New English Translation
Ephesians 1:3
3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Context of Ephesians 1:3
1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus. 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ. 4For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love. 5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –
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Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Blessedεὐλογητόςeulogētos · praiseworthyG2128
- the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- hath blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
- withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos · spiritualG4152
- blessingsεὐλογίαeulogia · praiseG2129
- heavenlyἐπουράνιοςepouranios · heavenlyG2032
Cross-references for Ephesians 1:3
- Genesis 14:20Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20David told the entire assembly: “Praise the Lord your God!” So the entire assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the Lord and the king.
- Nehemiah 9:5The Levites – Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah – said, “Stand up and bless the lord your God!” “May you be blessed, O lord our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.
- Psalms 72:19His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.
- Luke 2:28Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Revelation 4:9And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
- Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Ephesians 1:17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
- John 10:29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
- John 20:17Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
- Romans 15:6so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
- Philippians 2:11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Commentaries on Ephesians 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Blessed be the God - See the note on 2 Corinthians 1:3, where the same form is used. With all spiritual blessings - With the pure doctrines of the Gospel, and the abundant gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost, justifying, sanctifying, and building us up on our most holy faith. In heavenly places - · In heavenly things, such as those mentioned above; they were not yet in heavenly places, but they had abundance of heavenly things to prepare them for heavenly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - This commences a sentence which continues to the close of Ephesians 1:12. The length of the periods in the writings of Paul, is one cause of the obscurity of his style, and renders an explanation often difficult. The meaning of this phrase is, that God has laid a foundation for gratitude for what he has done. The ground or reason of the praise here referred to, is that which is stated in the…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. 3Ephesians has two parts: Chapters 1–3 praise God for his amazing grace. Chapters 4–6 teach believers how to live in grateful response.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-143. The doxologies in almost all the Epistles imply the real sense of grace experienced by the writers and their readers (1Pe 1:3). Ep 1:3-14 sets forth summarily the Gospel of the grace of God: the Father's work of love, Ep 1:3 (choosing us to holiness, Ep 1:4; to sonship, Ep 1:5; to acceptance, Ep 1:6): the Son's, Ep 1:7 (redemption, Ep 1:7; knowledge of the mystery of His will, Ep 1:9; an inheritance, Ep 1:11); the Holy Spirit's, Ep 1:13 (sealing, Ep…Read the comment
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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
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