Ephesians 1:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: ”

Ephesians 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Having made known to us the mystery of his will - The word “mystery” ( μυστήριον mustērion) means literally something into which one must be “initiated” before it is fully known (from μυέ...
Ephesians 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Having made known unto us the (m) mystery of his will, (13) according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: (m) For unless the Lord had opened to us that mystery, we could never ha...
Ephesians 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Paragraph of Praise. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Ch...
Ephesians 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Having made known . Greek. gnorizo. As in Ephesians 3:3 . Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:22 (wot). Compare App-132. unto . to. mystery . See App-193. hath . Omit. purposed . Greek. pr...
Ephesians 1:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Having made known to us the mystery of his will. Some were alarmed at the novelty of his doctrine. With a view to such persons, he very properly denominates it a mystery of the divine w...
Ephesians 1:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2092 THANKS TO GOD FOR HIS SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MERCY Ephesians 1:3-12 . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in hea...
Ephesians 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Having made known unto us the mystery - That the Gentiles should ever be received...
Ephesians 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The mystery of his will,— St. Paul's so often terming God's purpose of calling the Gentiles a mystery, and so emphatically declaring it to be concealed from ages, and particularly revealed to...
Ephesians 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Which He 'made to abound toward us' ( Ephesians 1:8 ), in that He made know...
Ephesians 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; (9) Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: In those v...
Ephesians 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will ,.... The Gospel, which is a mystery, a hidden mystery, the mystery of God and of Christ, and the mystery of the Gospel; the several doctrines of it...
Ephesians 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Ver. 9. The mystery of his will ] That is, the gospel, a mystery both to men,...
Ephesians 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Having made known to us By his Word and Spirit; the mystery of his will The gracious scheme of salvation by faith, the appointment of which depended on his sovereign will alone; termed a mystery...
Ephesians 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Praise for Spiritual Blessings. A. D. 61. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesu...
Ephesians 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Having made known unto us; having revealed to us outwardly by the preaching of the gospel; inwardly, by the illumination of the Spirit. The mystery of his will; the whole doctrine of grace and sa...
Ephesians 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, unto a stewardship (regulation of an estate) of the fullness of times, to sum up all things...
Ephesians 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 1:3 . Blessed be the God and Father. —The Hebrew form for “hallowing the Name” was, “The Holy One, blessed be He.” The Prayer Book version of Psalm c. gi...
Ephesians 1:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

mystery See ( Romans 16:25 ); ( Romans 16:26 ); ( Ephesians 3:3 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 13:11 ).
Ephesians 1:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:5-10 The Final Restoration of all Things. There are several passages in the New Testament and this is one of them which make it clear that the Divine mercy is ultimately to achieve a...
Ephesians 1:9 - 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 1:9 - 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 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself. The mystery of the gospel I. The sovereign grace of God in making known to u...
Ephesians 1:9 - 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 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The manifestation of God's grace according to His counsel:
Ephesians 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:10-12 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Timothy 1:9 ; Acts 13:48 ; Acts 2:23 ; Acts 4:28 ; Colossians 1:26-28 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:17 ; Ephesians 1:18 ; Ephesians 1:5 ; Ephes...
Ephesians 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Having made known to us — By his word and by his Spirit. The mystery of his will — The gracious scheme of salvation by faith, which depends on his own sovereign will alone. This was but darkly disc...

Ephesians 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 1:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ephesians 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

Ephesians 1:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ephesians 1:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ephesians 1:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes