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Efeziërs 1:17
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opdat de God van onzen Heer Jezus Christus de volheerlijke Vader, u geve den geest van wijsheid en openbaring door volkomen kennis van Hem.
opdat de God van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, de Vader der heerlijkheid, u geve den Geest der wijsheid en der openbaring, om hem te kennen,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the God: Ephesians 1:3, John 20:17
the Father: 1 Chronicles 29:11, Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:10, Psalms 29:3, Jeremiah 2:11, Matthew 6:13, Luke 2:14, Acts 7:2, 1 Corinthians 2:8, James 2:1, Revelation 7:12
the spirit: Genesis 41:38, Genesis 41:39, Isaiah 11:2, Daniel 5:11, Luke 12:12, Luke 21:15, John 14:17, John 14:26, Acts 6:10, 1 Corinthians 12:8, 1 Corinthians 14:6, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 2:3, James 3:17, James 3:18
revelation: Ephesians 3:5, Daniel 2:28-30, Daniel 10:1, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 16:17, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 12:1
in the knowledge: or, for the acknowledgment, Ephesians 3:18, Ephesians 3:19, Proverbs 2:5, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 24:7, Jeremiah 31:34, Matthew 11:27, John 8:54, John 8:55, John 16:3, John 17:3, John 17:25, John 17:26, Romans 1:28, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 2:2, 2 Timothy 2:25, Titus 1:1, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:30 - I have Genesis 41:25 - God Exodus 28:3 - filled Exodus 33:13 - that I Leviticus 14:18 - the remnant Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps 1 Kings 18:36 - Lord God 1 Chronicles 16:28 - glory 2 Chronicles 9:23 - God Psalms 25:8 - teach Psalms 119:18 - Open Proverbs 2:3 - if Proverbs 2:6 - the Lord Proverbs 20:12 - General Song of Solomon 1:15 - thou hast Song of Solomon 7:4 - thine eyes Isaiah 29:18 - the deaf Isaiah 35:5 - the eyes Isaiah 42:7 - open Isaiah 52:8 - see Daniel 9:13 - that we Matthew 13:16 - General Matthew 15:10 - Hear Matthew 20:33 - Lord Luke 11:34 - light of John 6:45 - Every John 8:19 - if John 10:14 - am John 12:38 - revealed John 16:24 - in Acts 16:14 - whose Romans 8:9 - if so be Romans 16:19 - yet 1 Corinthians 1:5 - and in 1 Corinthians 1:30 - wisdom 2 Corinthians 1:3 - the Father of our 2 Corinthians 3:14 - which veil 2 Corinthians 4:6 - shined Galatians 1:16 - reveal Galatians 4:9 - ye have Ephesians 1:9 - made Ephesians 3:3 - by Philippians 3:8 - the excellency Colossians 1:27 - the riches Colossians 3:16 - all Colossians 3:17 - God 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - but 1 Timothy 2:6 - gave 2 Timothy 2:7 - and 1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed 1 Peter 1:17 - call 2 Peter 1:5 - knowledge 1 John 5:20 - and hath
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,.... In what sense God the Father is the God of Christ, :-
The Father of glory; or the glorious Father; who is glorious in himself, in the perfections of his nature, and in the works of his hands; and as a father, he is a glorious father to Christ, and is a father to him, as he is to none else; and has been honoured and glorified by Christ, and from whom Christ as man has received much honour and glory: and he is a glorious father to the saints, to whom he has shown inexpressible love, by adopting them into his family; and pities them, as a father does his children; takes care of them, and protects them, and makes a glorious provision for them; not only of good things now, but of an eternal inheritance hereafter: and he may be so called, because he is the author and giver of eternal glory and happiness; and because all glory is due unto him: the Arabic version reads, "God, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory", making all these epithets to belong to Christ:
may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; this was one part of the apostle's prayers for the saints at Ephesus, that they might increase in divine knowledge; either in the knowledge of God, as the God of Christ, and the Father of glory, and as their God and Father in Christ; or of God, as considered in Christ the Mediator; or else of Christ himself: and designs not a notional and speculative knowledge of Christ, but what is practical and experimental; and which is joined with love of him, faith in him, and obedience to him; and which is not only approbative, but fiducial and appropriating; and though it is but imperfect, yet is progressive; and for the progression of it, the apostle prays; for it is certain, that these saints had a knowledge of Christ, but this was not perfect; and a larger measure of it was desirable: and in order to this, he prays for the Spirit, as a "spirit of wisdom"; who implants spiritual wisdom in the hearts of men, and instructs them in the Gospel, the hidden wisdom of God, leads them into all truths, and opens to them the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, which are hid in Christ, the wisdom of God; and as a spirit of "revelation"; who reveals Christ and the things of Christ, at first conversion; and afterwards reveals him and his righteousness, and other benefits of his more largely, even from faith to faith; and gives a clearer view of interest in them: hence it appears, that the Spirit is the gift of God; and that all spiritual light and knowledge, and the increase of it, are owing to him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ - The God who has sent the Lord Jesus into the world, and appointed him as the Mediator between himself and man. The particular reason why Paul here speaks of him as “the God of the Lord Jesus” is, that he prays that they might be further acquainted with the Redeemer, and be enlightened in regard to the great work which he came to do.
The Father of glory - The glorious Father, that is, the Father who is worthy to be praised and honored.
May give unto you the Spirit of wisdom - May make you wise to understand the great doctrines of the religion of the Redeemer.
And revelation - That is, revealing to you more and more of the character of the Redeemer, and of the nature and results of his work. It is probable here that by the word “Spirit” the apostle refers to the Holy Spirit as the Author of all wisdom, and the Revealer of all truth. His prayer is, that God would grant to them the Holy Spirit to make them wise, and to reveal his will to them.
In the knowledge of him - Margin, “for the acknowledgment.” That is, in order that you may more fully acknowledge him, or know him more intimately and thoroughly. They had already made high attainments Ephesians 1:15, but Paul felt that they might make still higher; and the idea here is, that however far Christians may have advanced in knowledge and in love, there is an unfathomed depth of knowledge which they may still explore, and which they should be exhorted still to attempt to fathom. How far was Paul from supposing that the Ephesians had attained to perfection!
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. That the God of our Lord Jesus — Jesus Christ, as man and mediator, has the Father for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God; John 20:17.
The Father of glory — The author and giver of that glory which you expect at the end of your Christian race. This may be a Hebraism for glorious Father, but the former appears to be the best sense.
The Spirit of wisdom and revelation — I pray that God may give you his Holy Spirit, by whom his will is revealed to men, that he may teach and make you wise unto salvation, that you may continue to acknowledge him, Christ Jesus, as your only Lord and Saviour.
