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Verse Ephesians 1:3. _BLESSED BE THE GOD_] 2 Corinthians 1:3, where
the same form is used.
_WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS_] With the pure _doctrines_ of the
Gospel, and the _abundant gifts_ and _grac...
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BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - This
commences a sentence which continues to the close of Ephesians 1:12.
The length of the periods in the writings of Paul, is one cause of th...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE MASTERWORK OF GOD (1-3)
1. The Godhead at Work
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Ephesians 1:1)_
2. The great doxology (Ephesians 1:3)
3. The work of the Father ...
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A PARAGRAPH OF PRAISE. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual
riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Chris...
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with all the spiritual blessings which are only to be found
in heaven, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of th...
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
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This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the
will of God, to God's consecrated people who live in Ephesus and who
are faithful in Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace from Go...
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BLESSED, &C. Compare 2 Corinthians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3. Always applied to
God.
LORD. App-98.
HATH. having. Note the use and importance of aorist participles
throughout this section.
WITH. App-104.
AL...
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Ascription of Praise, in view of the Election and Redemption of the
Saints
3. _Blessed_be _the God_, &c. The same Benediction occurs (verbatim in
the Greek, nearly so in A. V.), 2 Corinthians 1:3; 1 P...
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Ephesians 1:3-14. AN ASCRIPTION OF BLESSING TO GOD
The Epistle opens with an act of adoration in view of the eternal
purpose of God now made known to men. The stages in the revelation of
that purpose...
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3. ΕΥ̓ΛΟΓΗΤῸΣ Ὁ ΘΕῸΣ ΚΑῚ ΠΑΤῊΡ ΤΟΥ͂
ΚΥΡΊΟΥ ἩΜΩ͂Ν ἸΗΣΟΥ͂ ΧΡ. See Hort on 1 Pet. (pp.
27–33) for a full discussion of the whole phrase,
εὐλογητός, sc. ἐστιν ‘Worthy of blessing is’; or
‘Blessed be,’ whi...
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1–14.
The title in its earliest form is simplest: πρὸς
Ἐφεσίους (אABK); with ἄρχεται prefixed (DEFG). The
fuller title (τοῦ ἁγίου� L) Παύλου
ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἐφεσίους occurs in LP....
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ΕΎΛΟΓΗΤΌΣ (G2128) благословенный.
Отглагольные _adj._" с этим окончанием
указывают на лицо, достойное чего-л.:
"достойный благословения" (Abbott; _см._ 2
Corinthians 1:3). В НЗ это слово относится
тол...
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DISCOURSE: 2092
THANKS TO GOD FOR HIS SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MERCY
Ephesians 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly plac...
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_EPHESIANS 1:3_.— The two first verses contain St. Paul's
inscription, or introduction, to his Epistle; and thence to Ephesians
1:14 he proceeds to thank God for his grace and bounty to the
Gentiles;...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 1:1-14)
Greeting; Ephesians 1:1-2.
1.
By Paul. Ephesians 1:1.
2.
To the saints at Ephesus.
3.
To the faithful in Christ Jesus....
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The Father, The Source of Our Blessings...
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
The doxologies in the letters imply real sense of grace experi...
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1 The title "Christ Jesus" is the token of His exaltation; "Jesus
Christ" refers us to His humiliation. "Christ Jesus" is used by Paul,
especially in his later ministries. The words "in Ephesus" seem...
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1:3 with (c-16) 'With' does not quite give the force. The preposition
( _ en_ ) here conveys something of the power and value of what is
enjoyed; gives the blessing characteristically. see Note c, Mat...
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THANKSGIVING FOR BLESSINGS AND PRAYER FOR WISDOM
1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to
Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled
with St. Paul...
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With THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST cp. Ephesians 1:17; Hebrews 1:9;
John 20:17; Revelation 1:6;...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
The *apostle Paul wrote this letter when he was in a prison in Rome.
He wrote it to people i...
