christ Jesus, From God Our
Father And The Lord Jesus Christ
i)
[Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary notes on "charis"
= grace]:
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b)
(Eph 1:2) The Phrase "Peace From God Our Father And The Lord Jesus
Christ" Refers To The Peace That The Saints, The Believing Ones In
Christ Jesus Can All Experience In Their Mortal And Eternal Lives
i)
[Complete Biblical Library Greek-English Dictionary notes on peace]:
c)
(Eph 1:2) The Last Part Of The Phrase "Grace To You And Peace From
God Our Father And The Lord Jesus Christ" In Eph 1:2
Establishes The Originator Of The Grace And Peace To Be God Our Father
And The Lord Jesus Christ. It Also Establishes That God Is Declared To
Be The Father Of Those Who Are Saints Including The Apostle Paul, That
Is To Say The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus - The Ones Who Have Become
Children Of God
i)
[Compare Ro 8:15-16]:
II)
[Eph 1:3-14]
A)
(Eph 1:3-14) IN THE NEXT 12 VERSES FROM EPH 1:3-14 - WHICH VERSES
COMPRISE ONE SINGLE SENTENCE - PERHAPS OFTEN SUNG AS A HYMN IN
CONGREGATION, PAUL EXPRESSES HIS PERSONAL LOVE AND PRAISE TOWARD GOD HIS
FATHER AND HIS LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS: ON BEHALF
OF ALL OF THE BELIEVING ONES IN CHRIST JESUS. IT IS GOD TO WHOM PAUL
GIVES PRAISE AND BLESSING, WHO HAS ALREADY BLESSED ALL HIS CHILDREN IN
CHRIST THROUGH THE SAVING EVENTS OF HIS SON'S LIFE, DEATH AND
RESURRECTION. PAUL CONTINUES THIS DISCUSSION OF BELIEVERS' SPIRITUAL
BLESSINGS BY SHOWING THAT THEY ARE BASED ON THE WORK OF THE THREE
PERSONS OF THE GODHEAD - THE TRINITY: THE SELECTION OF THE FATHER (VV.
3-6); THE REDEMPTIVE WORK - THE SACRIFICE OF THE SON (VV. 7-12), AND THE
SEAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (VV. 13-14)
B)
(Eph 1:3) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
UPON THEM - THE ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS - EVERY SPIRITUAL
BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST IN THE SENSE OF BY MEANS OF
CHRIST
1)
Manuscript evidence for Eph 1:3 - NT Text And Translation Commentary,
Philip W. Comfort, Tyndale, Carol Stream, Ill, 2008
2)
(Eph 1:3) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And Father
Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having Bestowed
Upon Them - The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus - Every Spiritual
Blessing In The Heavenly Places In Christ In The Sense Of By Means Of
Christ
C)
(Eph 1:4) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM
BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS
SIGHT IN LOVE
1)
(Eph 1:4) Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:4
2)
(Eph 1:4) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And Father
Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having Bestowed
Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints - The
Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him
Before The Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His
Sight In Love
a)
[Compare Eph 1:11]:
D)
(Eph 1:5) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS
BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL
1)
[Compare Ro 8:28-30]:
2)
[Compare Ro 8:15-17 ]:
E)
(Eph 1:6) IN EPH 1:6, AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD
AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR
HAVING BESWOWED EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE
SAINTS - THE BELIEVING ONES IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM
BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS
SIGHT IN LOVE, HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS
SONS BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS
WILL, TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE
FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN THE BELOVED ONE - JESUS CHRIST
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:6a
2)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:6b
3)
(Eph 1:6) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And Father
Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having Bestowed
Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints - The
Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons By Jesus
Christ To Himself, According To The Good Pleasure Of His Will, To
The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely Bestowed On
Us In The Beloved One - Jesus Christ
F)
(Eph 1:7) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS BY JESUS
CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO THE
PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN
THE BELOVED ONE - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION
THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE
RICHES OF HIS GRACE
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:7
2)
