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For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοI also,κἀγώhaving heardἀκούσαςof the faithτὴν πίστινthat is amongκαθ’youὑμᾶςinἐνthe Lordτῷ κυρίῳJesusἸησοῦandκαὶof the loveτὴν ἀγάπηνthat you haveτὴνforεἰςallπάνταςthe saints,τοὺς ἁγίους
Ephesians 1:15
Study it in the app“For this reason I also, having heard of the faith that is among you in the Lord Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:15, word by word
- I alsoκἀγώkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- having heardἀκούσαςakousas
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akousas” appears- of the faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- of the loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- the saintsἁγίουςhagious
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagious” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts do not have “of the love”: they read “of the faith … and of that toward all the saints.”
The context
14which is the pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 · This verse (above)
16do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
To study Ephesians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?