Ephesians 1:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, ”

Ephesians 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wherefore, I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus - This is one of the passages usually relied on by those who suppose that this Epistle was not written to the Ephesians. The argum...
Ephesians 1:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(17) Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (17) He returns to the former account of the good received from God, concluding two things togethe...
Ephesians 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Paragraph of Prayer. The writer, who has been informed (by letter?) of the Christian faith and love of his correspondents, reciprocates their thanksgiving and prayers ( Ephesians 1:15 f.); he be...
Ephesians 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Wherefore . on account of this. Greek. dia (App-104. Ephesians 1:2 ; Ephesians 1:2 ) touto. after I . having. your . among (Greek. kata . App-104.) you. faith . App-150. the Lord Jesus...
Ephesians 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. Wherefore I also. This thanksgiving was not simply an expression of his ardent love to the Ephesians. He congratulated them before God, that the opinion which he had formed respecting th...
Ephesians 1:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2095 THE SPIRIT’S INFLUENCES AS A SPIRIT OF WISDOM Ephesians 1:15-20 . Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give...
Ephesians 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Faith in the Lord Jesus - Cordial reception of the Christian religion, amply proved by their love to all...
Ephesians 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:15 .— Having, in the foregoing verses, thanked God for the great favours and mercies which, from the beginning, he had purposed for the Gentiles under the Messiah, in such a descript...
Ephesians 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Wherefore - because ye are in Christ sealed by His Spirit ( Ephesians 1:13-14 ). I also - on...
Ephesians 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Thanksgiving for Blessings and Prayer for Wisdom 1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled with St....
Ephesians 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

[ 1. Introduction to the Epistle ( Ephesians 1:1-23 ). (1) SALUTATION ( Ephesians 1:1-2 ). (2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR — ( a ) The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the...
Ephesians 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE ETERNAL PURPOSE Ephesians 1:3-19 WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, Ephesians 1:3-14 is one of the...
Ephesians 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

What the Heart May Receive Ephesians 1:15-23 It is well to go over the successive links of this golden chain when we are in our secret chamber, appropriating them one by one and asking whether...
Ephesians 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." T...
Ephesians 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) В¶ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (16) Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of...
Ephesians 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Wherefore I also ,.... As well as others: after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus ; who is the immediate object of faith, and a very proper and suitable one; having every thing in him that i...
Ephesians 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Ver. 15. Your faith in the Lord Jesus ] Love is the fruit of faith, therefore the apostles pray for...
Ephesians 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wherefore, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus That is, of your perseverance and increase therein. For the apostle's manner of speaking does not imply that he received by report an accoun...
Ephesians 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SALUTATION (vs.1-2) As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by the will of God." Nothing of his own or of a...
Ephesians 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Prayer. A. D. 61. 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord...
Ephesians 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

After I heard; he was an eye-witness of their first believing, but here he speaks of their increase and constancy in the faith since, of which he had heard by others. Of your faith in the Lord Jes...
Ephesians 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For this reason I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus that is among you, and which you show towards all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my pra...
Ephesians 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 1:15-16 .—St. Paul is always ready to give a prompt acknowledgment of all that is best in his readers and to pray for something better. Cease not to give...
Ephesians 1:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:11-15 The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our Inheritance. I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit of God to a man was commonly associated with the m...
Ephesians 1:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this chapter, we see what Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has to say about the possessions and privileges of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul,...
Ephesians 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:4 . According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love. What words of consolation! The full soul o...
Ephesians 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ephesians 1:1 , Ephesians 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION . Ephesians 1:1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus . Paul's one but all-sufficient claim on the Ephesians is...
Ephesians 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:17 ; 1 John 4:21 ; 1 Peter 1:22 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:9 ; 1 Timothy 1:14 ; 1 Timothy 1:5 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ; Colossians 1:3 ; Colossians 1:4 ; Galatians 5:...
Ephesians 1:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Holy Spirit in Ephesians Ephesians 1:13-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are distinct lines of teaching relative to the Holy Spirit in several of Paul's Epistles. The Book of Ephesians has seve...
Ephesians 1:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Since I heard of your faith and love — That is, of their perseverance and increase therein.

Ephesians 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 1:15 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ephesians 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 1:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes