Ephesians #3
Ephesians 1:15-23
God loves it when we're relentless in our quest for more grace in us and in others
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Published July 30th, 2022
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When we learn about what God is doing in the hearts of fellow believers, it should drive us to our knees to give thanks and ask for more!
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Ephesians 1:15-23
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For this reason,
m because I have heard of your faith
in the Lord Jesus
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and your love 1
toward all the saints,
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I n do not cease to give thanks for you,
o remembering you in my prayers,
that p the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, q may give you the Spirit of wisdom
and of revelation
in the knowledge of him,
r having the eyes of your hearts enlightened,
that you may know
what is s the hope to which he has called you,
what are t the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,
u according to the working of v his great might
that he worked in Christ
w when he raised him from the dead
and x seated him at his right hand
y in the heavenly places,
z far above a all rule
and authority
and power
and dominion,
and above b every name that is named,
not only in c this age
but also in the one to come.
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And d he put all things under his feet
and gave him as e head over all things to the church,
f which is his body,
g the fullness of him h who fills i all in all.
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Ephesians 1:15-23
For this reason,
because I have heard
Ground
of your faith
Content
in the Lord Jesus
Distinction
and your love
toward all the saints,
I do not cease to give thanks
for you,
Advantage
remembering you
Agency
in my prayers,
Context
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Relationship
of glory,
Product
that the God ... the Father ... may give ... the Spirit
Example
of wisdom
Source
and of revelation
in the knowledge
of him,
you
Destination
of your hearts
Possessive
having the eyes ... enlightened,
Means
that you may know
what is the hope
to which he has called you,
what are the riches
of his glorious inheritance
Epexegetical
in the saints,
Locative
and what is the immeasurable greatness
of his power
Attributed
toward us who believe,
according to the working
of his great might
Producer
that he worked
in Christ
when he raised him
Temporal
from the dead
Separation
and seated him
at his right hand
in the heavenly places,
far above all rule
and authority
and power
and dominion,
and above every name that is named,
not only in this age
but also in the one to come.
under his feet
And he put all things ... and gave him
as head over all things
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to the church,
which is his body,
the fullness
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of him
who fills all in all.
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