Ephesians 1:9

mystery

See (Romans 16:25); (Romans 16:26); (Ephesians 3:3).

( See Scofield) - (Matthew 13:11).

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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...
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 Lor...
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...
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 . S...
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 p...
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 h...
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 my...
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 co...
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...
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 sam...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mystery ] In the NT. this means a secret that has been revealed; a favourite word with St. Paul ( Ephesians 3:3-4 ; Ephesians 3:9 ; Ephesians 5:32...
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 o...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will. — In the same connection we read in 1 Corinthians 2:7 , “we speak the wisdom of God in a myster...
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 fr...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 3 THE BESTOWMENT OF GRACE Ephesians 1:6-12 THE blessedness of men in Christ is not matter of purpose only, but of reality and experien...
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 ar...
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...
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 pleas...
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...
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 w...
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 depen...
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 i...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Praise for Spiritual Blessings. A. D. 61. ...
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 myster...
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 estat...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We frequently read this chapter and the whole of this Epistle because it has been well remarked that the Epistle to the Ephesians is a body of divini...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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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...
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...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The manifestation of God's grace according to His counsel:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He hath purposed in Himself;
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 ; Ephesian...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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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...

⁹ Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Related Commentaries of Ephesians 1:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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