Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• New International Version (NIV)In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
• English Standard Version (ESV)In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
• New King James Version (NKJV)In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

Context of Ephesians 1:7

5He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace 8which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight 9He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him,

Ephesians 1:7 word by word

ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν παραπτωμάτων, κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

• Him we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• redemptionἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsis · redemptionG629
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• His bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
• of our wrongdoingsπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• the richesπλοῦτοςploutos · richesG4149
• of His graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:7

• Job 33:24And he is gracious to him, and says, ‘Free him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom’;
• Psalms 130:7Israel, wait for the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zechariah 9:11As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you, I have set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
• Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for defilement.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
• Mark 14:24And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many.
• Acts 20:28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
• Romans 3:24being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But it is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
• Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
• Hebrews 9:12and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all time, having obtained eternal redemption.
• Hebrews 10:4For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7In whom we have redemption - God has glorified his grace by giving us redemption by the blood of his Son, and this redemption consists in forgiving and delivering us from our sins; so then Christ's blood was the redemption price paid down for our salvation: and this was according to the riches of his grace; as his grace is rich or abundant in benevolence, so it was manifested in beneficence to mankind, in their redemption by the sacrifice of Christ, the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In whom we have redemption - On the meaning of the word here rendered “redemption” - ( ̓́ apolutrōsis) - see the notes at Romans 3:24. The word here, as there, denotes that deliverance from sin and from the evil consequences of sin, which has been procured by the atonement made by the Lord Jesus Christ. This verse is one of the passages which prove conclusively that the apostle here does not refer to “nations” and to “national privileges.” Of what…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. 7In him we have redemption through the blood of his Son: Believers were once prisoners of sin. Now they are free from God's judgment and from the bondage to sin because of Christ's sacrificial death (see 1:14; 4:30; Romans 3:24; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Colossians 1:14; compare Matthew 26:28; Mark 10:45; Hebrews 9:11–12, 26; 1 Peter 1:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In whom--"the Beloved" (Ep 1:6; Ro 3:24). we have--as a present possession. redemption--Greek, "our (literally, 'the') redemption"; THE redemption which is the grand subject of all revelation, and especially of the New Testament (Ro 3:24), namely, from the power, guilt, and penal consequences of sin (Mt 1:21). If a man were unable to redeem himself from being a bond-servant, his kinsman might redeem him (Le 25:48). Hence, antitypically the Son of God…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:7

• Atonement
• Blood
• God Continued...
• Grace of God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Redemption
• Righteous
• Salvation

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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