New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 1:15-18
15For thisG3778 reasonG1223 I tooG2532, 1having heardG191 of the faithG4102 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 which exists amongG2596 you and 2your loveG26 for 3allG3956 the 4saintsG40,
165do not ceaseG3973 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for you, 6while makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335;
17that the 7GodG2316 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 8the FatherG3962 of gloryG1391, may giveG1325 to you a spiritG4151 of 9wisdomG4678 and of 10revelationG602 in the 11knowledgeG1922 of Him.
18I pray that 12the eyesG3788 of your heartG2588 13may be enlightenedG5461, soG1519 that you will knowG3609 whatG5101 is the 14hopeG1680 of His 15callingG2821, whatG5101 are 16the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of 17His inheritanceG2817 in 18the 19saintsG40,
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
- 3. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 1:15 V 1, note 2 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
- 12. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 1:18 Lit being ↩
- 14. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
- 16. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 1:18 Or holy ones ↩
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
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