about the riches we have in Christ, he began that section with an introductory summary statement. Ephesians 1:3 says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” And then Paul goes on ...
In summary, the internal considerations, where they can be reduced to objective, statistical data, clearly support Pauline authorship. The external data is early and weighty, and has always been recognized as tipping the scales heavily toward genuineness. What remains are those differences of style,...
the heavenly realms" (3:7-13). It is clear through the repetition of "heavenly realms" (1:3,20;2:6;3:10;6:12) that Christian existence is not merely on an earthly plane. It receives its meaning and significance from heaven, where Christ is exalted at the right hand of God (1:...
Ephesians 1:3 tn There is no verb in the Greek text; either the optative (“be”) or the indicative (“is”) can be supplied. The meaning of the term εὐλογητός (eulogētos), the author’s intention at this point in the epistle, and the literary genre of this mater...
3.Believers Throughout the chapter, believers are addressed collectively. They are called to live as "children of light" (Ephesians 5:8) and to "submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" (Ephesians 5:21). The Greek word for believers is "πιστοί" (pistoi), meaning fai...
12. These two passages give us a brief summary of God's commands, and therefore a summary of how we can live a life of good works. What are the two parts of this summary? 这两段经文对上帝的命令作了一个简短的总结,因此也是我们如何过好行为生活的 总结.这个总结的两部分是什么? 1. LOVE...
s choice about who receives eternal life is because they misunderstand Paul’s use of the word “adoption” here in Ephesians 1:5. The word “adoption” was defined earlier in this dictionary (seeAdoption), but a brief summary of what this word means will help us better understand Paul’s...
3. The Meaning of "... As to the Lord" (Verse 22) An understanding of the exact significance of verse 22 is necessary to a proper interpretation of the wife's relationship to her husband. and her attitude concerning her role of submission. A variety of meanings have been postulated for...
7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.8Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured[f]captives;he gave gifts to men.”[g]9Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended[h]to the lower regions,[...
Ephesians 1:3 tn There is no verb in the Greek text; either the optative (“be”) or the indicative (“is”) can be supplied. The meaning of the term εὐλογητός (eulogētos), the author’s intention at this point in the epistle, and the literary genre of this mater...