the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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THE MESSAGE
Ephesians 1:6
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And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.
to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
to ye prayse of the glorie of his grace where with he hath made vs accepted in the beloved.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
and it brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely, in Christ, the One he loves.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved:
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
To the praise of the glory of his grace,
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.
in to the heriyng of the glorie of his grace;
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.
to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
so that we would bring him praise commensurate with the glory of the grace he gave us through the Beloved One.
to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
so that we would praiseto the praise of">[fn] his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.Matthew 3:17; 17:5; John 3:35; 10:17; Romans 3:24; 5:15;">[xr]
that the glory of his grace might be glorified, that (grace) which he hath poured upon us by the hand of his Beloved:
that the glory of his grace might be glorified, which he poured upon us by his Beloved One;
To the praise of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued:
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
We thank God for His loving-favor to us. He gave this loving-favor to us through His much-loved Son.
to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
To the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made vs freely accepted in his beloued,
To the praise of the glory of his grace that he has poured upon us by his beloved one.
Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -
Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us, in his beloved son.
To the prayse of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued.
Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!
to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
to the praise of the glory of his grace that he bestowed on us in the beloved,
to the praise of the glory of His grace in which He favored us in the One having been loved,
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,
vnto the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherby he hath made vs accepted in the Beloued,
to display the glory of his grace, which has render'd us acceptable by his beloved son:
to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
Now, we give him praise for what he did in giving us his son. Shoot, he gave us the blessing his son deserved.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
praise: Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:8, Ephesians 1:12, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 3:10, Ephesians 3:11, Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 43:21, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 61:11, Jeremiah 33:9, Luke 2:14, Romans 9:23, Romans 9:24, 2 Corinthians 4:15, Philippians 1:11, Philippians 4:19, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10, 1 Timothy 1:14-16, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 4:11
he: Isaiah 45:24, Isaiah 45:25, Jeremiah 23:6, Romans 3:22-26, Romans 5:15-19, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9, 1 Peter 2:5
in: Psalms 22:20, Psalms 60:5, Proverbs 8:30, Proverbs 8:31, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 49:1-3, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, John 3:35, John 10:17, Colossians 1:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:7 - If thou doest well Genesis 14:19 - Blessed be Exodus 28:38 - accepted Exodus 33:19 - all my goodness Exodus 40:6 - General Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 15:15 - an atonement Leviticus 15:28 - General Leviticus 24:7 - pure Numbers 6:18 - and put it 1 Samuel 12:22 - for his great 2 Samuel 7:23 - make him 2 Kings 19:34 - for mine 1 Chronicles 16:28 - glory Nehemiah 9:17 - gracious Job 42:8 - him Psalms 6:4 - for Psalms 23:3 - for his Psalms 25:7 - for thy Psalms 31:16 - save Psalms 51:1 - O God Psalms 59:16 - sing aloud Psalms 79:9 - for the Psalms 85:11 - righteousness Psalms 86:5 - plenteous Psalms 89:2 - Mercy Psalms 108:6 - That thy Psalms 111:3 - honourable Psalms 111:4 - gracious Psalms 115:1 - unto us Psalms 116:5 - Gracious Psalms 138:5 - for great Psalms 145:8 - Lord is gracious Proverbs 8:35 - favour Proverbs 20:3 - an Song of Solomon 8:10 - then Isaiah 1:18 - though your Isaiah 30:18 - will he be Isaiah 37:35 - for mine Isaiah 43:7 - for my Isaiah 43:25 - for mine Isaiah 44:23 - glorified Isaiah 46:13 - Israel Isaiah 49:3 - General Isaiah 49:8 - In an Isaiah 55:7 - for Isaiah 60:21 - that I Isaiah 63:7 - according to his Isaiah 63:14 - to make Jeremiah 14:7 - do Ezekiel 20:14 - General Ezekiel 20:44 - when I Ezekiel 43:27 - I will accept Daniel 9:9 - To the Lord Daniel 9:19 - thine Hosea 14:2 - receive Hosea 14:4 - I will love Zechariah 4:7 - Grace Matthew 12:18 - my beloved Matthew 20:9 - they received Luke 1:28 - highly favoured Luke 19:38 - glory Luke 24:47 - beginning John 1:16 - and grace John 17:23 - and hast John 17:26 - that Acts 10:35 - is Acts 15:11 - that Acts 20:24 - the gospel Romans 1:5 - for his name Romans 3:24 - through Romans 5:8 - commendeth Romans 5:19 - so by Romans 5:20 - But Romans 9:18 - hath Romans 11:5 - election of grace Romans 15:7 - to 2 Corinthians 1:20 - unto 2 Corinthians 5:9 - accepted 2 Corinthians 8:9 - the grace Ephesians 3:21 - be 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - to be glorified 1 Timothy 1:11 - glorious 1 Timothy 1:16 - for this Titus 2:11 - the grace Titus 3:5 - according Hebrews 2:10 - it Hebrews 12:28 - we may James 2:13 - and James 5:11 - the Lord is
Cross-References
God spoke: "Sky! In the middle of the waters; separate water from water!" God made sky. He separated the water under sky from the water above sky. And there it was: he named sky the Heavens; It was evening, it was morning— Day Two.
