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Inἐνhimᾧwe haveἔχομενthe redemptionτὴν ἀπολύτρωσινthroughδιὰhis blood,τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦthe forgivenessτὴν ἄφεσινof trespasses,τῶν παραπτωμάτωνaccording toκατὰthe richesτὸ πλοῦτοςof his grace,τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ
Ephesians 1:7
Study it in the app“In him we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,”
In Christ there is redemption and forgiveness, by the riches of his graceGrace
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:7, word by word
- we haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- the redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolytrōsin
redemption
Redemption: release by the payment of a ransom; deliverance.
Where else “apolytrōsin” appears- his bloodαἵματοςhaimatos
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haimatos” appears- the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesin
forgiveness
God no longer holds your sins against you.
Where else “aphesin” appears- of trespassesπαραπτωμάτωνparaptōmatōn
offense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
Where else “paraptōmatōn” appears- the richesπλοῦτοςploutos
abundance
The abundance of God's goodness.
Where else “ploutos” appears- of his graceχάριτοςcharitos
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charitos” appears
The context
6to the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he favored us in the Beloved.
7 · This verse (above)
8which he lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding,
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?