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Ephesians 1:17
17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Ephesians 1:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
- English Standard Version (ESV)that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
- New Living Translation (NLT)asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
Context of Ephesians 1:17
15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
Read all of Ephesians 1Ephesians 1:17 word by word
ἵνα ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- the Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- of gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- may giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- of wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- revelationἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis · revelationG602
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis · knowledgeG1922
- of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Ephesians 1:17
- Ephesians 1:3Praise 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.
- John 20:17Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
- Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
- Acts 7:2To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.
- 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
- James 2:1My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
- Revelation 7:12saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
- Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
- Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
- Daniel 5:11There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.
- Luke 12:12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”
Commentaries on Ephesians 1:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17That the God of our Lord Jesus - Jesus Christ, as man and mediator, has the Father for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God; John 20:17. The Father of glory - The author and giver of that glory which you expect at the end of your Christian race. This may be a Hebraism for glorious Father, but the former appears to be the best sense. The Spirit of wisdom…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ - The God who has sent the Lord Jesus into the world, and appointed him as the Mediator between himself and man. The particular reason why Paul here speaks of him as “the God of the Lord Jesus” is, that he prays that they might be further acquainted with the Redeemer, and be enlightened in regard to the great work which he came to do. The Father of glory - The glorious Father, that is, the Father who is worthy to be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer. Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we hear of the welfare of Christian friends, we should pray for them. Even true believers greatly want heavenly wisdom. Are not the best of us unwilling to come under God's yoke, though there is no other way to find rest for the soul? Do we not for a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17a spirit of wisdom: The word spirit can mean the Holy Spirit or the human spirit. Knowing God means having a personal and experiential relationship with him, not just intellectual knowledge (see John 17:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. A fit prayer for all Christians. the God of our Lord Jesus--appropriate title here; as in Ep 1:20-22 he treats of God's raising Jesus to be Head over all things to the Church. Jesus Himself called the Father "My God" (Mt 27:46). the Father of glory--(Compare Ac 7:2). The Father of that infinite glory which shines in the face of Christ, who is "the glory" (the true Shekinah); through whom also "the glory of the inheritance" (Ep 1:18) shall be ours (Joh…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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