the Week of Proper 27 / Ordinary 32
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THE MESSAGE
Ephesians 1:9
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he let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted, and he planned to do it through Christ.
For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ
And hath openned vnto vs the mistery of his will accordinge to his pleasure and purposed the same in hym silfe
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him,
let us know his secret purpose. This was what God wanted, and he planned to do it through Christ.
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
in all wisdom and prudence, Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in himself,
when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose
to make knowun to vs the sacrament of his wille, bi the good plesaunce of hym; the which sacrament he purposide in
having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
and by what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways.
He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
he has made known to us his secret plan, which by his own will he designed beforehand in connection with the Messiah
having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
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and hath made known to us the mystery of his will, which before he had determined in himself should be done:
And he hath made us know the mystery of his pleasure, which he had before determined in himself to accomplish,
Hauing made knowen vnto vs the mysterie of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in himselfe,
God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan.
God told us the secret of what He wanted to do. It is this: In loving thought He planned long ago to send Christ into the world.
he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,
And because he has made known to us the mystery of his will, as he has ordained from the very beginning, to work through it;
making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, -
That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,
And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll, accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe.
God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him,
making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
and hath opened vnto vs the mystery of his wil acordinge to his pleasure, which he had purposed in himselfe,
for he has discover'd to us the secret of his will, that out of his meer good pleasure, he had purposed in himself,
He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
God did something we never saw coming. He'd planned it from the very beginning. It all hinged on the life, death, and resurrection of his only boy.
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him
making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
made: Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 3:3-9, Matthew 13:11, Romans 16:25-27, 1 Corinthians 2:10-12, Galatians 1:12, Galatians 1:16, Colossians 1:26-28, 1 Timothy 3:16
according: Ephesians 1:5
purposed: Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 3:11, Job 23:13, Job 23:14, Psalms 33:11, Isaiah 14:24-27, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 46:11, Jeremiah 2:29, Lamentations 3:37, Lamentations 3:38, Acts 2:23, Acts 4:28, Acts 13:48, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 1:9
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:21 - according 1 Chronicles 17:19 - according Psalms 25:14 - secret Psalms 51:18 - thy Isaiah 53:10 - the pleasure Isaiah 55:11 - it shall accomplish Jeremiah 4:28 - because Jonah 1:14 - for Matthew 11:26 - for Mark 4:11 - Unto you Luke 4:25 - many John 11:52 - gather John 15:15 - all Romans 9:11 - that the Romans 16:26 - now 1 Corinthians 4:1 - mysteries 1 Corinthians 12:18 - as it 1 Corinthians 15:51 - I show Galatians 1:15 - it Ephesians 3:4 - the mystery Ephesians 3:9 - fellowship Ephesians 6:19 - the mystery Philippians 2:13 - good 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - the good 1 Timothy 2:6 - in 2 Timothy 1:10 - now Hebrews 2:4 - according
Cross-References
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.
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: "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.
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.
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.
He told them, "I'm a Hebrew. I worship God , the God of heaven who made sea and land."
They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God's word. Then God's word brought the chaos back in a flood that destroyed the world. The current galaxies and earth are fuel for the final fire. God is poised, ready to speak his word again, ready to give the signal for the judgment and destruction of the desecrating skeptics.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will,.... The Gospel, which is a mystery, a hidden mystery, the mystery of God and of Christ, and the mystery of the Gospel; the several doctrines of it are called the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; such as are concerning the trinity of persons in the Godhead, the union of the two natures in Christ, his sonship and incarnation, the saints' union and communion with him, the work of the Spirit of God upon the soul, the calling of the Gentiles, and the conversion of the Jews, the resurrection of the dead, and the change of living saints: and the Gospel is the mystery of the will of God; of his will in saving sinners by Christ; and it declares that he does all things in salvation, according to his sovereign will and pleasure; chooses, redeems, justifies, pardons, and calls whom he pleases; and this is made known by the ministry of the word, and by the Spirit, as a spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of Christ and his Gospel: the discovery of which is,
according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in himself; both with respect to the persons to whom it is made known, and with respect to the time when he makes it known; both these are as he pleases, and as he has purposed in his own breast; the Gospel is sent when and where he has determined within himself it shall go; and persons are called by it according to his purpose and grace.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Having made known to us the mystery of his will - The word “mystery” (μυστήριον mustērion) means literally something into which one must be “initiated” before it is fully known (from μυέω mueō, to initiate, to instruct); and then anything which is concealed or hidden. We commonly use the word to denote that which is above our comprehension or unintelligible. But this is never the meaning of the word in the New Testament. It means there some doctrine or fact which has been concealed, or which has not before been fully revealed, or which has been set forth only by figures and symbols. When the doctrine is made known, it may be as clear and plain as any other. Such was the doctrine that God meant to call the Gentiles, which was long concealed, at least in part, and which was not fully made known until the Saviour came, and which had been until that time “a mystery - a concealed truth” - though when it was revealed, there was nothing incomprehensible in it. Thus, in Colossians 1:26, “The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints.” So it was in regard to the doctrine of election. It was a mystery until it was made known by the actual conversion of those whom God had chosen. So in regard to the incarnation of the Redeemer; the atonement; the whole plan of salvation. Over all these great points there was a veil thrown, and people did not understand them until God revealed them. When they were revealed, the mystery was removed, and men were able to see clearly the manifestation of the will of God.
Which he hath purposed in himself - Without foreign aid or counsel. His purposes originated in his own mind, and were concealed until he chose to make them known; see 2 Timothy 1:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 9. Having made known unto us the mystery — That the Gentiles should ever be received into the Church of God, and have all the privileges of the Jews, without being obliged to submit to circumcision, and perform the rites and ceremonies of the Jewish law was a mystery-a hidden thing which had never been published before; and now revealed only to the apostles. It was God's will that it should be so, but that will he kept hidden to the present time. A mystery signifies something hidden, but it ceases to be a mystery as soon as it is revealed. Matthew 13:11; and particularly that on, Romans 11:25.
Good pleasure — την ευδοκιαν. That benevolent design which he had purposed in himself, not being induced by any consideration from without.
