“ Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; ”
Cease not to give thanks for you - In the prosperity of the church at Ephesus he could not but feel the deepest interest, and their welfare he never forgot. Making mention of you in my prayers...
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...
give thanks . Greek. eucharisteo. First occurance: Matthew 15:36 . With its noun and adjective occuring fifty-five times (thirty-eight in Paul's Epp.) See App-10. making mention, &c . See...
16. Making mention of you. To thanksgiving, as his custom is, he adds prayer, in order to excite them to additional progress. It was necessary that the Ephesians should understand that they...
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...
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Cease not to give thanks - The apostle intimates, so fully satisfied was he of the genuineness of their conversion, and of their...
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Of you (so G f g, Vulgate: omitted in 'Aleph (') A B Delta). Then translate as English version, not as Alford, 'making m...
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....
[ 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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
Cease not to give thanks for you ,.... On account of their faith and love; which were gifts of grace bestowed upon them, and not the produce of their own free will and power; and therefore thanks ar...
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Ver. 16. Making mention of you ] Whether a minister shall do more good to others by his prayers or preaching, I will not det...
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...
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...
The Apostle's Prayer. A. D. 61. 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord...
Cease not to give thanks for you; for your faith and love, and all the spiritual blessings God hath bestowed upon you. Making mention of you in my prayers; I not only acknowledge what ye have rec...
‘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...
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 1:15-17 The Illumination of the Spirit. I. The Apostle's prayer raises the whole group of questions which are connected with the two great words "inspiration" and "revelation." These wo...
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 1:4 . 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...
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...
1 Samuel 12:23 ; 1 Samuel 7:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ; Colossians 1:3 ; Genesis 40:14 ; Isaiah 62:6 ; Philippians 1:3 ; Philippians 1:4 ; Romans...
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...
I cease not — In all my solemn addresses to God. To give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers — So he did of all the churches, Colossians 1:9 .