Ephesians 1:3-4 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - This commences a sentence which continues to the close of Ephesians 1:12. The length of the periods in the writings of Paul, is one cause of the obscurity of his style, and renders an explanation often difficult. The meaning of this phrase is, that God has laid a foundation for gratitude for what he has done. The ground or reason of the praise here referred to, is that which is stated in the following verses. The leading thing on which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:4

According as - The importance of this verse will render proper a somewhat minute examination of the words and phrases of which it is composed. The general sense of the passage is, that these blessings pertaining to heaven were bestowed upon Christians in accordance with an eternal purpose. They were not conferred by chance or hap-hazard. They were the result of intention and design on the part of God. Their value was greatly enhanced from the fact that God had designed from all eternity to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 1:3-6

Ephesians 1:3-6. Blessed be God, who hath blessed us God’s blessing us is his bestowing spiritual and heavenly blessings upon us. Our blessing God is the paying him our solemn and grateful acknowledgments, both on account of his own essential blessedness, and of the blessings which he bestows on us; with all spiritual blessings The spiritual blessings here spoken of are such as are necessary to the perfection and happiness of our spirits; namely, the light of the gospel, the influences of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

1:1-23 A LIFE OF FULNESS THROUGH CHRISTPraise for blessings in Christ (1:1-14)In introducing himself, Paul reminds his readers that they are saints, God’s holy people, who live their lives in union with Jesus Christ (1:1-2). He then offers praise to the triune God: in verses 3-6 on account of the Father who planned salvation; in verses 7-12 on account of the Son who made this salvation a reality; and in verses 13-14 on account of the Holy Spirit who guarantees salvation.God’s blessings, which... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:3

Blessed, &c . Compare 2 Corinthians 1:3 . 1 Peter 1:3 . Always applied to God. Lord . App-98 . hath = having. Note the use and importance of aorist participles throughout this section. with . App-104 . all = every. spiritual . See 1 Corinthians 12:1 . blessings = blessing (singular) Greek. eulogia. See Romans 15:29 . heavenly places = the heavenlies, i.e. heavenly spheres. Greek. epouranios. Compare Ephesians 1:20 ; Ephesians 2:6 ; Ephesians 3:10 ; Ephesians 6:12 . Christ .... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:4

According = Even. hath chosen = chose out. Greek. eklegomai. Compare Acts 1:2 . before . App-104 . foundation . App-146 . world . App-129 . Compare 2 Timothy 1:9 . without blame . Greek. amomos. Here; Ephesians 5:27 . Colossians 1:22 .Hebrews 9:14 . 1 Peter 1:19 . Jude 1:24 .Revelation 14:5 . before Him = in His sight. See 2 Corinthians 2:17 . love . App-135 . Some insert "in love" after "predestinated us" in Ephesians 1:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.Every spiritual blessing ... There are no spiritual blessings of any kind whatever, other than "in Christ." As Bruce said, "Paul here struck the keynote of Ephesians at once. The writer and his readers are `in Christ,' members of Christ, sharers of his resurrection life."[6]In heavenly places ... MacKnight gave the meaning here as "in the Christian... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:4

Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love.Inherent in this is the fact of God's calling and electing people before the foundation of the world; and very few theological questions have demanded more attention and interest than this. Clearly revealed in this is the fact that the coming of Jesus Christ into the world for the purpose of taking out of it a people for himself and redeeming them unto eternal life was no... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Ephesians 1:3.— The two first verses contain St. Paul's inscription, or introduction, to his Epistle; and thence to Eph 1:14 he proceeds to thank God for his grace and bounty to the Gentiles; wherein he so sets forth both God's gracious purpose of bringing the Gentiles into his kingdom under the Messiah, and his actual bestowing on them blessings of all kinds in Jesus Christ, for their complete re-instation in that his heavenly kingdom, that there could be nothing stronger suggested to make the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 1:4

Ephesians 1:4. In him— That is, in Christ. See the preceding verse, which, together with this, makes up the following sense: "As it was in consideration of Christ alone that God heretofore, before the foundation of the world, designed us Gentiles to be his people; so now that the Messiah is come, all the blessings and benefits which we are to receive in his heavenly kingdom, are laid up in him, and to be had only by our faith and dependance on him, without any respect to the law of Moses." The... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 1:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 1:4

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