Efeziërs 1:7

Staten Vertaling

In Welken wij hebben de verlossing door Zijn bloed, namelijk de vergeving der misdaden, naar den rijkdom Zijner genade,

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
In hem bezitten wij de verlossing door zijn bloed, de vergeving der overtredingen, naar den rijkdom zijner genade.

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
in wien wij hebben de verlossing door zijn bloed, de vergeving der zonden, naar den rijkdom zijner genade,

Bible Verse Review
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whom: Job 33:24, Psalms 130:7, Daniel 9:24-26, Zechariah 9:11, Zechariah 13:1, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:24, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Colossians 1:14, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:12-15, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 10:4-12, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 14:4

the forgiveness: Exodus 34:7, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 130:4, Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 31:34, Daniel 9:9, Daniel 9:19, Jonah 4:2, Micah 7:18, Luke 1:77, Luke 7:40-42, Luke 7:47-50, Luke 24:47, John 20:23, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:39, Romans 4:6-9, Colossians 2:13, Hebrews 10:17, Hebrews 10:18, 1 John 1:7-9, 1 John 2:12

to: Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 2:4, Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 3:16, Romans 2:4, Romans 3:24, Romans 9:23, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Philippians 4:19, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 2:2, Titus 3:6,*marg.

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:7 - General Exodus 24:8 - Behold Exodus 34:6 - abundant Exodus 40:6 - General Leviticus 3:17 - blood Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 7:26 - ye shall eat Leviticus 15:28 - General Leviticus 17:11 - I have Leviticus 25:24 - redemption Numbers 14:18 - longsuffering Deuteronomy 15:15 - General 1 Kings 20:31 - merciful kings Nehemiah 9:17 - gracious Job 19:25 - I know Psalms 25:7 - for thy Psalms 31:16 - save Psalms 59:16 - sing aloud Psalms 86:15 - But thou Psalms 89:2 - Mercy Psalms 103:3 - forgiveth Psalms 103:8 - merciful Psalms 111:9 - sent Isaiah 1:27 - redeemed Isaiah 44:23 - glorified Isaiah 63:7 - according to his Hosea 2:19 - in righteousness Hosea 14:2 - receive Zechariah 4:7 - Grace Zechariah 9:17 - how great is his goodness Matthew 6:12 - forgive Luke 1:68 - he Luke 7:42 - he Acts 5:31 - forgiveness Acts 15:11 - that Acts 26:18 - that they Romans 10:12 - rich Romans 11:33 - riches Romans 16:27 - only 1 Corinthians 15:3 - Christ Galatians 4:5 - redeem Ephesians 1:18 - the riches Ephesians 2:13 - are 1 Timothy 1:14 - exceeding Titus 2:11 - the grace Titus 3:5 - according Hebrews 8:12 - General Hebrews 9:15 - for James 2:13 - and 1 Peter 1:3 - which 2 Peter 2:1 - bought 1 John 5:6 - blood

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In whom we have redemption through his blood,.... Redemption supposes captivity and slavery, and is a deliverance out of it; God's elect by nature are in bondage to sin, Satan, and the law; through the grace of Christ, they are redeemed from all iniquity; ransomed out of the hands of him that is stronger than they; and are freed from the law, its bondage, curse, and condemnation, and from every other enemy: and this benefit Christ is the author of; he was called to be the Redeemer of his people from all eternity; and he was sent in the fulness of time, to procure the redemption of them; to which he had a right, being their near kinsman; and for which he was every way fit, being God as well as man; and which he has obtained by his obedience, sufferings, and death: and in whom it resides, as in its proper subject and author; who, by imputation, is made redemption to all the chosen ones; for not angels, but men, share in this redemption; and not all men, but elect men; such as are chosen in Christ, predestinated to the adoption of children by him, and who are accepted in the beloved: and this comes to them through the blood of Christ, which was freely shed on the cross to procure it; and was a sufficient ransom, or redemption price; it being not only the same blood with those who are redeemed, but the blood of an innocent person; and not of a mere man, but of one who is truly and properly God, as well as man; see more of this :-. A branch of this redemption follows, or a blessing that comes by it, and along with it,

the forgiveness of sins; of all sins, original and actual, past, present, and to come; and this is through the blood of Christ, which was shed for the same: and yet is

according to the riches of his grace; for God of his rich grace found the ransom price, and gave his Son, as well as he gave himself, his life, a ransom for many; and how much soever it cost Christ to procure redemption and pardon, they are free to his people; who are redeemed without money and price of theirs, and whose sins are forgiven freely for Christ's sake.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In whom we have redemption - On the meaning of the word here rendered “redemption” - (ἀπολύτρωσις apolutrōsis) - see the notes at Romans 3:24. The word here, as there, denotes that deliverance from sin and from the evil consequences of sin, which has been procured by the atonement made by the Lord Jesus Christ. This verse is one of the passages which prove conclusively that the apostle here does not refer to “nations” and to “national privileges.” Of what “nation” could it be said that it had “redemption through the blood of Jesus, even the forgiveness of sins?”

Through his blood - By means of the atonement which he has made; see this phrase fully explained in the notes at Romans 3:25.

The forgiveness of sins - We obtain through his blood, or through the atonement which he has made, the forgiveness of sins. We are not to suppose that this is all the benefit which we receive from his death, or that this is all that constitutes redemption. It is the main, and perhaps the most important thing. But we also obtain the hope of heaven, the influences of the Holy Spirit, grace to guide us and to support us in trial, peace in death, and perhaps many more benefits. Still “forgiveness” is so prominent and important, that the apostle has mentioned that as if it were all.

According to the riches of his grace - According to his rich grace; see a similar phrase explained in the notes at Romans 2:4. The word “riches,” in the form in which it is used here, occurs also in several other places in this Epistle; Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 3:16. It is what Paley (Horae Paul) calls “a cant phrase,” and occurs often in the writings of Paul; see Romans 2:4; Romans 9:23; Romans 11:12, Romans 11:33; Philippians 4:19; Colossians 1:27; Colossians 2:2. It is not found in any of the other writings of the New Testament, except once in a sense somewhat similar, in James James 2:5, “Hath not God chosen the poor of this world “rich” in faith,” and Dr. Paley from this fact has constructed an argument to prove that this Epistle was written by Paul. It is unique to him, and marks his style in a manner which cannot be mistaken. An impostor, or a forger of the Epistle, would not have thought of introducing it, and yet it is just such a phrase as would naturally be used by Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. In whom we have redemption — God has glorified his grace by giving us redemption by the blood of his Son, and this redemption consists in forgiving and delivering us from our sins; so then Christ's blood was the redemption price paid down for our salvation: and this was according to the riches of his grace; as his grace is rich or abundant in benevolence, so it was manifested in beneficence to mankind, in their redemption by the sacrifice of Christ, the measure of redeeming grace being the measure of God's own eternal goodness.

It may not be useless to remark that, instead of της χαριτος αυτου, his grace, the Codex Alexandrinus and the Coptic version have της χρηστοτητος, his goodness.