Ephesians 1:2-14 WEB

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:3

1:3 with (c-16) 'With' does not quite give the force. The preposition ( en ) here conveys something of the power and value of what is enjoyed; gives the blessing characteristically. see Note c, Matthew 3:11 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:5

1:5 beforehand (d-5) The word translated 'marked out beforehand' involves purpose. It is not 'counsel,' though it is ' according to the good pleasure of his will,' and, in ver. 11, ' according to his purpose,' and ' according to the counsel of his own will.' The word horizo means 'mark out,' 'determine,' as in Romans 1:4 ; here pro (beforehand) is prefixed. It refers generally to persons, but is applied to things as in 1 Corinthians 2:7 . When applied to persons, that to which they are... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:6

1:6 favour (f-16) 'Taken us into his favour,' i.e. 'put us into a position of grace and favour.' The Greek word is used here and Luke 1:28 . 'Accepted us' is too formal a doctrine here. 'Shown us grace or favour' does not give the force, for then 'the Beloved' would be merely the instrument. It is 'in the Beloved' that we enter into favour. An alternative reading is, 'the favour or acceptance in grace, which he has freely bestowed upon us.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:14

1:14 to (g-8) Or 'up to,' eis . It is more than 'till,' because it has the inheritance in view. Compare Galatians 3:24 . It may be translated 'for the redemption,' connecting it with 'sealed,' instead of with 'earnest;' thus, 'Ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, (who is the earnest of our inheritance,) for,' &c. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Thanksgiving for Blessings and Prayer for Wisdom1, 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. He is omitted here because of the general character of the letter. At Ephesus was omitted for the same reason (see Intro.). The Apostle takes the whole responsibility of instructing Christians at large respecting ’the whole counsel of God’ (Acts 20:27).2. This is the usual salutation in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:1-23

[1.Introduction to the Epistle (Ephesians 1:1-23).(1) SALUTATION (Ephesians 1:1-2).(2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR—(a)The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the predestinating love of the Father, to holiness, grace, and glory (Ephesians 1:3-6);(b)this election depending on Redemption, in virtue of unity with Christ as the Head of all created Being (Ephesians 1:7-10);(c)and being manifested doubly, in the calling and faith, first of the Jewish, then of the Gentile Christians... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:2

(2) Grace be to you, and peace.—On this, St. Paul’s all but invariable salutation in every Epistle (found also in the Epistles of St. Peter, 2 John, and Apocalypse), see Note on Romans 1:7.(2 a.) In Ephesians 1:3-6, the first section of the Introduction, the Epistle ascends at once into “the heavenly places,” naturally catching therefrom the tone of adoration and thanksgiving. It dwells on the election of the children of God by His predestinating love—an election based on His will, designed for... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:3

(3) In Ephesians 1:15-23, this introductory chapter ends in a prayer for the enlightenment of the readers of this Epistle, that they may understand all the fulness of the blessings of the gospel. In accordance with the heavenward direction of the thought of the whole Epistle, these blessings are viewed in their future completeness of glory and power, of which the present exaltation of the risen Lord to the right hand of God, as the Lord of all creatures, and the Head of the Church His body, is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:4

(4) According as (i.e., inasmuch as) he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world.—Again it should be, He chose us for Himself. The eternal election of God is inseparably connected with the blessing of the Spirit. This passage stands alone in St. Paul’s Epistles in its use of this word “chosen” in connection with God’s eternal purpose, “before the foundation of the world”—a phrase only applied elsewhere to the eternal communion of the Son with the Father (John 17:24), and to the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:5

(5) Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself.—The idea of Election depends on the union of the sense of actual difference between men, as to privilege and spiritual life, with the conviction of God’s universal sovereignty. Hence, in all cases, it leads back to the idea of Predestination, that is, of the conception of the divine purpose in the mind of God, before its realisation in actual fact. On the doctrine of predestination see Romans 9:0. It will... read more

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:3

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:5

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:6

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Ephesians 1:14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 1:5

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