Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I
Paul also, they affirm, very clearly and frequently names these Aeons, and even goes so far as to preserve their order, when he says, "To all the generations of the Aeons of the Aeon."[31]
Verse Ephesians 3:21. _UNTO HIM_] Thus possessed of power and goodness, _be_ _glory in the Church_-be unceasing praises ascribed in all the _assemblies_ of the people of God, wherever these glad tidin...
UNTO HIM BE GLORY - see the notes, Romans 16:27. IN THE CHURCH - Or, by the church; Ephesians 3:10. The church was to be the instrument by which the glory of God would be shown; and it was by the chur...
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
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...
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...
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...
UNTO. To. GLORY. the glory. See p. 1511. BY. Greek. _en._ THROUGHOUT... END App-151....
_glory_ Lit., and better, THE GLORY; the glory due to the Father of the Saviour, and of the saints in Him. _in the church by Christ Jesus_ Lit., IN CHRIST JESUS. "The glory" is ascribed "_in_Him" as t...
Ascription of praise, closing a main section of the Epistle 20. _Now unto him_ The Father, in Whose "glory" all things terminate. As it is of His essence to demand praise, so it is of the essence of...
ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι Ἡ ΔΌΞΑ. ‘His is,’ or ‘To Him be’ the glory. The acknowledgement of the fact is perhaps stronger than the prayer for its recognition by men. Cf. the liturgical conclusion to the Lord’s Prayer,...
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.
ΓΕΝΕΆ поколение (G1074). ΆΜΉΝ (G281) истинно. Используется после утверждения, чтобы дополнительно его подтвердить (TDNT)....
DISCOURSE: 2105 GOD’S POWER TO BLESS HIS PEOPLE Ephesians 3:20. _Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto h...
THROUGHOUT ALL AGES, &C.— The original contains one of St. Paul's self-invented, and most expressive phrases, which we may defy any version fully to express;—_through all the successions of an endless...
_TEXT_ (EPHESIANS 3:20-21) 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 unto him _be_ the glory in the church...
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Translate, 'Unto Him be the glory (i:e., of the gracious dispensation of salvation just spoken of) in t...
__ 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...
3:21 Amen). (a-19) Ch. 3, except ver. 1, is a parenthesis....
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...
IN THE CHURCH BY CHRIST JESUS] RV 'in the Church and in Christ Jesus,' in the Body and in the Head. The Church in this Epistle is always the Church universal, never a local Church. This Church complet...
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...
UNTO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH BY (properly, _in_) CHRIST JESUS. — In the parallelism of these clauses is implied the great idea of the Epistle — the unity of the Church in Christ. Hence all that is...
αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ : _unto Him be the glory in the Church in Christ Jesus_ (better, “and in Christ Jesus”). In the αὐτῷ the great Subject of the ascription is named the second...
A fervent ascription of praise to God evoked by the thought of the great things which His grace has already wrought in these Gentiles, and the greater things of the future which the same grace destine...
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...
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...
Praise for God Some may have thought Paul asked for too much in his prayer. His requests were directed to the omnipotent one. God can greatly exceed what man thinks of or would request. He accomplish...
REFLECTIONS WHAT cause of thankfulness hath the Church of God to offer, that the gracious purpose of Jehovah, hid in his breast from the beginning of the world, unknown to Angels, and principalities,...
(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...
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...
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,...
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...
UNTO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH BY CHRIST JESUS,.... This is a doxology, or an ascription of glory to God, with which the apostle concludes his prayer; glory is to be given to God on account of his pe...
Unto him _be_ glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ver. 21. _Glory in the church of Christ_] Who is the refulgency of his Father's glory, Hebrews 1:3 ....
_Now unto him_, &c. This doxology is admirably adapted to strengthen our faith, that we may not stagger at the great things the apostle has been praying for, as if they were too much for God to give,...
The glories to which God will finally exalt his people, can be comprehended by none but himself. His saints will be for ever enlarging their comprehensions; and yet, at every future period, their anti...
UNTO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH BY JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT ALL AGES, WORLD WITHOUT END. AMEN. As in other instances, Romans 11:33; Galatians 1:5; 1 Timothy 1:17, the apostle closes this section of his...
Concluding doxology:...
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...
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...
20,21 It is proper always to end prayers with praises. Let us expect more, and ask for more, encouraged by what Christ has already done for our souls, being assured that the conversion of sinners, and...
UNTO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH; the whole church of Jews and Gentiles. The church only knows the mystery and partakes of the benefits before mentioned, and therefore the church only can rightly glori...
Ephesians 3:21 Him G846 glory G1391 in G1722 church G1577 by G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 to G1519 all...
PAUL'S PRAYER FOR HIS READERS (3:14-21). ‘For this reason -.' Compare Ephesians 3:1 which begins in the same way. Does this mean that this is the continuation that he would have made had he not made a...
‘Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all the generatio...
_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...
Ephesians 3:21. TO HIM BE THE GLORY. ‘To Him' sums up emphatically all that has been said in Ephesians 3:20. ‘Be,' which is supplied, may mean ‘let it be,' or ‘may it be,' since the reference is to th...
IN THE CHURCH (εν τη εκκλησια). The general church, the body of Christ.AND IN CHRIST JESUS (κα εν Χριστω Ιησου). The Head of the glorious church....
Ephesians 3:20 I. The central thought in this passage is the ability and willingness of God in Christ Jesus to do according to every possible measure of human need at every possible time. If we realis...
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...
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...
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...
TO HIM. "And now to him who is able to make both we Jews and you Gentiles participate and share in all his promises, and to do so much more than we can ever ask for or even think of, both now and in E...
_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...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 3:21 CHURCH. Paul considers the church a unified whole (see Ephesians 4:4)....
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
_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...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 3:1 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD....
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,...
1 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 5:11; 2 Peter 3:18; 2
Glory. Properly, the glory, which is His due. In the Church. Through which His many - tinted wisdom is to be displayed, and which is His fullness. The variety of the divine wisdom is again hinted at...
In the church — On earth and in heaven....