(Eph 1:7) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And Father
Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having Bestowed
Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints - The
Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons By Jesus
Christ To Himself, According To The Good Pleasure Of His Will, To The
Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely Bestowed On Us In
The Beloved One - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have Redemption
Through His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses, According To The
Riches Of His Grace
G)
(Eph 1:8-9) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS BY JESUS
CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO THE
PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN
THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS
BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS
GRACE WHICH HE MADE TO ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL
WISDOM AND PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL,
ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN HIMSELF
H)
(Eph 1:10) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS BY JESUS
CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO THE
PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN
THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS
BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS
GRACE WHICH HE MADE TO ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL WISDOM
AND PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING
TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN HIMSELF, THAT IN
THE DISPENSATION [I.E., THE ADMINISTRATION] OF THE FULLNESS [THE
COMPLETION] OF THE TIMES HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER IN ONE ALL THINGS IN
CHRIST, ... WHICH ARE [ON THE HEAVENS] AND WHICH ARE ON EARTH - IN HIM
[CHRIST]
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:10
2)
(Eph 1:10) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And
Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having
Bestowed Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints
- The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons By Jesus
Christ To Himself, According To The Good Pleasure Of His Will, To The
Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely Bestowed On Us In
The Beloved One - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have Redemption Through
His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses, According To The Riches Of
His Grace Which He Made To Abound Toward Us In All Wisdom And Prudence,
Having Made Known To Us The Mystery Of His Will, According To His Good
Pleasure Which He Purposed In Himself, That In The
Dispensation [i.e., The Administration] Of The Fullness [The Completion]
Of The Times He Might Gather Together In One All Things In Christ, ...
Which Are [On The Heavens] And Which Are On Earth - In Him [Christ]
I)
(Eph 1:11) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS BY JESUS
CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO THE
PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN
THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS
BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS
GRACE WHICH HE MADE TO ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL WISDOM AND
PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING TO
HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN HIMSELF, THAT IN THE DISPENSATION
OF THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER IN ONE ALL THINGS
IN CHRIST, ... WHICH ARE ON THE HEAVENS AND WHICH ARE ON EARTH - IN
HIM, IN HIM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN [ETERNAL] INHERITANCE, [HAVING
BEEN] PREDESTINED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO IS WORKING ALL
THINGS ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WILL
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:11
2)
(Eph 1:11) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And
Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having
Bestowed Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints
- The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons By Jesus
Christ To Himself, According To The Good Pleasure Of His Will, To The
Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely Bestowed On Us In
The Beloved One - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have Redemption Through
His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses, According To The Riches Of
His Grace Which He Made To Abound Toward Us In All Wisdom And Prudence,
Having Made Known To Us The Mystery Of His Will, According To His Good
Pleasure Which He Purposed In Himself, That In The Dispensation Of The
Fullness Of The Times He Might Gather Together In One All Things In
Christ, ... Which Are On The Heavens And Which Are On Earth - In Him.