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It may be noted, as bearing on the question of the general or special
character of this Epistle, that (with the single exception of the
Second Epistle to the Corinthians, which may be looked upon as
v...
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[1.
Introduction to the Epistle (Ephesians 1:1).
(1) SALUTATION (Ephesians 1:1).
(2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR —
(_a_)
_The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the
predestinating...
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CHAPTER 2
THE ETERNAL PURPOSE
Ephesians 1:3
WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory
Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, Ephesians 1:3 is one of
the most sublime...
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εὐλογητός : _Blessed_. The LXX equivalent for the Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ, Vulg. _Benedictus_. In the NT the idea of being
_blessed_ is expressed both by εὐλογητός (Luke 1:68; Romans
1:25; Romans 9:5;...
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DOXOLOGY, OR ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE TO GOD FOR THE BLESSINGS OF HIS LOVE
AND GRACE. This extends over six verses, in one magnificent sentence
intricately yet skilfully constructed, throbbing in each cla...
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OUR RICHES IN CHRIST
Ephesians 1:1
This has been called the “Epistle of _In-ness,_ ”because it is so
full of the preposition _in. Saints_ are flesh and blood like
ourselves, and _we_ may be saints. T...
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The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium
for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are
described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." Th...
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Spiritual Blessings Are In Christ
We owe God thanksgiving and praise because of all the spiritual
blessings we have in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The expression
"in the heavenly places" occurs fo...
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(2) Blessed [be] the God (3) and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (4)
who hath blessed us with (b) all spiritual blessings in (c) heavenly
[places] in (5) Christ:
(2) The first part of the epistle, in...
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Blessed by the God, who, through his Son Jesus Christ, made man, hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings and gifts; and by his grace,
infused into our souls, has given us a title to a happy etern...
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(3) В¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ: (4) According as he hath chosen us in him before the
found...
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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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_THE HEAVENLY PLACES_
‘In the heavenly places.’
Ephesians 1:3 (R. V.)
The Epistle to the Ephesians is the Epistle of our union with the
risen and ascended Christ, and of the blessing which that uni...
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The Chosen
I. INTRODUCTION
A. A Little History!
1. Written approx. 61 AD by the Apostle Paul during his Roman
imprisonment.
2. There are several indications that this was a "circular" letter
writt...
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3._Blessed _(108) _be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
_The lofty terms in which he extolls the grace of God toward the
Ephesians, are intended to rouse their hearts to gratitude, to set
t...
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The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ, having chosen us
in Him. Chapter 1 unfolds (Ephesians 1:4-7) these blessings,...
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BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,.... God, the
first person in the Trinity, is the God of Christ, as Christ is man
and Mediator; he chose and appointed him to be the Mediator, an...
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Blessed _be_ the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly _places_ in
Christ:
Ver. 3. _Blessed be God_] _Gratiae cessat decursus, ubi grat...
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_Blessed be God, who hath blessed us_ God's blessing us is his
bestowing spiritual and heavenly blessings upon us. Our blessing God
is the paying him our solemn and grateful acknowledgments, both on
a...
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IN HEAVENLY PLACES; the word "places" is supplied by the translators.
Some propose to render, in heavenly things, things pertaining to our
preparation for heaven. But everywhere else in this epistle t...
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BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO HATH
BLESSED US WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST;...
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Doxology to God for the blessings of His love and grace:...
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SALUTATION
(vs.1-2)
As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an
authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by
the will of God." Nothing of his own or of any...
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CHAPTER 1
The author of this letter is ___________. He is an apostle. The word
apostle means ____________________. He states that he is not an
apostle by his own choice. He is an apostle by the will o...
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PLACES:
Or, things...
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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ”
“BLESSED”: To be adorable or blessed. “Placed first in the...
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3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with
which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so.
This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundatio...
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SEE POOLE ON "EPHESIANS 1:2...
