Ephesians 1:1-20 ASV

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:18

EPHESIANS GOD’S INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS Eph_1:18 The misery of Hope is that it so often owes its materials to the strength of our desires or to the activity of our imagination. But when mere wishes or fancies spin the thread, Hope cannot weave a lasting fabric. And so one of the old prophets, in speaking of the delusive hopes of man, says that they are like ‘spiders’ webs,’ and ‘shall not become garments.’ Paul, then, having been asking for these Ephesian Christians that they might have... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:19

EPHESIANS THE MEASURE OF IMMEASURABLE POWER Eph_1:19 ‘The riches of the glory of the inheritance’ will sometimes quench rather than stimulate hope. He can have little depth of religion who has not often felt that the transcendent glory of that promised future sharpens the doubt-’and can I ever hope to reach it?’ Our paths are strewn with battlefields where we were defeated; how should we expect the victor’s wreath? And so Paul does not think that he has asked all which his friends in Ephesus... 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

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:15-23

What the Heart May Receive Ephesians 1:15-23 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 received a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know Christ, and whether the eyes of our heart have been enlightened to know the hope, the riches, the glory, and the greatness of His power. In so far as we yield ourselves to the strength of God’s might, He will raise us from the grave of... 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

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-23

The Holy Spirit in Ephesians Ephesians 1:13-23 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 outstanding statements regarding the ministry of the Spirit, so also are there seven statements in the Book of Galatians, and likewise seven in the Book of Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. No Book duplicates the message of the other Book, nor do the combined messages, therein, tell us all that... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:15-23

A Prayer for Converts Ephesians 1:15-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I want you to allow me to divide up this prayer for you, so that you may be able to get a bird's-eye view of it all at once. 1. We have two things said about God. He is called, in verse seventeen, "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ" and also, "The Father of Glory." 2. We have a twofold statement about the Holy Spirit. He is called, "The Spirit of Wisdom," and He is also called, "The Spirit of * * Revelation in the knowledge of Him." 3.... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:3

THE HEAVENLY PLACES‘In the heavenly places.’ Ephesians 1:3 (R. V.) The Epistle to the Ephesians is the Epistle of our union with the risen and ascended Christ, and of the blessing which that union brings. For its keynote we may write those words, which ring throughout its teaching, ‘In Christ Jesus’; and for its brief epitome the verse in which our text occurs, ‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:7

GRACE IN RELATION TO THE ATONEMENT‘In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.’ Ephesians 1:7 Let us consider the subject of grace, in relation to the atonement, and the forgiveness of sins. I. The forgiveness of sins is associated with the death of our Lord—is associated with the precious blood. It is said in these days, ‘Let us get away from the subtleties and speculations of the theologians, and go back to the Christ.’ Well,... read more

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:18

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:19

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

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:15-23

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

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-23

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:15-23

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:3

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:7

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