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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ephesians 1:12 - 1:12
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(Eph 1:6, Eph 1:14).
who first trusted in Christ - rather (we Jewish Christians), “who have before hoped in the Christ”: who before the Christ came, looked forward to His coming, waiting for the consolation of Israel. Compare Act 26:6, Act 26:7, “I am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come.” Act 28:20, “the hope of Israel” [Alford]. Compare Eph 1:18; Eph 2:12; Eph 4:4.