Ephesians 1:12

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Summary

Ephesians 1:12

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Be

Who

General references

Jeremiah 17:7

Ezekiel 20:14

Matthew 12:21

Bible References

Be

to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation

through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

Who

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,

For His wrath may soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Do not trust in princes,

In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

Then in that day
The nations will resort to the root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a

signal for the peoples;

And His resting place will be glorious.

“Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For the Lord God is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.”

Behold, a king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.

“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold;
My chosen one in whom My soul delights.
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the nations.

“I have sworn by Myself,
The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His name by which He will be called,
‘The Lord our righteousness.’

“Behold, My

Servant whom I have chosen;

My Beloved in whom My soul

is well-pleased;

I will put My Spirit upon Him,

And He shall proclaim

justice to the

Gentiles.

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

Again Isaiah says,
“There shall come

the root of Jesse,

And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles,

In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”

For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

General references

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.

But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, before whose sight I had brought them out.

“And in His name the

Gentiles will hope.”