Ephesians 1:15

Ephesians 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
• New International Version (NIV)For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

Context of Ephesians 1:15

13In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, 14Who is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory. Therefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints, 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 to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Ephesians 1:15 word by word

Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ ἀκούσας τὴν καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίουςRead the interlinear

• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Thereforeτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• alsoκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ofκατάkata · according toG2596
• yourὑμᾶςhumas · youG5209
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:15

• Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
• Philemon 1:5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
• Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is befitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of each one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• 1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of a sincere faith:
• Psalms 16:3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
• Colossians 1:4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shown toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• 1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to a sincere love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• 1 John 3:17But he who hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassions from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
• 1 John 4:21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Faith in the Lord Jesus - Cordial reception of the Christian religion, amply proved by their love to all the saints - to all the Christians. Perhaps love here implies, not only the kind affection so called, but also all the fruits of love - benevolence, and kind offices of every description.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Wherefore, I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus - This is one of the passages usually relied on by those who suppose that this Epistle was not written to the Ephesians. The argument is, that he writes to them as if they were strangers to him, and that it is not language such as would be used in addressing a people among whom he had spent three years; see the introduction, section 5. But this inference is not conclusive. Paul had been some…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. 15Paul connects faith in Christ with love for God's people. Personal faith in Christ leads to salvation. Salvation is shown mainly through a life of love (see Galatians 5:6; Colossians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 3:6; 5:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2:15; Titus 2:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Wherefore--because ye are in Christ and sealed by His Spirit (Ep 1:13, 14). I also--on my part, in return for God's so great benefits to you. after I heard--ever since I have heard. Not implying that he had only heard of their conversion: an erroneous argument used by some against the address of this Epistle to the Ephesians (see on Ep 1:1); but referring to the report he had heard since he was with them, as to their Christian graces. So in the case…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:15

• Faith
• Intercession
• Prayerfulness
• Salvation

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• Jesus
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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