Ephesians 1:12

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That we should be to the praise of his glory - Should be the occasion or the means of celebrating his glory; or that praise should be ascribed to...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who (p) first trusted in Christ. (p) He speaks concerning the Jews.
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

That . To the end that. Greek. eis. App-104. first trusted . have before hoped. Greek. proelpizo. Only here. The "we" being the saved members...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. That we should be to the praise of his glory. Here again he mentions the final cause of salvation; for we must eventually become illu...
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

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. That we - Jews, now apostles and messengers of God, to whom the first offe...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Who first trusted in Christ - rather (we Jewish Christians), 'who...
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...
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

(2 c.) Ephesians 1:11-14 form the third part of the Introduction, applying the general truth of election by God’s predestination in Christ, first t...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That we... who first trusted in Christ. — That the reference here is to the first Christians, in contradistinction to the Gentiles of the next vers...
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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 4 THE FINAL REDEMPTION Ephesians 1:12-14 WHEN the apostle reaches the "heritage" conferred upon us in Christ ( Ephesians 1:11 ), he is...
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

(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of hi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That we should be to the praise of his glory ,.... This is the end of predestination to the inheritance; and the sense is, either that the praise of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Ver. 12. Who first trusted ] It is a singular honour to be first in so...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In whom also we Believing Jews; have obtained an inheritance Namely, that of the promises made to the children of Abraham and of God, even the bl...
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

That we should be to the praise of his glory; either: 1. Passively, that the excellency and greatness of God's wisdom, power, grace, mercy, &...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘In him, I say, in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel...
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, bles...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 1:11-15 The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our Inheritance. I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The Epistle to the Ephesians is a complete Body of Divinity. In the first chapter you have the doctrines of the gospel; in the next, you have the exp...
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

Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints, which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Gr...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: gra...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Gra...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 1:1 . Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, He was not made an apostle by man, neither did he take the office upon hims...
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 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

How the plan of God is carried out in the individual cases is nest shown by the apostle:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

that we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

That we — Jews. Who first believed — Before the gentiles. So did some of them in every place. Here is another branch of the true gospel predestinat...

¹² That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trustedb in Christ.

Related Commentaries of Ephesians 1:12

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ephesians 1:12