In Him Also We Have Obtained An [Eternal] Inheritance,
[Having Been] Predestined According To The Purpose Of Him Who Is Working
All Things According To The Counsel Of His Will
J)
(Eph 1:12) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD AND FATHER
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE
ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE,
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS [OF GOD] BY
JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF [GOD], ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS
WILL, TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY
BESTOWED ON US IN THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE
REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES,
ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE WHICH HE MADE TO
ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL WISDOM AND PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE KNOWN TO US THE
MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN
HIMSELF, THAT IN THE DISPENSATION OF THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES
HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER IN ONE ALL THINGS IN CHRIST, ... WHICH ARE ON
THE HEAVENS AND WHICH ARE ON EARTH - IN HIM, IN HIM ALSO WE HAVE
OBTAINED AN [ETERNAL] INHERITANCE, [HAVING BEEN] PREDESTINED ACCORDING
TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO IS WORKING ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL
OF HIS WILL, TO THE END THAT WE WHO WERE [THE ONES HAVING
FIRST PUT HOPE] IN [THE] CHRIST WOULD BE TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:12
2)
(Eph 1:12) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And
Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having
Bestowed Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints
- The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons [Of God] By
Jesus Christ To Himself [God], According To The Good Pleasure Of His
Will, To The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely
Bestowed On Us In The Beloved One - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have
Redemption Through His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses,
According To The Riches Of His Grace Which He Made To Abound Toward Us
In All Wisdom And Prudence, Having Made Known To Us The Mystery Of His
Will, According To His Good Pleasure Which He Purposed In Himself, That
In The Dispensation Of The Fullness Of The Times He Might Gather
Together In One All Things In Christ, ... Which Are On The Heavens And
Which Are On Earth - In Him. In Him Also We Have Obtained An [Eternal]
Inheritance, [Having Been] Predestined According To The Purpose Of Him
Who Is Working All Things According To The Counsel Of His Will, to
the end that we who were [the ones having first put hope] in [the]
Christ would be to the praise of His glory
a)
[Compare Eph 1:22-23]:
K)
(Eph 1:13-14) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES / BLESSES THE GOD
AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR
HAVING BESTOWED EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE
SAINTS - THE ONES BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM
BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS
SIGHT IN LOVE, HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS
SONS [OF GOD] BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF [GOD], ACCORDING TO THE GOOD
PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF]
WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON US IN THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN
WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR
TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE WHICH
HE MADE TO ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL WISDOM AND PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE
KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE
WHICH HE PURPOSED IN HIMSELF, THAT IN THE DISPENSATION OF THE
FULLNESS OF THE TIMES HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER IN ONE ALL THINGS IN
CHRIST, ... WHICH ARE ON THE HEAVENS AND WHICH ARE ON EARTH - IN HIM, IN
HIM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN [ETERNAL] INHERITANCE, [HAVING BEEN]
PREDESTINED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO IS WORKING ALL THINGS
ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WILL, IN WHOM [IN CHRIST, (V.
12)] [YOU] ALSO, HAVING HEARD THE WORD OF THE TRUTH - THE GOOD NEWS OF
YOUR SALVATION - IN WHOM ALSO HAVING BELIEVED, [YOU] WERE
SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF THE PROMISE [OF ETERNAL LIFE /
REDEMPTION], WHO / WHICH IS THE GUARANTEE [LIT., "ARRHABON" =
DEPOSIT, PLEDGE] OF OUR INHERITANCE UNTIL THE REDEMPTION OF THE
PURCHASED POSSESSION [GOD'S POSSESSION - THE BELIEVER, V. 13], TO THE
PRAISE OF HIS GLORY
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:13
2)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:14
3)
(Eph 1:13-14) Author And Apostle Paul Praises / Blesses The God And
Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having
Bestowed Every Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints
- The Ones Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The
Foundation Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love,
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons [of God] By
Jesus Christ To Himself [God], According To The Good Pleasure Of His
Will, To The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely
Bestowed On Us In The Beloved One - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have
Redemption Through His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses,
According To The Riches Of His Grace Which He Made To Abound Toward Us
In All Wisdom And Prudence, Having Made Known To Us The Mystery Of His
Will, According To His Good Pleasure Which He Purposed In Himself, That
In The Dispensation Of The Fullness Of The Times He Might Gather
Together In One All Things In Christ, ... Which Are On The Heavens And
Which Are On Earth - In Him. In Him Also We Have Obtained An [Eternal]
Inheritance, [Having Been] Predestined According To The Purpose Of Him
Who Is Working All Things According To The Counsel Of His Will, To The
End That We Who Were [The Ones Having First Put Hope] In [The] Christ
Would Be To The Praise Of His Glory, In Whom [In Christ, (v.
