Ephesians 1:15-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Prayer for Spiritual Insight
15 This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,[a] would give you a spirit[b](A) of wisdom and revelation(B) in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray that the perception of your mind[c] may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope(C) of His calling,(D) what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power(E) to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.
God’s Power in Christ
20 He demonstrated this power in the Messiah by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand(F) in the heavens(G)— 21 far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given,[d](H) not only in this age but also in the one to come.(I) 22 And He put everything under His feet(J)[e] and appointed Him as head(K) over everything for the church, 23 which is His body,(L) the fullness(M) of the One who fills all things(N) in every way.
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- Ephesians 1:17 Or the Father of glory
- Ephesians 1:17 Or you the Spirit
- Ephesians 1:18 Lit the eyes of your heart
- Ephesians 1:21 Lit every name named
- Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6
Ephesians 1:15-23
Lexham English Bible
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Because of this I also, hearing of your faith[a] in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father[b],[c] may give you a spirit of wisdom[d] and revelation in the knowledge of him 18 (the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength 20 which he has worked[e] in Christ, raising[f] him from the dead and seating him[g] at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name named, not only in this age but also in the coming one, 22 and he subjected all things under his feet[h] and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
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- Ephesians 1:15 Literally “the according to you faith”
- Ephesians 1:17 Literally “the Father of glory”
- Ephesians 1:17 *Here “glorious” is an attributive genitive
- Ephesians 1:17 Or “spiritual wisdom” (with “wisdom” is an attributive genitive)
- Ephesians 1:20 Some manuscripts have “he worked”
- Ephesians 1:20 These participles are either means (“by raising … and seating”) or temporal (“when he raised … and seated”)
- Ephesians 1:20 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Ephesians 1:22 An allusion to Ps 8:6
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