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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:9-14

9-14 Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. But these must have been for ever hidden from us, if God had not made them known by his written word, preached gospel, and Spirit of truth. Christ united the two differing parties, God and man, in his own person, and satisfied for that wrong which caused the separation. He wrought, by his Spirit, those graces of faith and love, whereby we are... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-99

Ephesians 1 AFTER THE OPENING words of salutation the Apostle goes straight to the heart of his theme in the spirit of a worshipper. We have been blessed in such rich fashion by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that He blesses God in return and carries our hearts with him in doing so. The blessings that are ours are characterized by three things. They are spiritual, not material as were Israel’s blessings under the old covenant, in such matters as ample food and health and peace... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ephesians 1:6-10

The manifestation of God's grace according to His counsel: v. 6. Wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved, v. 7. in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; v. 8. wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; v. 9. having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He hath purposed in Himself; v. 10. that in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ephesians 1:3-14

II. PART FIRSTTHE GLORY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST1–3A. The ground and goal of the churchEphesians 1:3-231. Grateful praise of the decree of grace(Ephesians 1:3-14)3Blessed be the God and Father15 of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath [omit hath]16 blessed us with [ἐν, in] all spiritual blessings [blessing]17 in [the] heavenly places in 4Christ: According [even] as he hath chosen [he chose] us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him [;] in... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

Our Riches in Christ Ephesians 1:1-14 This has been called the “Epistle of In-ness, ”because it is so full of the preposition in. Saints are flesh and blood like ourselves, and we may be saints. The word means “set apart.” We are in Christ and He is in us, and any goodness we have is due to our giving room and scope to Him to realize His own ideals. To be in the heavenlies, Ephesians 1:3 , means to live a spiritual life and to draw our reinforcements from the unseen and eternal world,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

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." These the apostle greets in the words, "Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Grace is the river flowing from the heart of God. Peace is the consciousness of the trusting soul. The letter itself begins with a great benediction in which the apostle speaks as a... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-11

Christ the All in All Ephesians 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We cannot call Ephesians the Epistle of Paul. It was written by the Holy Ghost through Paul. The Holy Ghost came to take the things of Christ, and to show them unto us. In this Epistle there is nothing but Christ from start to finish. In the first chapter it is, "In Christ," "In Christ," "In Christ." Seven times it is "In Christ." In the second chapter of the Epistle, it is "With Christ," "With Christ," "With Christ." In the third... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:9-10

‘Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, unto a stewardship (regulation of an estate) of the fullness of times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.’ In carrying out these purposes God has made known to us the mystery of His will. This ‘mystery’, the hidden wisdom from before time began that God foreordained to our glory (1 Corinthians 2:7), was kept in God’s counsel through... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:10-12

‘In him, I say, in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will, to the end that we should be to the praise of His glory who had beforehand hoped in Christ.’ The glorious sweep of what has been said is now applied directly to us. It is we who have been made His special heritage, chosen and appointed to enjoy all that He has provided for us and all the blessings that He will give us. Through His... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-2 Chronicles : . A Paragraph of Praise.— God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is thanked for the blessings— embracing every form of spiritual riches— bestowed through their mystical relationship to Christ in the heavenly sphere upon the writer and upon his readers. The fact of their Christianity is evidence of their vocation to be holy and blameless before Him in love— a vocation which runs back into the eternal counsels ( Ephesians 1:4): God has predetermined... read more

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:9-14

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Ephesians 1:6-10

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Ephesians 1:3-14

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:9-10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:10-12

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3-14

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