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Ephesians 1:9
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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.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Ephesians 1:9

"He hath abounded," or "made (grace) to abound toward us" (Ephesians 1:8), in that He made known to us, namely, experimentally, in our hearts.

the mystery—God's purpose of redemption hidden heretofore in His counsels, but now revealed (Ephesians 6:19; Romans 16:25; Colossians 1:26-27). This "mystery" is not like the heathen mysteries, which were imparted only to the initiated few. All Christians are the initiated. Only unbelievers are the uninitiated.

according to his good pleasure—showing the cause why "He hath made known to us the mystery," namely, His own loving "good pleasure" toward us; also the time and manner of His doing so, are according to His good pleasure.

purposed— (Ephesians 1:11).

in himself—God the Father. BENGEL takes it, "in Him," that is, Christ, as in Ephesians 1:3-4. But the proper name, "in Christ," Ephesians 1:10, immediately after, is inconsistent with His being here meant by the pronoun.




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