Ephesians 3:15

Acts 11:26; Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 1:10; Ephesians 1:21; Isaiah 65:15; Jeremiah 33:16; Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 3:12; Revelation 5:8-14; Revelation 7:4-12

Related Commentaries of Ephesians 3:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of whom the whole family - This expression “of whom,” may refer either to “the Father,” or to the Lord Jesus. Commentators have been divided in o...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Of whom the whole (e) family in heaven and earth is named, (e) That entire people, who had but one household Father, and that is the Church which is...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Writer's Prayer for his Readers. Kneeling, in a very ecstasy of prayer, before the Father who is the source and prototype of all fatherly relat...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the whole family . every (Greek. pasa) family. No article. family . Greek. patria. Only here; Luke 2:4 . Acts 3:25 . heaven-the heavens. S...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. Of whom the whole family. (135) The relative, ἐξ οὗ, of whom, may apply equally to the Father and to the Son. Erasmus restricts it...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2104 PRAYER THE MEANS OF THE RICHEST BLESSINGS Ephesians 3:14-19 . For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Ch...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Of whom the whole family - Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ on earth, the spirits of just me...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Of whom the whole family— As Christ is the last person mentioned before the words, of whom, it seems reasonable to interpret this clause as refer...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, The whole family. Middleton, Ellicott, etc., translate, 'every family'-alluding to the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

'All fatherhood, whether earthly or celestial, derives its name from the Fatherhood of God.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. — The original word ( patria ) here rendered “family” is literally derived from the word “fa...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 14 PRAYER AND PRAISE. THE COMPREHENSION OF CHRIST Ephesians 3:14-18 IN Ephesians 3:14 the prayer is resumed which the apostle was ab...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Greatest of All Desires Ephesians 3:14-21 The kernel of this prayer is in the clause that Christ may make His home in the believer's heart...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 myst...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. (14) В¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. This may refer either to God, the Father of Christ; who is the Father of the whole family in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Ver. 15. Of whom the whole family ] Or, paternity; πατρια, parentela. God is the only Fa...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wherefore Since by my ministry you have been called to the fellowship of the gospel; I desire that ye faint not Be not discouraged or disheartene...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 s...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle's Prayer. A. D. 61. 14 For thi...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of whom; either of God, or rather of Christ, last mentioned. The whole family, or kindred, the church of God being his household, Ephesians 2:1...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For this reason I bow my knees to the Father from whom every Fatherhood in Heaven and on earth is named, that he would grant you according to the ri...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Prayer for His Readers (3:14-21). ‘For this reason -.' Compare Ephesians 3:1 which begins in the same way. Does this mean that this is th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 3:15 . The whole family. —R.V. “every family.” The word for “family” is only found in the New Testament...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 3:14-15 One Family in Heaven and Earth. Of God, the universal Father, the whole family in heaven and earth is named. He is Father to th...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 3:14-21 Filled with all the Fulness of God. I. Perhaps it would be well to leave this phrase in its vague sublimity without any attempt...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 3:15 The ascension of our Lord is little thought of by many who seem to derive much comfort from dwelling on His death and His resurrect...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 a...
The Biblical Illustrator

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. A pattern of praye...
The Biblical Illustrator

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. The Christian Church a family I. In the first place, let us consider the definition give...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ephesians 3:1-49 DIGRESSION ON THE ADMISSION OF THE GENTILES TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD . Ephesians 3:1...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The apostle's petition for the Church, which includes an exhortation:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Of whom — The Father. The whole family of angels in heaven, saints in paradise, and believers on earth is named. Being the "children of God," (a mo...

¹⁵ Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

Related Commentaries of Ephesians 3:15

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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