Ephesians 1:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians
1 1 After the salutation, 4 he entreateth of the free election of God, 5 and adoption. 7, 13 from whence man’s salvation floweth, as from the true and natural fountain: and because so high a mystery cannot be understood, 16 he prayeth that the full, 20 knowledge of Christ, may by God be reavealed unto the Ephesians.
1 Paul [a]an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the (A)Saints, which are at Ephesus, and to the [b]faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 (B)[c]Blessed be God, [d]and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, [e]which hath blessed us, with [f]all spiritual blessing in [g]heavenly things in [h]Christ,
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- Ephesians 1:1 The inscription and salutation, whereof we have spoken in the former Epistles.
- Ephesians 1:1 This is the definition of the Saints, showing what they are.
- Ephesians 1:3 The first part of the Epistle, wherein he handleth all the parts of our salvation, propounding the example of the Ephesians, and using divers exhortations, and beginning after his manner with thanksgiving.
- Ephesians 1:3 The efficient cause of our salvation is God, not considered confusedly and generally, but as the father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 1:3 The next final cause, and in respect of us, is our salvation, all things being bestowed upon us which are necessary to our salvation, which kind of blessings is heavenly and proper to the elect.
- Ephesians 1:3 With all kind of gracious and bountiful goodness which is heavenly indeed, and from God only.
- Ephesians 1:3 Which God our Father gave us from his high throne from above: or because the Saints have those gifts bestowed on them, which belong properly to the citizens of heaven.
- Ephesians 1:3 The matter of our salvation is Christ, in whom only we are endued with spiritual blessing and unto salvation.
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