Ephesians 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ”

Ephesians 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Grace to you, ... - see the notes, Romans 1:7 .
Ephesians 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Grace . App-184. Occurs twelve times in Eph. from . App-104. Father . App-98. Lord . App-98.
Ephesians 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you - See the note on Romans 1:7 .
Ephesians 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ( Romans 1:7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:2 ; Galatians 1:3 .) Grace - God's undeserved favour....
Ephesians 1:2 - 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 1:2 - 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 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 THE INTRODUCTION THE WRITER AND READERS Ephesians 1:1-2 In passing from the Galatian to the Ephesian epistle we are conscious of entering a different atmosphere. We leave the region...
Ephesians 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Our Riches in Christ Ephesians 1:1-14 This has been called the “Epistle of In-ness, ”because it is so full of the preposition in. Saints are flesh and blood like ourselves, and we may be...
Ephesians 1:2 - 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 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I detain the Reader at this verse only to remark, that when the Apostle pronounceth this blessing of grace and pe...
Ephesians 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Grace be to you, and peace from God ,.... Romans 1:7 .
Ephesians 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 2. Grace be to you, and peace ] These go fitly together; because we must seek our peace in the free grace...
Ephesians 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Paul, an apostle by the will of God Not by any merit of my own; to the saints Or holy persons , as τοις αγιοις properly signifies; who are at Ephesus And in all the adjacent places: for this e...
Ephesians 1:2 - 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 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Introduction. A. D. 61. 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints whic...
Ephesians 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 2,3. Blessed be; i.e. thanked, praised. We bless God when we praise him for, and acknowledge him in, his excellencies or benefits. Who hath blessed us; hath vouchsafed or communicated, all s...
Ephesians 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Introduction (1:1-2) ‘Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus.' As usual Paul begins by stating his credential...
Ephesians 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 1:1 . To the saints. —Dismiss the commonly accepted meaning. Not men who by hard and rigorous methods have reached the heights where but few abide, but t...
Ephesians 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:1-2 In these words we have I. Paul's description of himself: "an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God." He was not appointed to his office through the intervention of the C...
Ephesians 1:2 - 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 1:2 - 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 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus. Introductory greeting In these words we have-- I. Paul’s description of himself. “An apostle of Jesus...
Ephesians 1:2 - 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 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Salutation, Praise for the Blessings of Eternal Election, and Prayer for Spiritual Enlightenment. Address and salutation:
Ephesians 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 1:2 ; Galatians 1:3 ; Romans 1:7 ; Titus 1:4
Ephesians 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christ the All in All Ephesians 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We cannot call Ephesians the Epistle of Paul. It was written by the Holy Ghost through Paul. The Holy Ghost came to take the things of...

Ephesians 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ephesians 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary