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Verse 16. _THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU_] This prayer of the apostle is
one of the most grand and sublime in the whole oracles of God. The
riches of the grace of the Gospel, and the extent to which the so...
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ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY - According to the glorious
abundance of his mercy; see Philippians 4:19. Out of those stores of
rich grace which can never be exhausted. The word “riches,” so
oft...
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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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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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THAT. In order that. Greek. _hina_.
WOULD GRANT. may give.
YOU. to you.
TO BE STRENGTHENED. See 1 Corinthians 16:13.
MIGHT. App-172.
SPIRIT. App-101.
INNER. See Romans 7:22.
MAN. App-123....
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_according to the riches of his glory_ I. e., as He can do Who is Lord
of the resources of an Eternal Nature and Heavenly Kingdom. (See on
Ephesians 1:18 for the phrase "riches of glory" in another re...
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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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ΚΑΤᾺ ΤῸ ΠΛΟΥ͂ΤΟΣ ΤΗ͂Σ ΔΌΞΗΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂.
‘According to the riches of His glory.’ We have the remission of
sius ‘according to the riches of His grace’ (Ephesians 1:7), for
the power to live the new life we...
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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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ΔΦ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G3708) давать. _Conj._
с ΪΝ (G2443) передает содержание молитвы
Павла,
ΔΥΝΆΜΕΙ _dat. от_ ΔΎΝΑΜΙΣ сила. Здесь,
(G1411) с силой, мощно; instr. _dat._ (Ellicott; Abbott),...
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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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_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 Two--Our strength and enlargement is of the Holy Spirit....
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That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
ACCORDING TO - i:e., in abundance, consonant to the riches of His
glory;...
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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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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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THE INNER MAN] is the immaterial part of man's nature, the soul and
spirit; 'the outward man' (2 Corinthians 4:16) being the flesh....
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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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TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN. — From
the Father, as the source of all life and being, St. Paul passes on to
the Spirit, “proceeding from the Father,” as the giver of li...
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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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ἵνα δῴη ὑμῖν κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς
δόξης αὐτοῦ : _that He would grant you according to the
riches of His glory_. The ἵνα introduces the subject of the
prayer, representing it, however, also as the thin...
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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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Paul's Request
The outward man is the body everyone can see which gradually grows
old. The inward man is the soul that will live eternally (2
Corinthians 4:16). All of us are made new through the wash...
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That he would grant you, according to the (f) riches of his glory, to
be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the (g) inner man;
(f) According to the greatness of his mercy.
(g) See (Romans 7:22...
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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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16._That he would give to you. _Paul wishes that the Ephesians should
be _strengthened; _and yet he had already bestowed on their piety no
mean commendation. But believers have never advanced so far a...
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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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THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY,.... Or
according to, and out of that rich, plenteous, and glorious fulness of
grace and strength in Christ Jesus.
TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH...
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That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Ver. 16. _According to the riches of his glory_] That is, of his
grace; so...
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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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IN THE INNER MAN; by a great increase of love, joy, peace,
long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, and
all the fruits of the Spirit....
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The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation:...
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THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU, ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY, TO BE
STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN;...
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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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“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, that
ye may be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inward
man”
“THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU”: The word "grant" simply means to...
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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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THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY; i.e. the abundance of his power: see ROMANS
6:4. TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT; further degrees of spiritual
strength, proceeding from God's power as the fountain. BY HIS SPIR...
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Ephesians 3:16 that G2443 grant G1325 (G5632) (G5630) you G5213 to
G2596 riches G4149 His G846 glory...
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‘For this reason I bow my knees to the Father from whom every
Fatherhood in Heaven and on earth is named, that he would grant you
according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened
wit...
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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...
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Ephesians 3:16. THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU. This is the purport of the
petition, which some extend to the close of Ephesians 3:17 (but the
latter verse is probably the result; see notes there). The word...
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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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THAT HE WOULD GRANT YOU
(ινα δω υμιν). Sub-final clause with ινα and the second
aorist active subjunctive of διδωμ, to give. There are really
five petitions in this greatest of all Paul's prayers (o...
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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 3:16
The Inner Man.
Every one has an inner man, a better self, a potential perfection
within him, which will awake and begin to flower when he feels in his
soul the touch of God. Through dr...
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Ephesians 3:16
Spiritual Strength.
We may fasten upon five significant terms as keys by which we may
unlock this Divine casket, so that its precious contents, the riches
of the Father's glory, may b...
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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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I ASK GOD. "My prayer to God for you is: that out of the wealth of his
glory, he would give you power (_compare_ Acts 4:31) through his
Spirit who lives in you (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), to be strong in...
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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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_That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be
strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man._
THE MEASURE OF GOD’S POWER
The man of the world is full of what he can...
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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 Peter 3:4; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:17;...
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Might [δ υ ν α μ ε ι]. Rev., power. Appropriate to the
succeeding phrase the inner man, since it signifies faculty or virtue
not necessarily manifest. In the inward man [ε ι ς τ ο ν ε σ
ω α ν θ ρ ω π...
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The riches of his glory — The immense fulness of his glorious
wisdom, power, and mercy. The inner man — The soul....