Ephesians 1:6

Ephesians 1:6

4 just as ^aHe chose us in Him ^bbefore the foundation of the world, that we should ^cbe holy and without blame before Him in love,

5 ^ahaving predestined us to ^badoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, ^caccording to the good pleasure of His will,

6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, ^aby which He made us accepted in ^bthe Beloved.

7 ^aIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to ^bthe riches of His grace

8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and¹ prudence,

9 ^ahaving made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure ^bwhich He purposed in Himself,

10 that in the dispensation of ^athe fullness of the times ^bHe might gather together in one ^call things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

11 ^aIn Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to ^bthe purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

12 ^athat we ^bwho first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard ^athe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ^byou were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

14 ^awho¹ is the guarantee of our inheritance ^buntil the redemption of ^cthe purchased possession, ^dto the praise of His glory.

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:

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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To the praise (eiv epainon). Note the prepositions in this sentence.

Which (hv). Genitive case of the relative hn (cognate accusative with exaritwsen (he freely bestowed), late verb xaritow (from xariv, grace), in N.T. attracted to case of antecedent xaritov only here and Luke 1:28.

In the Beloved (en tw hgaphmenw). Perfect passive participle of agapaw. This phrase nowhere else in the N.T. though in the Apostolic Fathers.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 1:6:**

Luke 1:28
2 Corinthians 1:4
Ephesians 1:4

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