12)] [You] Also, Having Heard The Word Of The Truth - the good news of
your salvation - in Whom [Christ, (vv. 12-13)] Also Having Believed,
[You] Were Sealed With The Holy Spirit Of The Promise [Of Eternal Life /
Redemption], Who / Which Is The Guarantee [Lit., "arrhabOn =
Deposit, Pledge] Of Our Inheritance Until The Redemption Of The
Purchased Possession [God's Possession - The Believer, v. 13], To The
Praise Of His Glory." =
a)
"in Whom [in Christ, (v. 12)] [you] also, having heard the
word of the truth - the good news of your salvation - in Whom [Christ,
(vv. 12-13)] also having believed," .=
b)
"in Whom [in Christ, (v. 12)] [you] also having heard the word of
the truth - the good news of your salvation - in Whom [Christ, (vv.
12-13)] also having believed" .=
c)
"In Whom [in Christ, v. 12)] [you] were sealed with the Holy Spirit
of the promise [of eternal life / redemption]," =
i)
[Compare Eph 4:30]:
ii)
[Compare 2 Cor 1:21-22]:
d)
"Who / Which is the guarantee [lit., "arrhabOn" =
deposit, pledge] of our inheritance" =
e)
"until the redemption of the purchased possession of [God's
possesion - the believer, v. 13]," =
f)
"to the praise of His glory" =
g)
Summary of verses 13-14
III)
[Eph 1:15-23]:
A)
(Eph 1:15-23) PAUL'S PRAYER IN EPH 1:15-23 IS A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT
COMPRISES A PRAYER TO GOD FOR BELIEVERS FOR TEMPORAL BLESSINGS WITH A
VIEW TO THEIR HEAVENLY BLESSINGS OF VV. 3-14. FOR THERE ARE NO
GUARANTEES PRESENTED IN VV. 3-14 THAT BELIEVERS WILL LEAD FAITHFUL LIVES
IN THEIR MORTAL BODIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR SECURE ETERNAL DESTINY
AS STIPULATED IN THOSE 12 VERSES
B)
(Eph 1:15-16) AUTHOR AND APOSTLE PAUL PRAISES THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS FOR HAVING BESTOWED EVERY
SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES UPON THE SAINTS - THE ONES
BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION
OF THE WORLD, TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT IN LOVE, HAVING
PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS [OF GOD] BY JESUS
CHRIST, TO HIMSELF [GOD], ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, TO
THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE, [OF] WHICH HE FREELY BESTOWED ON
US IN THE BELOVED [ONE] - JESUS CHRIST, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION
THROUGH HIS BLOOD, THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR TRESPASSES, ACCORDING TO THE
RICHES OF HIS GRACE WHICH HE MADE TO ABOUND TOWARD US IN ALL WISDOM AND
PRUDENCE, HAVING MADE KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING TO
HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE PURPOSED IN HIMSELF, THAT IN THE DISPENSATION
OF THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES HE MIGHT GATHER TOGETHER IN ONE ALL THINGS
IN CHRIST, ... WHICH ARE ON THE HEAVENS AND WHICH ARE ON EARTH - IN HIM,
IN HIM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN [ETERNAL] INHERITANCE, [HAVING BEEN]
PREDESTINED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO IS WORKING ALL THINGS
ACCORDING TO THE COUNSEL OF HIS WILL, IN WHOM [IN CHRIST, (V. L2)] [YOU]
ALSO, HAVING HEARD THE WORD OF THE TRUTH - THE GOOD NEWS OF YOUR
SALVATION - IN WHOM ALSO HAVING BELIEVED, [YOU] WERE SEALED WITH THE
HOLY SPIRIT OF THE PROMISE [OF ETERNAL LIFE / REDEMPTION], WHO / WHICH
IS THE GUARANTEE [LIT., "ARRHABON" = DEPOSIT, PLEDGE] OF OUR
INHERITANCE UNTIL THE REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION [GOD'S
POSSESSION - THE BELIEVER, V. 13], TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY. BECAUSE
OF THIS I ALSO, HAVING HEARD OF YOUR FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS AND IN ALL
THE SAINTS, [I, (V. 15)] DO NOT CEASE TO GIVE THANKS FOR YOU, MAKING
MENTION OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS
1)
Manuscript Evidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:15:
