Ephesians 1
Treated in 145 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 1:4 Even before the world was founded, God chose us in Christ, so that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love. 24
- 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ he has blessed us with every blessing the Spirit gives in the heavenly places. 16
- 1:13 And you also are in him. You heard the message of truth, the gospel that brings you salvation, and you believed; and in him you were sealed with the Holy Spirit God had promised. 16
- 1:6 so that his glorious grace would be praised, the grace he has freely given us in the Beloved. 12
- 1:18 With the eyes of your heart opened to the light, you will know what hope his call holds out to you, how rich and glorious an inheritance he has in his holy people, 9
- 1:19 and how far beyond all measure is his power at work for us who believe. It is the working of his mighty strength, 8
- 1:7 In him and through his blood we have redemption, the forgiveness of our wrongdoing. We have it because God's grace is so rich, 7
- 1:17 asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, to give you the Spirit who brings wisdom and revelation as you come to know him. 7
- 1:21 high above every ruler and authority, every power and dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in this age but in the age to come as well. 7
- 1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful in Christ Jesus. 6
- 1:14 The Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance, until God redeems those who are his own possession, so that his glory will be praised. 6
- 1:23 The church is his body. It is his fullness, filled by him who fills everything in every place and every way. 6
- 1:20 which he put to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 5
- 1:9 He has made known to us the mystery of his will, as it pleased him to do. He set out this purpose in Christ 4
- 1:10 as his plan for when the times reach their fullness: to bring all things together under one head in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth, all in him. 4
- 1:11 In him we too have been claimed as God's own portion. We were marked out for this beforehand by the purpose of God, who works out everything as his will determines, 4
- 1:5 He marked us out beforehand to be adopted as his own sons and daughters through Jesus Christ. That was what he gladly willed, 3
- 1:12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ would bring praise to his glory. 3
- 1:15 For this reason, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's holy people, 2
- 1:22 God has put all things under the feet of Christ, and has given him to the church to be head over all things. 2
- 1:8 grace that he has poured out on us in abundance, with all wisdom and understanding. 1
- 1:16 I have never stopped thanking God for you. I mention you whenever I pray, 1
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Where it is preached
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Blamelessness cites Eph. i. 4
…foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love.’—Eph. i. 4. There are two Greek words, signifying nearly the same, used frequently along with the…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Eph. i. 4–6
…to the purchase of Christ, although the whole fruit thereof be made out alone thereby, Eph. i. 4–6. 2. So in that distribution made by the apostle in his solemn parting benediction, 2 Cor.…
- Communion with God ·
Of the things wherein we have communion with the Holy Ghost cites Eph. i. 13
…them — The witness of the Spirit, what it is, Rom. viii. 16 — The sealing of the Spirit, Eph. i. 13 — The Spirit, how an earnest; on the part of God, on the part of the saints — Difference…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 1:3
…who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3, ASV). The grammar matters. God “hath blessed.” The blessings are located “in Christ.”…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
Feasting at the Table cites EPHESIANS 1:3
…Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. EPHESIANS 1:3 Ephesians is Evans’s favourite book of the Bible. His short book Feasting at the Table…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Eph. i. 4
…laying down his life for them as such; and hence are we said to be “chosen in Christ,” Eph. i. 4, or designed to obtain all the fruits of the love of God by Christ, and committed into…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 22 — This Doctrine Confirmed by Proofs from Scripture cites Eph. 1:4
…When Paul declares that we were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4), he certainly shows that no regard is had to our own worth; for it is just as if he had…
- Old Paths ·
Election cites Ephes. i. 4
…Elect?” (Rom. viii. 33.) “God hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world.” (Ephes. i. 4.) “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but…
- Communion with God ·
Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites Eph. i. 6
…which is manifested in the gospel, and wherein God will be glorified to all eternity, Eph. i. 6. I mean not that general mercy, that velleity of acceptance which some put their hopes…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Joy Unspeakable cites Ephesians 1:13
…the children of God. ROMANS 8:16 He identified this with Paul’s language of sealing in Ephesians 1:13, and with the joy unspeakable and full of glory of which Peter speaks. And he believed…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites Eph. i. 13
…the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.” And Eph. i. 13, 14, “Ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in privileges cites Eph. i. 1
…in one all things in him, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in him,” Eph. i. 10. Herein live all the sons and daughters of God, spending largely on the riches of his…
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Devices of Satan cites Ephesians 1:1
…● A new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). ● Chosen by God (Colossians 3:12). ● A saint (Ephesians 1:1). ● A stranger to this world (1 Peter 2:11). ● What I am (1 Corinthians 15:10). ● Satan’s…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VII. Another thing, wherein gracious affections are distinguished from others, is, that they are attended with a change of nature cites Eph. 1:1
…the apostle, writing to the “saints and faithful in Christ Jesus,” that were at Ephesus (Eph. 1:1), and those who were once dead in trespasses and sins, but were now quickened and raised…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Being of God cites Eph 1:1
