Ephesians 1
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Ephesians 1:15-23

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 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 thatG1519 you will knowG3609 whatG5101 is the 14hopeG1680 of His 15callingG2821, whatG5101 are 16the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of 17His inheritanceG2817 in 18the 19saintsG40,

19and whatG5101 is the 20boundlessG5235 greatnessG3174 of His powerG1411 towardG1519 us who believeG4100. 21These are inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the workingG1753 of the 22strengthG2904 of His mightG2479

20whichG3739 He broughtG1754 aboutG1754 in ChristG5547, when He 23raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498 and 24seatedG2523 Him at His rightG1188 handG1188 in 25the heavenlyG2032 places,

21farG5231 aboveG5231 26allG3956 ruleG746 and authorityG1849 and powerG1411 and dominionG2963, and everyG3956 27nameG3686 that is namedG3687, not onlyG3440 in 28thisG3778 ageG165 but alsoG2532 in the one toG3195 comeG3195.

22And He 29putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 inG5293 subjectionG5293 underG5259 His feetG4228, and madeG1325 Him 30headG2776 overG5228 allG3956 thingsG3956 to the churchG1577,

23whichG3748 is His 31bodyG4983, the 32fullnessG4138 of Him who 33fillsG4137 34allG3956 in allG3956.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:15 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:18 Lit having been ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:18 See note 2 v 15 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:19 Lit surpassing ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 3:7; Col 1:29 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 6:10 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:20 Acts 2:24 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:20 Mark 16:19 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:20 Eph 1:3 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 28:18; Col 1:16 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:21 Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 12:32 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6; 1 Cor 15:27 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:22 1 Cor 11:3; Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:23 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:23 John 1:16; Eph 3:19 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:23 Eph 4:10 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:23 Col 3:11 ↩

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