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Ephesians 1 — Sermon Preparation
Paul blesses God for every spiritual blessing in Christ, describes predestination and redemption, and prays for the Ephesians to know the fullness of Christ's rule. Below is a research summary for Ephesians 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 36
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Ephesians 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| δόξα | dóxa | G1391 | 5 | dignity, glory, honour, praise |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 5 | holy, saint |
| θέλημα | thélēma | G2307 | 4 | desire, pleasure, will |
| ἔπαινος | épainos | G1868 | 3 | praise |
| προορίζω | proorízō | G4309 | 2 | determine before, ordain, predestinate |
| χάρις | cháris | G5485 | 3 | acceptable, benefit, favour, gift |
| εὐδοκία | eudokía | G2107 | 2 | desire, good pleasure, seem good |
How preachers through history handled this text
36 public-domain excerpts on Ephesians 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer. Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we hear of the welfare of Christian friends, we should pray for them. Even true believers greatly want heavenly wisdom. Are not the best of us unwilling to come under God's yoke, though there is no other way to find rest for the soul? Do we not for a little pleasure often part with our peace? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Ephesians 1:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ephesus— Eph 1:1
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