God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Three.
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
A David Psalm God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Madame Day holds classes every morning, Professor Night lectures each evening.
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.
Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship, praise him under the open skies; Praise him for his acts of power, praise him for his magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise him with castanets and dance, praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Let every living, breathing creature praise God ! Hallelujah!
When the clouds are full of water, it rains. When the wind blows down a tree, it lies where it falls. Don't sit there watching the wind. Do your own work. Don't stare at the clouds. Get on with your life.
But God is the real thing— the living God, the eternal King. When he's angry, Earth shakes. Yes, and the godless nations quake.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
To the praise of the glory of his grace,.... The grace of God manifestly appears in the predestination of men to adoption; in that God had no need of sons, he having a dear and well beloved one; in whom he is well pleased; and in that those he adopts are so unworthy of the relation; and in that men, and not angels, should be taken by him into his family; and that some, and not others of the same race; and that this should be before the world was; and in providing Christ as a Redeemer, to open the way for the reception of this grace and happiness; and in appointing the grace of faith to be the receiver of it: and the glory of the grace of God appears herein; the glory of God is the supreme end of all he does; and the glory of his grace, and not his power, or other perfections of his, and the manifestative glory of that is here intended; yea, the "praise" of that glory: and this end is answered, when the children of God ascribe their adoption to the free grace of God; and when they admire it, and are thankful for it, and walk worthy of the relation they are brought into:
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved; the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, "his own beloved Son", and so the Claromontane exemplar; the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the beloved of God the Father; and was so from everlasting, and will be so to everlasting; which has appeared by his nearness to him, lying in his bosom; by his being privy to all his counsels, purposes, and designs; in putting all things into his hands, and in showing him all that he does; and by his giving him honour and glory, as man and Mediator: and he is the beloved of the saints, for the transcendent excellencies that are in him, and for his love to them, and for what he has done for them, and is unto them; and in him is their acceptance: which is to be understood of the acceptance of their persons, as founded in the blood and righteousness of Christ, and so of their services in him; of God's act of delight and complacency in them, as considered in Christ; who looks upon them, and is well pleased with them, and rests in his love towards them; which is an amazing instance of grace: it was grace that gave them a being in Christ, and which has provided in predestination everything to make them grateful to God; and the very act of acceptance is of mere grace; for internal grace, or grace infused, is not here meant, but the free favour of God: some read not "in which", but "which"
εχαριτωσεν, "he freely gave us in the beloved"; so the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Syriac and Arabic versions.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
To the praise of the glory of his grace - This is a Hebraism, and means the same as “to his glorious grace.” The object was to excite thanksgiving for his glorious grace manifested in electing love. The real tendency of the doctrine in minds that are properly affected, is not to excite opposition to God, or to lead to the charge of partiality, tyranny, or severity; it is to excite thankfulness and praise. In accordance with this, Paul introduced the statement Ephesians 1:3 by saying that God was to be regarded as “blessed” for forming and executing this plan. The meaning is, that the doctrine of predestination and election lays the foundation of adoring gratitude and praise. This will appear plain by a few considerations.
