“ According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: ”
According to the eternal purpose - see the note, Ephesians 1:4 . Literally, “the purpose of ages,” or of eternity. Locke, Chandler, and Whitby render this, “according to that disposition or arra...
According to the (d) eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: (d) Which was before all things.
A Digression. Paul the Prisoner and his Relation to the Mystery. A knowledge of Paul's story may be presumed among those who read this letter: they will have heard how he was entrusted with the mis...
eternal purpose . purpose (Greek. prothesis. See Ephesians 1:11 ) of the ages (App-151.) which . i.e. which (purpose). purposed . made. Greek. poieo. Christ Jesus our Lord . App-98.
11. According to the eternal purpose. How carefully does he guard against the objection, that the purpose of God has been changed! A third time, he repeats that the decree was eternal and un...
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: According to the eternal purpose - Κατα προθεσιν των αιωνων· According to the purpose concerning the periods. This seems t...
According to the eternal purpose— Mr. Locke would render the Greek, According to that pre-disposition of the ages, or several dispensations which he made in Christ Jesus: which, by the pre-ordi...
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: Which he purposed - Greek, made (to be fulfilled) in Christ Jesus' ( 2 Timothy 1:9 ).
Reasons for renewing the Prayer for Wisdom 1-13. A digression, which, however, could not be spared. As in Ephesians 1:15 , he begins to speak of himself, and this time he explains his unique inte...
Ephesians 3:1-13 contain two subjects closely blended together. The first (carrying on what is implied in the contrast drawn out in Ephesians 2 ) is the absolute newness of this dispensation to th...
Chapter 13 EARTH TEACHING HEAVEN Ephesians 3:10-13 "The mystery hidden since the ages began, in God who created all things": so the last paragraph concluded. The added phrase "through Jesus Ch...
Gentiles Share the “Unspeakable Riches” Ephesians 3:1-13 Dispensation should be rendered, “stewardship.” We are God's trustees for men. To each of us is given some special phase of truth whi...
God's dwelling in the Church is not finality. It is equipment for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. The apostle claims a stewardship in the mystery of the Church, and declares the astounding fac...
(7) Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. (8) Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace...
According to the eternal purpose ,.... The whole of salvation, in which is displayed the great wisdom of God, is according to a purpose of his; the scheme of it is fixed in the council of peace; the...
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: Ver. 11. According to the eternal purpose ] Of calling and saving the Gentiles by Christ; a secret that the angels the...
To the intent that now Under the gospel dispensation, the last and best dispensation of divine grace and mercy to fallen man; unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places To all the vari...
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST REVEALED (vs.1-13) "For this cause" -- because of the marvelous greatness of the work God had accomplished for and in His saints -- Paul preached "the unsearchable riches of...
The Apostle's Sufferings; Paul's Appointment as an Apostle; Paul's Labours as an Apostle. A. D. 61....
According to the eternal purpose: all that God doeth in the work of our redemption, whereby he sets forth his manifold wisdom, he doeth according to what he had from eternity purposed to do, and th...
‘And to make all men see what is the stewardship of the mystery, which from all ages has been hid in God who created all things, to the intent that now to the principalities and the powers in the hea...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 3:10 . To the intent that now … might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God. —The Church as it expands from a “little flock” to a “multitude...
Ephesians 3:1-13 . The Grace Given to Paul. The enthusiasm with which the Apostle speaks of preaching the Gospel to the heathen is contagious. His words burn on the page, and our hearts take fire...
Ephesians 3:1 . Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ. He was indeed the prisoner of Caesar, but a greater than Cæsar had said to him in the castle at Jerusalem, “Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou...
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jes...
EXPOSITION Ephesians 3:1-49 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD . Ephesians 3:1 For this cause. The reference is not merely to...
The humility of the apostle and the greatness of his mission:
2 Timothy 1:9 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:4 ; Ephesians 1:9 ; Isaiah 14:24-27 ; Isaiah 46:10 ; Isaiah 46:11 ; Jeremiah 51:29 ; Romans 8:28-30 ; Romans 9:11