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href="/blb/ephesians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One, <a href="/kjv/ephesians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. <a href="/nasb_/ephesians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved. <a href="/nasb/ephesians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. <a href="/nasb77/ephesians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. <a href="/lsb/ephesians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved. <a href="/amp/ephesians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ]. <a href="/csb/ephesians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One. <a href="/hcsb/ephesians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved. <a href="/asv/ephesians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: <a href="/cev/ephesians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God treated us with undeserved grace because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God. <a href="/erv/ephesians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: <a href="/gwt/ephesians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son! <a href="/isv/ephesians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One. <a href="/net/ephesians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son. <a href="/nheb/ephesians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One, <a href="/wbt/ephesians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved: <a href="/wey/ephesians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/ephesians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> to the praise of His glorious grace, by which He has bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved One. <a href="/web/ephesians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved, <a href="/blb/ephesians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One, <a href="/ylt/ephesians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved, <a href="/slt/ephesians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us in his beloved son. <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son. <a href="/nabre/ephesians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> To the praise of the glory of his grace that he has poured upon us by his beloved one. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> That the glory of his grace may be praised, that which overflows upon us by his Beloved One.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he has shown us favor in the Beloved, <a href="/godbey/ephesians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> unto the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved: <a href="/haweis/ephesians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> to the praise of the glory of his grace, whereby he hath made us acceptable in that beloved one; <a href="/mace/ephesians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> to display the glory of his grace, which has render'd us acceptable by his beloved son: <a href="/wey/ephesians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One. <a href="/worrell/ephesians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved; <a href="/worsley/ephesians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> to the praise of his glorious grace, whereby He hath made us acceptable in the Beloved: <a href="/parallel/ephesians/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=44" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/1.htm">Spiritual Blessings</a> …5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6<a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1868.htm" title="1868: epainon (N-AMS) -- Commendation, praise, approval. From epi and the base of aineo; laudation; concretely, a commendable thing.">the praise</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxēs (N-GFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glorious</a> <a href="/greek/5485.htm" title="5485: charitos (N-GFS) -- From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.">grace,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/5487.htm" title="5487: echaritōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To favor, bestow freely on. From charis; to grace, i.e. Indue with special honor.">He has freely given</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: Ēgapēmenō (V-RPM/P-DMS) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">Beloved One.</a> 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a> He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24</a> and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. <a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a> From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5-7</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, / so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life. <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a> But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29-30</a> For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a> Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. <a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:13-14</a> But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. / To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a> I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a> As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Zechariah 3:4</a> So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” <a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a> I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved.praise.<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7,8,12,14,18</a> In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; … <a href="/ephesians/2-7.htm">Ephesians 2:7</a> That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.<a href="/ephesians/3-10.htm">Ephesians 3:10,11</a> To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, … he.<a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24,25</a> Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed… <a href="/jeremiah/23-6.htm">Jeremiah 23:6</a> In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.<a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22-26</a> Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: … in.<a href="/psalms/22-20.htm">Psalm 22:20</a> Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.<a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a> That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.<a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Proverbs 8:30,31</a> Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/galatians/4-11.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-11.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-2.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-1.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Bestowed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-6.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-21.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-8.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 1</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/1-1.htm">After Paul's salutation,</a> 3. <a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">and thanksgiving for the Ephesians,</a> 4. <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">he treats of our election,</a> 6. <a href="/ephesians/1-6.htm">and adoption by grace;</a> 11. <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">which is the true and proper fountain of man's salvation.</a> 13. <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">And because the height of this mystery cannot be easily attained unto,</a> 16. <a href="/ephesians/1-16.htm">he prays that they may come to the full knowledge and possession thereof in Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of grace is central to Christian theology, highlighting God's unmerited favor towards humanity. In the biblical context, grace is often associated with salvation and the work of Christ. The glory of this grace is its divine origin and its transformative power in the lives of believers. This echoes themes found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24</a> and <a href="/titus/2-11.htm">Titus 2:11</a>, where grace is portrayed as a gift that leads to redemption and sanctification. The phrase underscores the idea that God's grace is not only a means of salvation but also a reason for worship and adoration.which He has freely given us This part of the verse highlights the generosity and liberality of God's grace. The term "freely given" suggests that this grace is not earned or deserved but is a gift from God. