Study it in the app“the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints are,”
the eyesτοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺςof your heartτῆς καρδίας ὑμῶνhaving been enlightened,πεφωτισμένουςso thatεἰς τὸyouὑμᾶςmay knowεἰδέναιwhatτίςisἐστινthe hopeἡ ἐλπὶςof his calling,τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦwhatτίςthe richesὁ πλοῦτοςof the gloryτῆς δόξηςof his inheritanceτῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦinἐνthe saints are,τοῖς ἁγίοις
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appearsenlighten
To help understand God's truth.
Where else “pephōtismenous” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidenai” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearshope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpis” appearscalling
Calling: God's call.
Where else “klēseōs” appearsabundance
The abundance of God's goodness.
Where else “ploutos” appearsglory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appearsinheritance
Inheritance.
Where else “klēronomias” appearssaints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiois” appears17that the God of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
18 · This verse (above)
19and what the surpassing greatness of his power is toward us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
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?
