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Blessed beΕὐλογητὸςthe Godὁ θεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρof our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦwho has blessedὁ εὐλογήσαςusἡμᾶςwithἐνeveryπάσῃspiritualπνευματικῇblessingεὐλογίᾳinἐνthe heavenly placesτοῖς ἐπουρανίοιςinἐνthe Messiah,Χριστῷ
Ephesians 1:3
Study it in the app“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in the Messiah,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:3, word by word
- Blessed beΕὐλογητὸςEulogētos
blessed
Blessed, worthy of praise; said of God.
Where else “Eulogētos” appears- the Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- of our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” 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- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- who has blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsas
bless abundantly
God filling someone with good things.
Where else “eulogēsas” appears- spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēi
spiritual
Given or moved by the Spirit of God.
Where else “pneumatikēi” appears- blessingεὐλογίᾳeulogiai
blessing
The good God gives, or a generous gift.
Where else “eulogiai” appears- the heavenly placesἐπουρανίοιςepouraniois
heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven.
Where else “epouraniois” appears
The context
2grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.
3 · This verse (above)
4just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world for us to be holy and without blemish before him in love,
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?