2)
Manuscript Evidence for Eph 1:16:
3)
(Eph 1:15-16) Author And Apostle Paul Praises The God And Father Of Our
Lord Jesus Christ On Behalf Of All The Saints For Having Bestowed Every
Spiritual Blessing In The Heavenly Places Upon The Saints - The Ones
Believing In Christ Jesus, For He Chose Us In Him Before The Foundation
Of The World, To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight In Love, Having
Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons [Of God] By Jesus
Christ, To Himself [God], According To The Good Pleasure Of His Will, To
The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, [Of] Which He Freely Bestowed On
Us In The Beloved [One] - Jesus Christ, In Whom We Have Redemption
Through His Blood, The Forgiveness Of Our Trespasses, According To The
Riches Of His Grace Which He Made To Abound Toward Us In All Wisdom And
Prudence, Having Made Known To Us The Mystery Of His Will, According To
His Good Pleasure Which He Purposed In Himself, That In The Dispensation
Of The Fullness Of The Times He Might Gather Together In One All Things
In Christ, ... Which Are On The Heavens And Which Are On Earth - In Him,
In Him Also We Have Obtained An [Eternal] Inheritance, [Having Been]
Predestined According To The Purpose Of Him Who Is Working All Things
According To The Counsel Of His Will, In Whom [In Christ, (v. l2)] [You]
Also, Having Heard The Word Of The Truth - The Good News Of Your
Salvation - In Whom Also Having Believed, [You] Were Sealed With The
Holy Spirit Of The Promise [Of Eternal Life / Redemption], Who / Which
Is The Guarantee [Lit., "Arrhabon" = Deposit, Pledge] Of Our
Inheritance Until The Redemption Of The Purchased Possession [God's
Possession - The Believer, v. 13], To The Praise Of His Glory. Because
of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and in all
the saints, [I, (v. 15)] do not cease to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers =
C)
(Eph 1:17-18) PAUL PRAYS FOR BELIEVERS IN THEIR TEMPORAL LIVES TO
RECEIVE A SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND OF REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IN
CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT VERSES 3-14 HAVE PROMISED TO BLESS THEM WITH IN
ETERNITY - THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING MAY BE ENLIGHTENED SO THAT THEY MAY
KNOW - THAT THEY MAY EXPERIENCE IN THEIR
TEMPORAL LIVES:
(i)
KNOWING WHAT IS THE SURE HOPE OF GOD'S CALLING, I.E., THAT WHICH IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALLING OF GOD - HIS CHOOSING BELIEVERS TO BE IN HIM
BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS OF GOD BY
JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF; AND
(ii)
KNOWING WHAT ARE THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE
SAINTS WITH UNDERSTANDING / ENLIGHTENMENT SO THAT THEY MAY BE BLESSED IN
THEIR TEMPORAL LIVES AS WELL AND BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ETERNITY WITH GOD
1)
[Manuscript Evidence For Eph 1:17]:
2)
[ManuscriptEvidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:18:
3)
(Eph 1:17-18) Paul Prays For Believers In Their Temporal Lives To
Receive A Spirit Of Wisdom And Of Revelation In The Knowledge Of God In
Conjunction With What Verses 3-14 Have Promised To Bless Them With In
Eternity - That Their Understanding May Be Enlightened So That They May
Know - That They May Experience In Their Temporal Lives:
(i)
Knowing What Is The Sure Hope Of God's Calling, I. E., That Which Is In
Accordance With The Calling Of God - His Choosing Believers To Be In Him
Before The Foundation Of The World To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons Of God By
Jesus Christ To Himself; And
(ii)
Knowing What Are The Riches Of The Glory Of His Inheritance In The
Saints With Understanding / Enlightenment So That They May
Be Blessed In Their Temporal Lives As Well And Be Looking Forward To
Eternity With God.
