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Ephesians Chapter 1
Eph_1:1,2 After saluting the Ephesians,
Eph_1:3-6 Paul blesseth God for his spiritual blessings on
those whom he had chosen in Christ, and predestinated
to the adoption of children,
Eph_1:7-10 for our redemption by his grace, according to his
revealed purpose of gathering together all in one
under Christ,
Eph_1:11,12 for the inhertance already obtained by those who
first trusted in Christ,
Eph_1:13,14 and for the Spirit given to after believers, as an
earnest of the same.
Eph_1:15-19 He declareth his continual thankfulness to God for
their faith, and his prayers that God would perfect
them in the knowledge of those things which concerned
their state in Christ,
Eph_1:20-23 whom God had raised up, and exalted to be the supreme
Head of his body the church.
The faithful; this may be understood either:
1. By way of restriction, of those that are sincere and constant to Christ, and so not only saints by profession, but true to their profession; or rather:
2. By way of explication: he defines those saints he spake of, and calls them faithful in Christ here, whom he called saints before.
Christ Jesus; the Author and Fountain of that holiness which denominates them saints.