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Ephesians 1:3-6

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

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Verse 3

Cross-references

Romans 8:28BSB references 1 Peter 1:3Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 1:3Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:6Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:12Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18-21OliveGrove study links Colossians 1:12-14OliveGrove study links Galatians 4:4-7OliveGrove study links

Original words

Blessed [be]ΕὐλογητὸςG2128Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhas blessedεὐλογήσαςG2127Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositioneveryπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularspiritualπνευματικῇG4152Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularblessingεὐλογίᾳG2129Noun - Dative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter Pluralheavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςG2032Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Romans 8:29Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:9Classic cross-references Revelation 13:8Classic cross-references Romans 8:28Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:2Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18-21OliveGrove study links Colossians 1:12-14OliveGrove study links Galatians 4:4-7OliveGrove study links

Original words

ForκαθὼςG2531AdverbHe choseἐξελέξατοG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbeforeπρὸG4253Preposition[the] foundationκαταβολῆςG2602Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof [the] worldκόσμουG2889Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveholyἁγίουςG40Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionblamelessἀμώμουςG299Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralin His presenceκατενώπιονG2714Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularInἐνG1722PrepositionloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Romans 8:29Classic cross-references Philippians 2:13Classic cross-references Ephesians 1:11Classic cross-references Galatians 3:26Classic cross-references Galatians 4:5Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18-21OliveGrove study links Colossians 1:12-14OliveGrove study links Galatians 4:4-7OliveGrove study links

Original words

He predestinedπροορίσαςG4309Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralforεἰςG1519Prepositionadoption as His sonsυἱοθεσίανG5206Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .εἰςG1519Preposition. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularaccording toκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulargood pleasureεὐδοκίανG2107Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularwillθελήματοςG2307Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:25Classic cross-references Romans 5:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:18Classic cross-references Romans 3:22Classic cross-references Colossians 1:13Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18-21OliveGrove study links Colossians 1:12-14OliveGrove study links Galatians 4:4-7OliveGrove study links

Original words

toεἰςG1519Preposition[the] praiseἔπαινονG1868Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloriousδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulargraceχάριτοςG5485Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhichἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularHe has freely givenἐχαρίτωσενG5487Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularBeloved [One]ἨγαπημένῳG25Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular

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