Eph 2:7. Ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσι τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις, in the ages to come) The plural, in opposition to the one bad age [τὸν αἰῶνα τούτου κόσμου], Eph 2:2, which blessed ages effectually succeed [upon which the blessed ages come unexpectedly with power]. This expression is in accordance with Paul’s idea regarding the last day, the approach of which he believed not to be immediate [2Th 2:2].-ὑπερβάλλοντα, the exceeding) Rom 5:20.