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EPHESIANS 3:14 pate,ra {B}
After pate,ra, read by î46 a* A B C P 33 81 1739 syrpal copsa, bo eth
_al,_ a variety of Western and Byzantine witnesses add the words tou/
kuri,ou h`mw/n...
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Verse 14. _FOR THIS CAUSE I BOW MY KNEES_] That you may not faint,
but persevere, I frequently pray to God, who is our God and the Father
of our Lord Jesus. Some very ancient and excellent MSS. and _...
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FOR THIS CAUSE - Some suppose that this is a resumption of what he had
commenced saying in Ephesians 3:1, but which had been interrupted by a
long parenthesis. So Bloomfield explains it. But it seems...
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3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN
Chapter S 2:11-3:21
_ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_
2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13)
3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
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THE WRITER'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS. Kneeling, in a very ecstasy of
prayer, before the Father who is the source and prototype of all
fatherly relationship whether on earth or in heaven, the writer pra...
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It is for this cause that I bow my knees in prayer before the Father,
of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy,
that, according to the wealth of his glory. he may grant to you...
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PRISON AND PRIVILEGES (Ephesians 3:1-13)
To understand the connection of thought in this passage it has to be
noted that Ephesians 3:2-13 are one long parenthesis. The for this
cause of Ephesians 3:1...
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It is for this cause that I bow my knees in prayer before the Father,
of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy,
that, according to the wealth of his glory, he may grant to you...
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This verse going back to the subject of Ephesians 3:1 is Figure of
speech _Anachoresis_ App-6.
FATHER. App-98.
OF... CHRIST. The texts omit....
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The main theme resumed: prayer for the Indwelling of Christ
14. _For this cause_ The same phrase as that of Ephesians 3:1. See
note there. Here the broken connexion is resumed. The "permanent
habitati...
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ΤΟΎΤΟΥ ΧΆΡΙΝ. Resuming Ephesians 3:1. Such being the
prospect open before you.
ΚΆΜΠΤΩ ΤᾺ ΓΌΝΑΤΆ ΜΟΥ. The attitude of adoration
(Romans 11:4; Romans 14:11;...
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Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*.
Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig
Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_.
Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
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ΚΆΜΠΤΩ _praes. ind. act._ (G2578) кланяться.
ΓΌΝΑΤΑ _асс. pl. от_ ΓΌΝΩ (G1119) колено. О
преклонении колен в молитве _см._ Barth....
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DISCOURSE: 2104
PRAYER THE MEANS OF THE RICHEST BLESSINGS
Ephesians 3:14. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is
named,...
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UNTO THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,— In the foregoing chapter,
Ephesians 3:19. St. Paul tells the Ephesians, that now they believe in
Christ, they are no longer _strangers_ and _foreigners,_ but...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 3:1-19)
E.
Paul's prayer for our strengthening. Ephesians 3:1-19.
1.
Beginning of prayer. Ephesians 3:1.
2.
Parenthetical Paul's mini
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Stage One--The focus of our adoration is God the Father....
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
FOR THIS CAUSE - resuming Ephesians 3:1, "For this cause." Because ye
are so loved and favoured by God.
BOW MY KNEES - the...
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Summary of the Present Grace
2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any
Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of
three separate items, all of w...
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3:14 Christ], (f-15) Many reject the words 'of our Lord Jesus Christ.'
But as they are well supported by manuscripts and the most ancient
versions and fathers I have not struck them out, though dispos...
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REASONS FOR RENEWING THE PRAYER FOR WISDOM
1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in
Ephesians 1:15, he begins to speak of himself, and this time he
explains his unique interest i...
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FOR THIS CAUSE] because of their union with the Jews in Christ
(Ephesians 2:13). The Jews stood to pray (Matthew 6:5; Luke 18:11),
prostration being exceptional; but Christians are said to kneel ...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 3
3:1-13 ~ GOD HAS MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN
3:1-6 ~ GOD MADE HIS SECRET KNOWN TO PAUL
V1 For this reason...
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UNTO THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. — The words “of our Lord
Jesus Christ” appear, by both external and internal evidence, to be
an interpolation — probably from a gloss indicating (in the true...
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CHAPTER 14
PRAYER AND PRAISE. THE COMPREHENSION OF CHRIST
Ephesians 3:14
IN Ephesians 3:14 the prayer is resumed which the apostle was about to
offer at the beginning of the chapter, when the curren...
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τούτου χάριν : _for this cause_. The sentence begun at
Ephesians 3:1 and interrupted at Ephesians 3:2 is now taken up again.
The τούτου χάριν, therefore, refers to the great statement
of privilege in...
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A paragraph containing an earnest prayer for the inward strengthening
of the readers, the presence of Christ in them, their enlargement in
the knowledge of the love of Christ, and the realisation in t...
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THE GREATEST OF ALL DESIRES
Ephesians 3:14
The kernel of this prayer is in the clause that Christ may make His
home in the believer's heart through faith. The previous petitions
lead up to this. Note...
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God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the
fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in
the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fact...
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An Introduction to Paul's Prayer
In 3:14, Paul resumes the approach to God's throne which he had begun
in Ephesians 3:1. The things that caused him to bow in prayer are
primarily found in chapter 2....
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(3) For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
(3) He teaches by his own example that the efficacy of the doctrine
depends upon the grace of God, and therefore we ought to...
