Ephesians 1:18

Ephesians 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
• English Standard Version (ESV)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
• New Living Translation (NLT)I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

Context of Ephesians 1:18

16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 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. I 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 20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

Ephesians 1:18 word by word

πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• of yourσύsu · youG4771
• understandingδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• being enlightenedφωτίζωphōtizō · to illuminateG5461
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• may knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• callingκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the richesπλοῦτοςploutos · richesG4149
• of the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• inheritanceκληρονομίαklēronomia · inheritanceG2817
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:18

• Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
• Psalms 119:18Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
• Isaiah 29:10The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers).
• Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
• Isaiah 42:7to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
• Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
• Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
• Acts 16:14One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Hebrews 10:32Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.
• Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
• Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
• Romans 5:4perseverance, character; and character, hope.
• Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened - The understanding is that power or faculty in the soul by which knowledge or information is received, and the recipient power is here termed the Eyes of the understanding; and we learn from this that ̔ ̔ ͅ , ̔ ͅ , as Philo expresses it: What the eye is to the body, the understanding is to the soul; and that as the eye is not light in itself, and can discern nothing but by the means of light shining, not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened - The construction here in the Greek is, probably, “that he may give you ( ́ dōē Ephesians 1:17) the Spirit of wisdom, etc. - eyes of the understanding enlightened,” etc. Or the phrase, “the eyes of your understanding being enlightened,” may be in the accusative absolute, which Koppe and Bloomfield prefer. The phrase, “the eyes of the understanding,” is a figure that is common in all languages. Thus…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. 18Believers confidently hope for Christ's return and the future blessings they will share. United with Christ, they become co-heirs of all God's promised blessings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. understanding--The oldest manuscripts, versions, and Fathers, read "heart." Compare the contrary state of unbelieving, the heart being in fault (Ep 4:18; Mt 13:15). Translate, "Having the eyes of your heart enlightened" (Ep 5:14; Mt 4:16). The first effect of the Spirit moving in the new creation, as in the original physical creation (Ge 1:3; 2Co 4:6). So Theophilus to Autolycus (1.3), "the ears of the heart." Where spiritual light is, there is life…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:18

• Atonement
• Heaven
• Hope
• Intercession
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Wisdom

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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