Justin Edwards' Family Bible NT (1851)
Ephesians 1:13
Ye, also; ye Gentiles also.
Sealed; as belonging to Christ by receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Ye, also; ye Gentiles also.
Sealed; as belonging to Christ by receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Verse 13. _IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED_] Ye Gentiles, having heard from us the _word_, τονλογον, the doctrine, _of the truth_, which is the _Gospel_, or glad tidings, _of your salvation_, have believed, a...
IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED - This stands in contrast with those who had “first” embraced the gospel. HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH - The gospel; called the “word” or message of truth, the word of God, etc. See...
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 ...
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...
It was in Christ, in whom our portion in this scheme was also assigned to us, that it was determined, by the decision of him who controls everything according to the purpose of his good will, that we,...
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...
THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
IN WHOM, &C. The Ellipsis (App-6) should be supplied from the subject of Ephesians 1:11. In (Greek. _en)_ Whom ye were made an inheritance also; or, allotted as God's own inheritance. AFTER, &C. = ha...
_In whom ye also_trusted] Here then (see last note) the thought moves from the general case of Christians to the particular case of the Ephesian Christians; "_we_" includes "_you_." The verb "trusted...
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...
13. ἘΝ ὮΙ ΚΑῚ ὙΜΕΙ͂Σ� … ἘΝ ὯΙ ΚΑῚ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ ἘΣΦΡΑΓΊΣΘΗΤΕ. St Paul marks three distinct stages by which the Gentiles passed into their assured position in Christ, hearing, believing, and being seale...
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...
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....
11–14. The outline of the whole plan is now before us. The details so far as they affect Christians are filled in (Ephesians 1:11-14), first as regards Jewish Christians (Ephesians 1:11-12), then as r...
ΆΚΟΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100) верить. Temp. _part._ выражают действие, одновременное по отношению к основному гл.: "когда вы...
DISCOURSE: 2094 THE SEALING OF THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1:13. _In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the red...
YE WERE SEALED— In Revelation 7:3 mention is made of God _sealing the foreheads_ of his servants, that they might be known to be his; alluding to the custom of marking the foreheads of slaves, that th...
_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....
The work of the Holy Spirit, the earnest of our inheritanceTHREE...
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, IN WHOM YE ALSO -...
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...
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...
YE ALSO] 'ye Gentiles as well as we Jews.' SEALED WITH] 'received the Holy Spirit as a pledge that your deliverance should be complete.'...
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...
[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...
IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED... IN WHOM ALSO AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED. — The insertion of the word “trusted” (suggested by the word “trusted” in the previous verse) is probably erroneous, nor...
(2 c.) Ephesians 1:11 form the third part of the Introduction, applying the general truth of election by God’s predestination in Christ, first to the original believers (the Jews), and then to the sub...
CHAPTER 4 THE FINAL REDEMPTION Ephesians 1:12 WHEN the apostle reaches the "heritage" conferred upon us in Christ (Ephesians 1:11), he is on the boundary between the present and the future. Into tha...
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...
ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς : _in whom ye also_. The reading ἡμεῖς appears in certain manuscripts of importance ([68] [69] [70] [71] 3, _e, f, g_, etc.); but the weight of documenttary authority is greatly on the...
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...
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...
The Spirit's Part In Man's Redemption If the "we" of Ephesians 1:11 is the Jews, then, the "you" of Ephesians:1:13 is the Gentiles. They too trusted in Christ once they heard the gospel preached and b...
(16) In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the (q) word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were (r) sealed with that holy (s) Spirit of promise, ...
In whom you....were sealed, &c. Having been regenerated in baptism, you have received the Holy Spirit and the supernatural gifts which he communicates, by which he has, as it were, impressed upon you...
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (12) That we should be to the praise of...
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...
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...
13._In whom ye also. _He associates the Ephesians with himself, and with the rest of those who were the first fruits; for he says that they, in like manner, trusted in Christ. His object is, to shew t...
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,...
IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED,.... The Gentile believers, the Ephesians, whom the apostle now particularly addresses; and who participated of the same grace and privileges with the believing Jews; the promi...
In whom ye also _trusted_, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ver. 13. _After t...
_In whom ye_, Gentiles, _also trusted_ Believed and hoped for eternal life; _after ye heard the word of truth_ The word which reveals and attests most important truth, the _faithful saying_, (1 Timoth...
How the plan of God is carried out in the individual cases is nest shown by the apostle:...
IN WHOM YE ALSO TRUSTED, AFTER THAT YE HEARD THE WORD OF TRUTH, THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION; IN WHOM ALSO, AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THAT HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE,...
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...
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...
“IN WHOM YE ALSO, HAVING HEARD THE WORD OF THE TRUTH, THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION, IN WHOM, HAVING ALSO BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE” “In whom”: In Christ. “YE ALSO”: Chri...
9-14 Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. But these must have been for ever hidden from...
IN WHOM YE ALSO; here is a defect of the verb in the Greek, which may be supplied either from EPHESIANS 1:11, which seems to be the principal verb in the sentence, and then it must be read: _In whom y...
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Eighth And the others also he sent into the tower, those, namely, who had returned branches that were green and had offshoots but no fruit, having given them seals.[6]...
Ephesians 1:13 In G1722 Him G3739 you G5210 also G2532 heard G191 (G5660) word G3056 truth G225 gospel...
‘In whom you also, (having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation), in whom you also, having believed, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is an earnest of our inherita...
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...
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...
YE ALSO (κα υμεις). Ye Gentiles (now Christians), in contrast to ημας (we) in Ephesians 1:12.IN WHOM (εν ω). Repeated third time (once in verse Ephesians 1:11, twice in Ephesians 1:13), and note ο...
SEALED The Holy Spirit is Himself, the seal. In the symbolism of Scripture, a seal signifies: (1) A FINISHED TRANSACTION; (Jeremiah 32:9); (Jeremiah 32:10); (John 17:4); ...
Ephesians 1:13 I. The character of the inheritance. The teaching of the passage is that heaven is likest the selectest moments of devotion that a Christian has on earth. If you want to know most reall...
Ephesians 1:11 The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our Inheritance. I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit of God to a man was commonly associated with the mysterio...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
WITH YOU ALSO. "When you heard the Good News, you reached out through faith to seize Christ and make yourself part of Him!" HIS STAMP OF OWNERSHIP. The Jew viewed circumcision as God's stamp of owners...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:13 SEALED may mean that the Holy Spirit protects and preserves Christians until they receive their inheritance (see Ephesians 4:30;...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:3 In the original Greek, this section is one long, elegant sentence. Paul shows that the triune God began and completed reconciliation and redemption of the world for the...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:1 Introduction. Paul greets the believers in Ephesus (vv. Ephesians 1:1) and offers praise to God (vv....
_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, “...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION. EPHESIANS 1:1...
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...
1 Peter 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 6:7;...
Ye also trusted. Gentile Christians. Trusted, which is not in the Greek, is unnecessary. The pronoun ye is nominative to were sealed. In whom. Resuming the in whom at the beginning of the verse, and r...
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EPHESIANS Ephesians 1:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are distinct lines of teaching relative to the Holy Spirit in several of Paul's Epistles. The Book of Ephesians has seven outstan...
In whom ye — Gentiles. Likewise believed, after ye had heard the gospel — Which God made the means of your salvation; in whom after ye had believed — Probably some time after their first believing. Ye...
Here the apostle recounts the favours and privileges which the Gentiles, as well as the Jews, upon their believing in Christ were admitted to the participation of; he assures them, that in and through...