Focused Passage

Ephesians 1:11-14

Blessed in Christ and Enlightened to Know His Power

Paul blesses God for every spiritual blessing in Christ, then prays that believers would know the hope, inheritance, and power already given to them through Christ's exaltation.

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11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

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Verse 11

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InἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ἐνG1722Preposition-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe were also chosen as God’s ownἐκληρώθημενG2820Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Pluralhaving been predestinedπροορισθέντεςG4309Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] planπρόθεσινG4286Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof [Him who]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularworks outἐνεργοῦντοςG1754Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluraleverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralbyκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcounselβουλὴνG1012Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwillθελήματοςG2307Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 12

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in order thatεἰςG1519PrepositionweἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralwhoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralwere the first to hopeπροηλπικόταςG4276Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwould beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveforεἰςG1519Preposition[the] praiseἔπαινονG1868Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722Preposition[Him]G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularhaving heardἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelievedπιστεύσαντεςG4100Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof truthἀληθείαςG225Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralsalvationσωτηρίαςG4991Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralwere sealedἐσφραγίσθητεG4972Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralwithτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularpromisedἐπαγγελίαςG1860Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularHolyἉγίῳG40Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-ἐνG1722Preposition-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 14

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whoὅ*G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] pledgeἀρραβὼνG728Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularinheritanceκληρονομίαςG2817Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularuntilεἰςG1519Preposition[the] redemptionἀπολύτρωσινG629Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof those [who are]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[God’s] possessionπεριποιήσεωςG4047Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] praiseἔπαινονG1868Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

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