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that salvation is a gift from God, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>, where it is stated that salvation is by grace through faith, not by works. The historical context of the early church, which was grappling with the transition from the Law to grace, underscores the radical nature of this gift. It was a departure from the works-based righteousness of the Old Covenant to the grace-based righteousness of the New Covenant.in the Beloved One The "Beloved One" refers to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His unique relationship with the Father and His role in the plan of salvation. This title reflects the deep love and approval of the Father for the Son, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>, where God declares Jesus as His beloved Son. Theologically, this phrase points to the union of believers with Christ, as they are recipients of grace through their connection with Him. This union is a central theme in Pauline theology, where believers are described as being "in Christ," signifying their participation in His death, resurrection, and inheritance. The use of "Beloved" also connects to Old Testament prophecies and typologies, such as the beloved son Isaac, who prefigures Christ's sacrificial role.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to the Ephesians, addressing the church in Ephesus and emphasizing the spiritual blessings in Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephesians.htm">Ephesians</a> The recipients of the letter, a group of believers in the city of Ephesus, known for its significant role in early Christianity and its challenges with pagan practices. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The source of the glorious grace mentioned in the verse, who has bestowed this grace upon believers. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ (the Beloved One)</a> Referred to as "the Beloved One," through whom God's grace is given to believers. 5. <a href="/topical/g/grace.htm">Grace</a> The unmerited favor and love of God, which is a central theme in Paul's writings and is highlighted as a reason for praise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_grace.htm">Understanding Grace</a> Recognize that grace is a gift from God, not earned by works, and it is given freely through Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_praise.htm">Living in Praise</a> Our response to God's grace should be a life of praise and gratitude, acknowledging His generosity and love. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Embrace your identity as one who is beloved by God, understanding that this status is secured through Jesus. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_grace.htm">Reflecting Grace</a> As recipients of grace, we are called to extend grace to others, reflecting God's love in our interactions. <a href="/topical/s/security_in_salvation.htm">Security in Salvation</a> Find assurance in the fact that God's grace is given freely and abundantly, securing our place in His family.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 1</a> <a href="/q/how_do_we_explain_changes_in_god's_plans.htm">Psalm 33:11 speaks of the Lord’s plans standing forever; how do we explain apparent historical changes in God’s dealings with humanity? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_corporate_election.htm">What is a corporate election?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_doctrine_of_election.htm">What is the Doctrine of Election?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_cleansing_align_with_grace.htm">(2 Corinthians 7:1) How can Paul's call for believers to 'cleanse themselves' align with the belief that salvation depends on divine grace rather than human effort?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) To the praise of the glory of his grace.--That is, for the acknowledgment by all God's creatures of the gloriousness of His grace; or, in other words, for the acknowledgment that God's essential glory is best manifested in His grace--that He "declares His almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity." So in <a href="/context/exodus/33-18.htm" title="And he said, I beseech you, show me your glory.">Exodus 33:18-19</a>, to the request, "Show me Thy glory," the answer is, "I will make my goodness to pass before thee . . . and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious." (Comp. <a href="/context/exodus/34-5.htm" title="And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.">Exodus 34:5-7</a>.) He is pleased to consider His glory best realised in the spectacle of souls redeemed and regenerate by His grace, and to decree that it should be thus realised for our sakes. "Wherefore would He have us praise and glorify Him? It is that our love to Him may be kindled more fervently. He desires not our service, nor our praise, nor anything else except our salvation" (Chrysostom's First Homily on the Ephesians).Wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.--The verb here rendered "made us accepted," is the same verb used in <a href="/luke/1-28.htm" title="And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women.">Luke 1:28</a> (and nowhere else in the New Testament), where we translate "highly favoured." Etymologically it means to "bestow grace upon;" the tense here is the past tense, not the perfect Hence the meaning is (in connection with the previous clause), "His grace, which He bestowed upon us in the Beloved"--in virtue of our unity with "His beloved Son, in whom He is well pleased" (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm" title="And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.">Matthew 3:17</a>). This special title is given to our Lord to mark a connection with the "love" declared in the last verse to be the source of God's predestination. It is a love to all mankind, as in God's foreknowledge already made one with His beloved Son. (See <a href="/john/17-23.htm" title="I in them, and you in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me.">John 17:23</a>; <a href="/john/17-25.htm" title="O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.">John 17:25</a>, "Thou hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me . . . for Thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world.") . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - To the praise of the glory of his grace; with a view to praise being given to the glory of his grace. The purpose of grace quoad man, is to make him perfectly holy; quoad God, is to give to the universe a right conception of his grace, and draw forth corresponding tributes of praise. It is to show that Divine grace is not a limp, shallow attribute, but one of glorious riches, deserving infinite praise. The idea of the richness, fullness, abundance, of God's grace is prominent throughout the Epistle. God desires to draw attention, not only to this attribute, but to the boundlessness of it - thus to draw the love and confidence of his creatures to himself and inspire them with the desire to imitate him (comp. <a href="/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21-35</a>). Wherein he abounded toward us in the Beloved. Two slight difficulties are found here - one in the text, the other in the interpretation. After χάριτος αὐτοῦ, some copies read ἐν ῇ, others ηης. A.V. follows the former; R.V. the latter. Ξαριτόω usually means to bestow grace; sometimes, to make gracious or beautiful. The former is more in accordance with New Testament usage (Alford) and with the tenor of the passage. The glory of the grace of which God desires to create a true impression is not an abstraction, not a glory hidden away in stone inaccessible region, but a revealed glory, a communicated glory; it is revealed in the grace wherein he abounded to us, or which he freely bestowed on us, in the Beloved. The grace bestowed on believers exemplifies the glorious quality of the attribute - its glorious riches. The connection of God with Christ in the bestowal of this grace, and of believers in the reception of it, is again noted by the remarkable term, "in the Beloved." That the Father's relation to Christ was one of infinite love is a fact never to be lost sight cf. His having constituted the Beloved One the Kinsman and Mediator of sinners shows the riches of the glory of his grace. "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he hot, with him also freely give us all things?" Our union to the Beloved, our participating in all the blessings of his purchase, our becoming heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, further illustrates the glorious riches of his grace. "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!" <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] praise ἔπαινον (epainon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1868.htm">Strong's 1868: </a> Commendation, praise, approval. From epi and the base of aineo; laudation; concretely, a commendable thing. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. glorious δόξης (doxēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. grace, χάριτος (charitos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5485.htm">Strong's 5485: </a> From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act. which ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. He has freely given ἐχαρίτωσεν (echaritōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5487.htm">Strong's 5487: </a> To favor, bestow freely on. From charis; to grace, i.e. Indue with special honor. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Beloved [One]. Ἠγαπημένῳ (Ēgapēmenō) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. 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