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For this cause I pray and bow my knees to the eternal Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, of whom all paternity (or fatherhood[5]) in heaven
an dearth is named. The Greek word oftentimes signifies a fami...
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(13) Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you,
which is your glory. (14) В¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (15) Of whom the whole family...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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Equality in Christ
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week, in Chapter 2 of Ephesians we took a look at the Lord's
"Never Ending Grace."
1. And although the Apostle Paul was speaking specifically to
Gentiles,...
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14._For this cause. _His prayers for them are mentioned, not only to
testify his regard for them, but likewise to excite them to pray in
the same manner; for the seed of the word is scattered in vain,...
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The whole of Chapter 3 is a parenthesis unfolding the mystery; and
presenting at the same time, in the prayer that concludes it, the
second character of God set before us at the beginning of the epist...
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FOR THIS CAUSE I BOW MY KNEES UNTO THE FATHER,.... That is, pray unto
him for the perseverance of the saints; for nothing is more desirable
to the ministers of Christ than that; which is the pure gift...
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
Ver. 14. _For this cause_] _sc._ That ye faint not, but gather
strength.
_ I bow my knees_] A most seemly and suitable gesture...
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_Wherefore_ Since by my ministry you have been called to the
fellowship of the gospel; _I desire that ye faint not_ Be not
discouraged or disheartened; _at my tribulations for_ preaching the
gospel to...
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FOR THIS CAUSE; see note to verse Ephesians 3:1....
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FOR THIS CAUSE I BOW MY KNEES UNTO THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST,...
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The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation:...
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THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED
(vs.1-13)
"For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God
had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the
unsearchable riches of Chr...
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CHAPTER 3
Paul describes himself as:
The ____________ of Jesus Christ
For the ____________.
We are living in the _________________ of the grace of God. A
dispensation is a period of _______ given...
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“FOR THIS CAUSE. BOW MY KNEES UNTO THE FATHER”.
“For this cause”: “With this in mind” (Knox). (Ephesians 1:15;
Ephesians 3:1). Here Paul is “resuming his train of thought where he
had left it in verse...
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13-19 The apostle seems to be more anxious lest the believers should
be discouraged and faint upon his tribulations, than for what he
himself had to bear. He asks for spiritual blessings, which are t...
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FOR THIS CAUSE; this may be referred either to the former verse:
_\EPHESIANS 3:13\ For this cause, _ viz. _that ye faint not, _ & c.;
or rather to the 1st verse, _\EPHESIANS 3:1\_ the apostle here
res...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
But the self-love of the Greeks proclaims certain men as their
teachers. As, then, the whole family runs back to God the
Creator;[108]
Tertullian On Repentance...
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Ephesians 3:14 this G5127 reason G5484 bow G2578 (G5719) my G3450
knees G1119 to G4314 Father G3962 our...
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_The Apostles Prayer for the Church_, _and the concluding Doxology_.
As stated in the last section, the thought begun in Ephesians 3:1 is
here resumed, and the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of th...
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Ephesians 3:14. FOR THIS CAUSE. On the resumption and connection, see
last section.
I BOW MY KNEES. So Philippians 2:10. The full form is rhetorical. The
reference is not to the actual bending of th...
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I BOW MY KNEES
(καμπτω τα γονατα μου). He now prays whether he had
at first intended to do so at Ephesians 3:1 or not. Calvin supposes
that Paul knelt as he dictated this prayer, but this is not nec...
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Ephesians 3:14
Filled with all the Fulness of God.
I. Perhaps it would be well to leave this phrase in its vague
sublimity without any attempt to explain it as it stands. It appeals
to the imaginatio...
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Ephesians 3:14
One Family in Heaven and Earth.
Of God, the universal Father, the whole family in heaven and earth is
named. He is Father to them all. They all feel the comfort of His
love. And we may...
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CONTENTS: Church, a mystery hidden in past ages. Prayer for inner
fullness and knowledge.
CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The divine purpose to make of both Jew and Gentile a...
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Ephesians 3:1. _Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ._ He was indeed the
prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the
castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou has...
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FOR THIS REASON. "Because of the great privileges God offers to all of
us including you Gentiles, and because I do not want you to be
discouraged by the things I am suffering, I fall on my knees befor...
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_For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named._
A PATTERN OF PRAYER
The worldly proverb is, “Every man for himself and...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:14 Paul’s Prayer for Strength and
Insight. Paul prays that his readers would be strong in their faith
(vv. Ephesians 3:14). He concl
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 3:15. THE WHOLE FAMILY.—R.V. “every family.” The word
for “family” is only found in the New Testament in St. Luke 2:4
and Acts 3:25; in one translated “linea...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 3:1
DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
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Let's turn to the third chapter of Ephesians.
For this cause [Paul said] I, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1),
It is interesting that Paul was actually a prisoner of Rome,...
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1 Kings 19:18; 1 Kings 8:54; 2 Chronicles 6:13; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5
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For this cause. Resuming the interrupted clause in ver. 1, and having
still in mind the closing thought of ch. 2. Seeing ye are so built
together in Christ, for this cause, etc.
Father. Omit of our L...
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Our apostle having exhorted the Ephesians in the foregoing verse, not
to faint at his tribulation for the gospel, here he puts up. most
affectionate prayer to God for them on the same account: FOR THI...