Ephesians 1:15

Ephesians 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
• New International Version (NIV)For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

Context of Ephesians 1:15

13You heard and believed the message of truth, the Good News that he has saved you. In him you were sealed with the Holy Spirit whom he promised. 14This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance. We have this guarantee until we are set free to belong to him. God receives praise and glory for this. I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. For this reason 16I never stop thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers. 17I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.

Ephesians 1:15 word by word

Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ ἀκούσας τὴν καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίουςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I alsoκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• after I heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ofκατάkata · according toG2596
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:15

• Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our prayers for you.
• Philemon 1:5I hear about your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.
• Galatians 5:6As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3In the presence of our God and Father, we never forget that your faith is active, your love is working hard, and your confidence in our Lord Jesus Christ is enduring.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters. It’s right to do this because your faith is showing remarkable growth and your love for each other is increasing.
• 1 Timothy 1:5My goal in giving you this order is for love to flow from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.
• Psalms 16:3Those who lead holy lives on earth are the noble ones who fill me with joy.
• Colossians 1:4We thank God because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9You don’t need anyone to write to you about the way Christians should love each other. God has taught you to love each other.
• Hebrews 6:10God is fair. He won’t forget what you’ve done or the love you’ve shown for him. You helped his holy people, and you continue to help them.
• 1 Peter 1:22Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other.
• 1 John 3:17Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God’s love be in that person if he doesn’t bother to help the other believer?
• 1 John 4:21Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers.

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Faith in the Lord Jesus - Cordial reception of the Christian religion, amply proved by their love to all the saints - to all the Christians. Perhaps love here implies, not only the kind affection so called, but also all the fruits of love - benevolence, and kind offices of every description.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Wherefore, I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus - This is one of the passages usually relied on by those who suppose that this Epistle was not written to the Ephesians. The argument is, that he writes to them as if they were strangers to him, and that it is not language such as would be used in addressing a people among whom he had spent three years; see the introduction, section 5. But this inference is not conclusive. Paul had been some…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer. Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we hear of the welfare of Christian friends, we should pray for them. Even true believers greatly want heavenly wisdom. Are not the best of us unwilling to come under God's yoke, though there is no other way to find rest for the soul? Do we not for a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Paul connects faith in Christ with love for God's people. Personal faith in Christ leads to salvation. Salvation is shown mainly through a life of love (see Galatians 5:6; Colossians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 3:6; 5:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2:15; Titus 2:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Wherefore--because ye are in Christ and sealed by His Spirit (Ep 1:13, 14). I also--on my part, in return for God's so great benefits to you. after I heard--ever since I have heard. Not implying that he had only heard of their conversion: an erroneous argument used by some against the address of this Epistle to the Ephesians (see on Ep 1:1); but referring to the report he had heard since he was with them, as to their Christian graces. So in the case…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:15

• Faith
• Intercession
• Prayerfulness
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• In the Lord
• Blame
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Eye
• Mystery
• Obtain
• Predestinate
• Purpose

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