Ephesians 1:6

Ephesians 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• New International Version (NIV)to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

Context of Ephesians 1:6

4Before God made the world, he chose us to be his people because of Christ. He chose us so that we would please him. Because we belong to Christ, God accepts us as completely good. This shows how much he loves us. 5Long ago, he already decided to accept us into his family as his children, because of Jesus Christ. He chose us to belong to him because it made him very happy. As a result, we praise him, because he is great and he has been so kind to us. He has given us so much because of his Son, whom he loves very much. 7When Christ died as a sacrifice on the cross, he paid the price to make us free. Because of Christ's death on our behalf, God has forgiven our sins. God is so very kind that he has done all this for us! 8Even more than that, God has shown how wise he is. He understands what we need.

Ephesians 1:6 word by word

εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the praiseἔπαινοςepainos · praiseG1868
• of the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he hath madeχαριτόωcharitoō · to favorG5487
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the belovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:6

• Ephesians 1:7When Christ died as a sacrifice on the cross, he paid the price to make us free. Because of Christ's death on our behalf, God has forgiven our sins. God is so very kind that he has done all this for us!
• Ephesians 2:7He wanted to show, for all future time, how very kind he is. He has helped us so much because of what Christ Jesus has done.
• Ephesians 3:10But now God wants the people of his church to show everyone how wise he is in every way. He wants the spiritual rulers and everything that has authority in the heavens to know this.
• Proverbs 16:4The Lord causes everything to have its proper result. Even wicked people will come to bad trouble in the end.
• Isaiah 43:21They are the people that I made for myself, so that they would praise me aloud.
• Isaiah 61:3In that way, the people in Zion who are sad will become strong again. They will not put ashes on their heads any more. Instead, they will wear beautiful hats. Instead of weeping, they will have olive oil to show their joy. They will not feel upset, but they will sing happy songs to praise God. People will call them ‘Strong trees that show God's righteousness’. They will be like trees that the Lord himself has planted to show how great he is.
• Jeremiah 33:9Then this city will cause the people of all the nations on the earth to give me honour. They will praise me and make me happy. They will hear about all the good things that I am doing for Jerusalem. They will see that I have caused its people to have health and peace. Because of that, they will respect me and they will shake with fear.”
• Luke 2:14‘God is great! He lives in the highest place above. He will bless the people on earth who please him. They will have peace in their minds.’
• Romans 9:23Other people are like valuable pots that God has chosen to make. God wants to be kind to people like that. He wants to use them to show people how great he is. He has prepared them to be with him for a special party in heaven.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15In everything that we do, we want to help you. As a result, more and more people are seeing how kind God is. So people are thanking God more and more. And that shows how great God is.
• Philippians 1:11Because of the work that Jesus Christ has done in you, you will be right with God. And your lives will be full of good things. As a result, people will praise God and they will say that he is very great.
• Philippians 4:19My Lord God in heaven has plenty of good and valuable things. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will give to you everything that you need.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8and with a very hot fire. He will punish those people who do not know God. Yes, he will punish those people who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.
• 1 Timothy 1:14Our Lord continued to be very good and kind to me. He caused me to believe in Christ Jesus and to love him.
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
• 1 Peter 4:11Has God helped you to speak well? Then speak God's messages to people. Or has God helped you to serve other people? Then let God make you strong to do that. Do everything so that people will praise God. They will say that God is great, because of Jesus Christ. He is the one who has all authority and power for ever. Everyone should praise him! Amen! This is true!

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6To the praise of the glory of his grace - ̔· The glory of his grace, for , his glorious or illustrious grace, according to the Hebrew idiom. But the grace or mercy of God is peculiarly illustrated and glorified in the plan of redemption by Christ Jesus. By the giving of the Law, God's justice and holiness were rendered most glorious; by the giving of the Gospel, his grace and mercy are made equally conspicuous. Wherein he hath made us accepted in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To the praise of the glory of his grace - This is a Hebraism, and means the same as “to his glorious grace.” The object was to excite thanksgiving for his glorious grace manifested in electing love. The real tendency of the doctrine in minds that are properly affected, is not to excite opposition to God, or to lead to the charge of partiality, tyranny, or severity; it is to excite thankfulness and praise. In accordance with this, Paul introduced the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so. This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundation of the world, that they should be made holy by separation from sin, being set apart to God, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, in consequence of their election in Christ. All who are chosen to happiness as the end, are chosen to holiness as the means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Believers praise God, who has blessed them greatly with his forgiving grace. his dear Son: This literally means the beloved, a title for Jesus as the Messiah; see Matthew 3:17; 17:5; Colossians 1:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Ep 1:7, 17, 18). The end aimed at (Psa 50:23), that is, that the glory of His grace may be praised by all His creatures, men and angels. wherein--Some of the oldest manuscripts read, "which." Then translate, "which He graciously bestowed on us." But English Version is supported by good manuscripts and the oldest versions. us accepted--a kindred Greek word to "grace": charitos, echaritosen: translate, "graciously accepted"; "made us subjects of His…Read the comment

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• Righteous
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Commentaries on Ephesians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings