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,
• New International Version (NIV)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,
• 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,

Context of Ephesians 1:18

16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17That 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: 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, 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

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

• ·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 ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
• Psalms 119:18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
• Isaiah 29:10For Yhwh hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
• Isaiah 32:3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
• Isaiah 42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
• Luke 24:45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
• Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
• Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
• Hebrews 10:32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
• Ephesians 2:12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Ephesians 4:4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
• Romans 5:4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
• Romans 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

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