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Ephesians 1:3 Blessed G2128 God G2316 and G2532 Father G3962 our G2257
Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 who...
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THE PANORAMA OF THE GOSPEL (1:3-14)
‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.'
As Paul considers the word...
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Ephesians 1:3. BLESSED. The word here used is applied to God only in
the N. T., and with a few exceptions in the LXX. also. The primary
signification is that of speaking or promising good; our blessin...
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I. _Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ._
Ephesians 1:3-14 form but one sentence, so heaped up in thought and so
involved in construction as to well-nigh baffle all attempts at exact
analysis. Th...
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I. THE CHURCH CHOSEN IN CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE BODY.
This chapter is made up of two parts: the _first_ (Ephesians 1:3-14),
an ascription of praise for spiritual blessings in Christ; the
_second_ (Eph...
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BLESSED
(ευλογητος). Verbal of ευλογεω, common in the LXX for
Hebrew _baruk_ (Vulgate _benedictus_) and applied usually to God,
sometimes to men (Genesis 24:31), but in N.T. always to God (Luke
1:68...
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IN HEAVENLY PLACES
Literally, the heavenlies. The same Greek word is used in (John 3:12)
where "things" is added. In both places, the word signifies that which
is heavenly in contradistinction to tha...
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Ephesians 1:3
Of the spiritual blessings which we have in Christ we notice
I. Election. God has chosen us not only that we may be saved from
eternal destruction, not only that we may be happy for eve...
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Ephesians 1:3
I. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." These
words recall the joy and triumph of the ancient Psalms. They read as
if Paul was intending to write a song of happy tha...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints, which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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In this chapter, we see what Paul, writing under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, has to say about the possessions and privileges of
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:1. Paul, an apo...
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The Epistle to the Ephesians is a complete Body of Divinity. In the
first chapter you have the doctrines of the gospel; in the next, you
have the experience of the Christians; and before the Epistle i...
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We frequently read this chapter and the whole of this Epistle because
it has been well remarked that the Epistle to the Ephesians is a body
of divinity in miniature. Here all the great doctrines of th...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,_
He was not made an apostle by man, neither did he take the office upon
himself, but he was made an apostle by the will of God.
E...
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CONTENTS: Believer's position in grace. The prayer for knowledge and
power.
CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The believer is vitally united to Jesus Christ by the
indwelling S...
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Ephesians 1:4. _According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame
before him in_ _love._ What words of consolation! The full soul of t...
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LET US GIVE THANKS! "God has blessed not only the Jews but also you
Gentiles, with all the riches of heaven!!! And he has done this
without making the Law of Moses a condition to salvation!!!...
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_Blessed he the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ._
BLESSED BE GOD
Observe well, that the same word is used in ref...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 1:3. BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER.—The Hebrew form for
“hallowing the Name” was, “The Holy One, blessed be He.” The
Prayer Book version of Psalm c. gives, “...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2
ADDRESS AND SALUTATION.
EPHESIANS 1:1...
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Let's turn in our Bibles to Ephesians.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (Ephesians 1:1),
Now, if you were writing this epistle, take out the name Paul, and
insert your name and the...
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1 Chronicles 29:20; 1 Chronicles 4:10; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1
Corinthians 12:12;...
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Blessed [ε υ λ ο γ η τ ο ς]. Placed first in the clause for
emphasis, as always in the corresponding Hebrew in the Old Testament.
The verb is commonly omitted - blessed the God. In the New Testament
u...
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CHRIST THE ALL IN ALL
Ephesians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We cannot call Ephesians the Epistle of Paul. It was written by the
Holy Ghost through Paul. The Holy Ghost came to take the things of
Christ,...
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us — God's blessing us is his bestowing all spiritual and
heavenly blessings upon us. Our blessing God is the paying him our
so...
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Observe here, 1. The work which the heart of the apostle was set upon,
and that is, the work of blessing God: we bless God one way, he
blesses us another; he blesses us imperatoriously, by commanding...