Ephesians 1:7

THE MESSAGE

Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
In Christ we are made free by his blood sacrifice. We have forgiveness of sins because of God's rich grace.

Revised Standard Version
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
By whom we have redemption thorow his bloude euen the forgevenes of synnes accordynge to the riches of his grace

Hebrew Names Version
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

New American Standard Bible
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace

New Century Version
In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God's grace,

Update Bible Version
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Webster's Bible Translation
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

English Standard Version
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

World English Bible
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
by which he hath freely accepted us through the beloved, By whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins,

Weymouth's New Testament
It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in which he hath glorified vs in his dereworthe sone. In whom we han redempcioun bi his blood, foryyuenesse of synnes, aftir the ritchessis of his grace,

English Revised Version
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Berean Standard Bible
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

Contemporary English Version
Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means that our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because God was so kind to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,

Amplified Bible
In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

American Standard Version
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Bible in Basic English
In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

Complete Jewish Bible
In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace

Darby Translation
in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;

International Standard Version
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God'shis">[fn] graceActs 20:28; Romans 2:4; 3:24; 9:23; Ephesians 2:7; Philippians 4:19; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:9;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
in whom we have redemption, and by his blood the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace

Murdock Translation
by whom we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins by his blood, according to the riches of his grace,

King James Version (1611)
In whom wee haue redemption through his blood, the forgiuenesse of sinnes, according to the riches of his grace,

New Living Translation
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

New Life Bible
Because of the blood of Christ, we are bought and made free from the punishment of sin. And because of His blood, our sins are forgiven. His loving-favor to us is so rich.

New Revised Standard
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Geneva Bible (1587)
By whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenes of sinnes, according to his rich grace:

George Lamsa Translation
In him we have salvation, and in his blood, forgiveness of sins, according to the richness of his grace;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour,

Douay-Rheims Bible
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his, grace,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
In whom we haue redemption through his blood, the forgeuenesse of sinnes, accordyng to the rychesse of his grace,

Good News Translation
For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,

Christian Standard Bible®
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

King James Version
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Lexham English Bible
in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

Literal Translation
in whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of deviations, according to the riches of His grace

Young's Literal Translation
in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
in whom we haue redempcion thorow his bloude (namely) the forgeuenes of synnes, acordynge to ye riches of his grace,

Mace New Testament (1729)
who has by his blood obtained for us the redemption, even the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace,

New English Translation
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

New King James Version
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

Simplified Cowboy Version
But this blessing came at a terrible price! We got this blessing through Jesus's blood. He shed his blood so we wouldn't have to. Now our sins are forgiven, having been paid in full by Christ. We got a blessing we didn't deserve. That is the grace of God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Legacy Standard Bible
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our transgressions, according to the riches of His grace

Contextual Overview

³How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. ⁷Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth. ¹¹It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. ¹³It's in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This signet from God is the first installment on what's coming, a reminder that we'll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11
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.

Genesis 1:24
God spoke: "Earth, generate life! Every sort and kind: cattle and reptiles and wild animals—all kinds." And there it was: wild animals of every kind, Cattle of all kinds, every sort of reptile and bug. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:29
Then God said, "I've given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth And every kind of fruit-bearing tree, given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food." And there it was.

Ecclesiastes 11:3
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.

Matthew 8:27
The men rubbed their eyes, astonished. "What's going on here? Wind and sea come to heel at his command!"

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.