Bible Verse Lookup
Ephesians 1:17-23
Chapter 1
May the God of Christ Jesus our Lord, the Father of glory, reveal himself to you and give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him.
May he enlighten your inner vision so that you may appreciate the things we hope for, since we were called by God. May you know how great the inheritance and glory that God has prepared for his saints are;
may you understand with what extraordinary power he works in favor of those who believe.
He demonstrated his supreme power through Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in heaven,
far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, or any other supernatural force that can be named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.
Thus, God has put all things under the feet of Christ and appointed him above all as the head of the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Commentaries
Supplication.
This plan of God is already a reality in the Christian life, which Paul summarizes through faith in the Lord Jesus and love of neighbor. Therefore, he gives thanks to God and prays for them. Paul’s prayer of petition for the Ephesians—and for all of us who read the Word of God in these lines—could be none other than the pursuit of the knowledge of the Mystery of salvation that he already outlined in the introduction to the letter; it is the knowledge of God Himself revealed in Jesus Christ.