Ephesians 1:17

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

15 Therefore I also, ^aafter I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

16 ^ado not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

17 that ^athe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^bmay give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

18 ^athe eyes of your¹ understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is ^bthe hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, ^aaccording to the working of His mighty power

20 which He worked in Christ when ^aHe raised Him from the dead and ^bseated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

21 ^afar above all ^bprincipality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

22 And ^aHe put all things under His feet, and gave Him ^bto be head over all things to the church,

23 ^awhich is His body, ^bthe fullness of Him ^cwho fills all in all.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Ephesians 1:17

That the God of our Lord Jesus - Jesus Christ, as man and mediator, has the Father for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God; John 20:17.

The Father of glory - The author and giver of that glory which you expect at the end of your Christian race. This may be a Hebraism for glorious Father, but the former appears to be the best sense.

The Spirit of wisdom and revelation - I pray that God may give you his Holy Spirit, by whom his will is revealed to men, that he may teach and make you wise unto salvation, that you may continue to acknowledge him, Christ Jesus, as your only Lord and Savior.

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