New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 1:3-8
31BlessedG2128 be the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who has blessedG2127 us with everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 in 2the heavenlyG2032 places in ChristG5547,
4justG2531 as 3He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 4the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 5holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 6Him. 7In loveG26
58He 9predestinedG4309 us to 10adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 11accordingG2596 to the 12kindG2107 intentionG2107 of His will,
613to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, whichG3739 He freelyG5487 bestowedG5487 on us in 14the BelovedG25.
715In 16Him we haveG2192 17redemptionG629 18throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 19forgivenessG859 of our trespassesG3900, accordingG2596 to 20the richesG4149 of His graceG5485
8whichG3739 He 21lavishedG4052 on 22us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 1:3 Eph 1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
- 4. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love ↩
- 7. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
- 9. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
- 10. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
- 11. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 1:5 Lit good pleasure ↩
- 13. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
- 16. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
- 17. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
- 20. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
- 21. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
- 22. Ephesians 1:8 Or us, in all wisdom and insight ↩
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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