Ephesians 1:2-14 WEB

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 1:1-23

Ephesians 1:7 Forgiveness of sins lies at the very heart of the Christian religion. That title of our Lord which appeals most to the heart of mankind is the title which is His as Saviour. It is proclaimed in that fact which of all facts in history has most impressed itself upon the imagination of mankind, the Sacrifice of Christ. In the Apostles' Creed we say, 'I believe in the forgiveness of sins'. It is a petition in that prayer which is the model of all prayer the Lord's Prayer, we pray,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-2

Chapter 1THE INTRODUCTIONTHE WRITER AND READERSEphesians 1:1-2In passing from the Galatian to the Ephesian epistle we are conscious of entering a different atmosphere. We leave the region of controversy for that of meditation. From the battle-field we step into the hush and stillness of the temple. Ephesians 1:3-14 of this chapter constitute the most sustained and perfect act of praise that is found in the apostle’s letters. It is as though a door were suddenly opened in heaven; it shuts behind... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:3-19

Chapter 2THE ETERNAL PURPOSEEphesians 1:3-19WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, {Ephesians 1:3-14} is one of the most sublime of inspired utterances, an overture worthy of the composition that it introduces. Its first sentence compels us to feel the insufficiency of our powers for its due rendering.The apostle surveys in this thanksgiving the entire course of the revelation of grace. Standing with the men of his day,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:6-12

Chapter 3THE BESTOWMENT OF GRACEEphesians 1:6-12THE blessedness of men in Christ is not matter of purpose only, but of reality and experience. With the word grace in the middle of the sixth verse the apostle’s thought begins a new movement. We have seen Grace hidden in the depths of eternity in the form of sovereign and fatherly election, lodging its purpose in the foundation of the world. From those mysterious depths we turn to the living world in our own breast. There, too, Grace dwells and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:12-14

Chapter 4THE FINAL REDEMPTIONEphesians 1:12-14WHEN the apostle reaches the "heritage" conferred upon us in Christ (Ephesians 1:11), he is on the boundary between the present and the future. Into that future he now presses forward, gathering from it his crowning tribute "to the praise of God’s glory." We shall find, however, that this heritage assumes a twofold character, as did the conception of the inheritance of the Lord in the Old Testament. If the saints have their heritage in Christ,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Analysis and Annotations I. THE MASTERWORK OF GOD (1-3) 1. The Godhead at Work CHAPTER 1 1. The introduction (Ephesians 1:1-2 ) 2. The great doxology (Ephesians 1:3 ) 3. The work of the Father (Ephesians 1:4-6 ) 4. The work of the Son (Ephesians 1:7-12 ) 5. The work of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14 ) 6. The parenthetical prayer to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory (Ephesians 1:15-23 ) In the brief introductory words to this Epistle, Paul speaks of himself as an... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:3

1:3 {2} Blessed [be] the God {3} and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, {4} who hath blessed us with {b} all spiritual blessings in {c} heavenly [places] in {5} Christ:(2) The first part of the epistle, in which he handles all the parts of our salvation, setting forth the example of the Ephesians. And he uses various exhortations, and begins after his manner with thanksgiving.(3) The efficient cause of our salvation is God, not considered generally, but as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.(4)... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:4

1:4 {6} According as he hath chosen us in {d} him before the foundation of the world, {7} that we {e} should {f} be holy and without blame {g} before him in love:(6) He declares the efficient cause, or by what means God the Father saves us in his Son: because, he says, he chose us from everlasting in his Son.(d) To be adopted in him.(7) He expounds the next final cause which is twofold, that is, sanctification and justification, of which he will speak later. And by this also two things are to... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:5

1:5 {8} Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ {h} to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,(8) Another plainer exposition of the efficient cause, and also of eternal election, by which God is said to have chosen us in Christ, that is, because it pleased him to appoint us when we were not yet born, whom he would make to be his children by Jesus Christ. So that there is no reason for our election to be looked for here, except in the free mercy of God.... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:6

1:6 {9} To the {i} praise of the glory of his grace, {10} wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.(9) The uttermost and chiefest final cause is the glory of God the Father, who saves us freely in his Son.(i) That as his bountiful goodness deserves all praise, so also it should be set forth and proclaimed.(10) Another final cause more near is our justification, in that he freely accounted us as being righteous in his Son. read more

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 1:1-23

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-2

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:3-19

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:6-12

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:12-14

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:4

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:5

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 1:6

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