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Ephesians 1:16
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Ephesians 1:16 Meaning and Commentary
Ephesians 1:16
Cease not to give thanks for you
On account of their faith and love; which were gifts of grace bestowed upon them, and not the produce of their own free will and power; and therefore thanks are given to God for them:
making mention of you in my prayers;
which shows the apostle to be a praying person, and that he was constant at the throne of grace, where he prayed for others as well as for himself; and it points out the time and way, when, and in which he gave thanks to God for them; and is mentioned, not only to testify his great affection for them, but also to excite them, by his example, to the practice of those duties themselves.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Ephesians 1:16 In-Context
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this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God's own people, to the praise of his glory.
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I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason
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I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
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I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,
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so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.