a)
[Compare Eph 2:10]:
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b)
[Compare Eph 3:14-21]:
c)
[Compare Ephesisans Chapters 4-6 ]:
D)
(Eph 1:19-23) PAUL PRAYS FOR BELIEVERS IN THEIR TEMPORAL / MORTAL LIVES
TO RECEIVE A SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND OF REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT VERSES 3-14 HAVE PROMISED TO BLESS THEM WITH IN
ETERNITY - THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING MAY BE ENLIGHTENED SO THAT THEY MAY
KNOW - THAT THEY MAY EXPERIENCE IN THEIR
TEMPORAL / MORTAL LIVES:
(1)
KNOWING WHAT IS THE SURE HOPE OF GOD'S CALLING, I.E., THAT WHICH IS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALLING OF GOD - HIS CHOOSING BELIEVERS TO BE IN HIM
BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD TO BE HOLY AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT
HAVING PREDESTINED THEM TO ETERNAL LIFE AND ADOPTION AS SONS OF GOD BY
JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF; AND
(2)
KNOWING WHAT ARE THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE
SAINTS WITH UNDERSTANDING / ENLIGHTENMENT SO THAT THEY MAY BE BLESSED IN
THEIR TEMPORAL / MORTAL LIVES AS WELL AND BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ETERNITY
WITH GOD, AND
(3)
KNOWING WHAT IS THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO
BELIEVE, [THESE ARE] ACCORDING TO THE WORKING OF HIS MIGHTY POWER WHICH
HE BROUGHT ABOUT IN CHRIST:
(a)
WHEN HE RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD AND SEATED HIM AT HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE
HEAVENLY PLACES, FAR ABOVE ALL RULE AND AUTHORITY AND POWER AND
DOMINION, AND EVERY NAME THAT IS NAMED, NOT ONLY IN THIS AGE BUT ALSO IN
THE ONE TO COME
(b)
THAT HE PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIS [CHRIST'S] FEET, AND GAVE HIM TO BE
HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS BODY, THE FULLNESS OF
HIM WHO FILLS ALL IN ALL
1)
[ManuscriptEvidence - NTT&TC, Comfort for Eph 1:20]:
2)
[Compare Eph 1:23 Greek Interlinear and Manuscript Evidence]:
3)
(Eph 1:19-23) Paul Prays For Believers In Their Temporal / Mortal Lives
To Receive A Spirit Of Wisdom And Of Revelation In The Knowledge Of God
In Conjunction With What Verses 3-14 Have Promised To Bless Them With In
Eternity - That Their Understanding May Be Enlightened So That They May
Know - That They May Experience In Their Temporal / Mortal Lives:
(a)
Knowing What Is The Sure Hope Of God's Calling, I.E, That Which Is In
Accordance With The Calling Of God - His Choosing Believers To Be In Him
Before The Foundation Of The World To Be Holy And Blameless In His Sight
Having Predestined Them To Eternal Life And Adoption As Sons Of God By
Jesus Christ To Himself, And
(b)
Knowing What Are The Riches Of The Glory Of His Inheritance In The
Saints With Understanding / Enlightenment So That They May Be Blessed In
Their Temporal / Mortal Lives As Well And Be Looking Forward To Eternity
With God, And
(c)
Knowing What Is The Exceeding Greatness Of His Power Toward Us Who
Believe, [These Are] According To The Working Of His Mighty Power Which
He Brought About In Christ:
(i)
When He Raised Him From The Dead And Seated Him At His Right Hand In The
Heavenly Places, Far Above All Rule And Authority And Power And
Dominion, And Every Name That Is Named, Not Only In This Age But Also In
The One To Come
(ii)
That He Put All Things Under His [Christ's] Feet, And Gave Him To Be
Head Over All Things To The Church, Which Is His Body, The Fullness Of
Him Who Fills All In All
4)
[Compare Eph 1:23 Greek Interlinear]:
5) Conclusion To Chapter One
Continue to
chapter two