…are spiritual. As the chief blessings he gives us in this life are spiritual blessings, Eph 1:1, not gold and silver; as he gives Christ, his love; he fills us with grace; so the main…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Unchangeableness of God cites Eph 1:1
…Esau have I hated.’ Rom 9:11, 13. We are not elected for holiness, but to holiness. Eph 1:1. If we are not justified for our faith, much less are we elected for our faith; but we…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Mercy of God cites Eph 1:1
…Election is free. ‘He has chosen us in him, according to the good pleasure of his will.’ Eph 1:1. Justification is free. ‘Being justified freely by his grace.’ Rom 3:24. Salvation is…
- Communion with God ·
That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites Eph. i. 3
…Christ, direct our way unto you.” The like precedent, also, have you of thanksgiving, Eph. i. 3, 4, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” etc. I shall not add those…
- Communion with God ·
Inferences on communion with the Father in love cites Eph. i. 3
…This gives it life and being, is the reason of it, and sets a price upon it, Rom. ix. 11; Eph. i. 3, 4; Titus iii. 5; James i. 18. 3dly. Unchangeable. Though we change every day, yet his…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
All the Blessings of the Spirit cites Ephesians 1:3
…hath blessed us with all the blessings of the Spirit in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 1:3. This is the text of the whole Epistle to the Ephesians. That epistle is an unfolding of…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in holiness cites Eph. i. 3
…grace upon us. “We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in him,” Eph. i. 3. “In him;” that is, in and through his mediation for us. His oblation and intercession…
- Feasting at the table ·
In Him cites Ephesians 1:3
…Paul tells us some of the great privileges we have simply because we are “in Him”. Ephesians 1:3 highlights that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Noah cites Ephesians 1:3
…there security in our ark Jesus, but there we are blessed with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3). Indeed, all of Ephesians 1 speaks of such blessings. In Him: ● We are made holy and…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
The Sovereignty of God cites Ephesians 1:3–14
…minutes today meditating on one attribute of God before you pray for anything. 2. Read Ephesians 1:3–14 and list everything God does in it. Notice how little is said about what we do. 3.…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Blessing or Curse cites EPHESIANS 1:3
…Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. EPHESIANS 1:3 Where curses come from Prince went further. He taught that curses may come upon people…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites Eph. 1:3
…in Christ: according as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,” (Eph. 1:3, 4). These things are clear and conformable to Scripture, and admirably reconcile the…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
Free Grace cites Ephesians 1:3–14
…the initiative before you did. 3. If you find the doctrine of election troubling, read Ephesians 1:3–14 as a hymn of praise rather than a puzzle to solve, and see what it does to you. 4. When…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Accepted in the Beloved cites Ephesians 1:3–6
…them. Say so aloud in prayer, and repeat it whenever the old bitterness returns. 3. Read Ephesians 1:3–6 each morning this week, and thank God for each thing He says He has done for you in…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
Introduction cites EPHESIANS 1:3
…Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. EPHESIANS 1:3 That is the thread running through all sixteen chapters of this book, and it is the…
- Morning by Morning ·
May cites Ephesians 1:3
…thee to the sons of men. May 9 “Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.” (Ephesians 1:3) All the goodness of the past, the present, and the future, Christ bestows upon his…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
Timely and Needed Help cites Eph. i. 3
…provision that awaits us (2 Kings vii. 8): all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies (Eph. i. 3); and all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Pet. i. 3). There are two causes…
- Holy in Christ ·
God’s Call to Holiness cites Eph. i. 4
…as its aim. ‘He hath chosen us in Him, that we should be holy and without blame’ (Eph. i. 4). ‘Whom God chose from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification’ (2 Thess. ii. 12).…
- All Things for Good ·
Concerning God’s purpose cites Eph. i. 4
…does not choose us for faith, but to faith. “He hath chosen us, that we should be holy” (Eph. i. 4), not because we would be holy, but that we might be holy. We are elected to holiness…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites Eph 1: 4
…Election is free. ‘He has chosen us in him according to the good pleasure of his will.’ Eph 1: 4. Justification is free. ‘Being justified freely by his grace.’ Rom 3: 24. Say not I am…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
If God Knows Everything, Do I Really Have Free Will? cites Ephesians 1:4
…time began, whom He would save: “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4), and “it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy” (Romans 9:16).…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
Spiritual Gleaning cites Ephesians 1:4
…of the world.” (“…even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world…” — Ephesians 1:4 ESV) is the sauce to dip the bread in. You, poor gleaner, are invited to dip your morsel…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 12 — Christ, to Perform the Office of Mediator, Behoved to Become Man cites Eph. 1:4–7
…he has made us accepted in the Beloved: In whom we have redemption through his blood,” (Eph. 1:4–7). Here certainly the fall of Adam is not presupposed as anterior in point of time, but…
- The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray ·
Holy in Christ cites EPHESIANS 1:4
…the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. EPHESIANS 1:4 Murray thought many Christians had misunderstood their calling. They had heard that God…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
The Dreadful Decree cites EPHESIANS 1:4
…the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. EPHESIANS 1:4 It is impossible to write honestly about Calvin without writing about predestination, and…
- Our Daily Walk ·
April cites Eph 1:4
…foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.”— Eph 1:4. WE DO not become God's property when we consecrate ourselves to Him, but only awake to…
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