(1) It is the only foundation of hope for man. If he were left to himself, all the race would reject, the offers of mercy and would perish. History, experience, and the Bible alike demonstrate this.
(2) All the joys which any of the human race have, are to be traced to the purpose of God to bestow them. Man has no power of originating any of them, and if God had not intended to confer them, none of them would have been possessed.
(3) All these favors are conferred on those who had no claim on God. The Christian who is pardoned had no claim on God for pardon; he who is admitted to heaven could urge no claim for such a privilege and honor; he who enjoys comfort and peace in the hour of death, enjoys it only through the glorious grace of God.
(4) “all” that is done by election is suited to excite praise. Election is to life, and pardon, and holiness, and heaven. But why should not a man praise God for these things? God chooses people to be holy, not sinful; to be happy, not miserable; to be pure, not impure; to be saved, not to be lost. For these things he should be praised. He should be praised that he has not left the whole race to wander away and die. Had he chosen but one to eternal life, that one should praise him, and all the holy universe should join in the praise. Should he now see it to be consistent to choose but one of the fallen spirits, and to make him pure, and to readmit him to heaven, that one spirit would have occasion for eternal thanks, and all heaven might join in his praises. How much more is praise due to him, when the number chosen is not one, or a few, but when millions which no man can number, shall be found to be chosen to life; Revelation 7:9.
(5) The doctrine of predestination to life has added no pang of sorrow to anyone of the human race. It has made millions happy who would not otherwise have been, but not one miserable. It is not a choice to sorrow, it is a choice to joy and peace.
(6) No one has a right to complain of it. Those who are chosen assuredly should not complain of the grace which has made them what they are, and which is the foundation of all their hopes. And they who are “not” chosen, have no right to complain; for,
(a)They have no claim to life;
(b)They are “in fact” unwilling to come.
They have no desire to be Christians and to be saved. Nothing can induce them to forsake their sins and come to the Saviour.
Why then should they complain if others are “in fact” willing to be saved? Why should a man complain for being left to take his own course, and to walk in his own way? Mysterious, therefore, as is the doctrine of predestination; and fearful and inscrutable as it is in some of its aspects, yet, in a just view of it, it is suited to excite the highest expressions of thanksgiving, and to exalt God in the apprehension of man. He who has been redeemed and saved by the love of God; who has been pardoned and made pure by mercy; on whom the eye of compassion has been tenderly fixed, and for whom the Son of God has died, has abundant cause for thanksgiving and praise.
Wherein he hath made us accepted - Has regarded us as the objects of favor and complacency.
In the Beloved - In the Lord Jesus Christ, the well-beloved Son of God; notes, Matthew 3:17. He has chosen us in him, and it is through him that these mercies have been conferred on us.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ephesians 1:6. To the praise of the glory of his grace — Δοξης της χαριτος αὑτου· The glory of his grace, for χαρις ενδοξος, his glorious or illustrious grace, according to the Hebrew idiom. But the grace or mercy of God is peculiarly illustrated and glorified in the plan of redemption by Christ Jesus. By the giving of the LAW, God's justice and holiness were rendered most glorious; by the giving of the GOSPEL, his grace and mercy are made equally conspicuous.
Wherein he hath made us accepted in the Beloved — This translation of εν ᾑ εχαριτωσεν ἡμας εν τῳ Ηγαπημενῳ is not clear; with which he has graciously favoured us through the Beloved, is at once more literal and more intelligible. Whitby, Macknight, and Wakefield translate the passage in nearly the same way.
In the Beloved must certainly mean in Christ, who is termed God's beloved Son, Matthew 3:17; but several excellent MSS., such as D*EFG, the later Syriac, the AEthiopic, Vulgate, Itala, with several of the fathers, add, υιωαυτου, his beloved Son. This is the meaning, whether the reading be received or rejected.
