Ephesians 1:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Eyes

Hebrews 10:32

Is

His calling

General references

Matthew 13:16

Bible References

Eyes

For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,

For this people's soul has grown dull, and with their ears they can scarcely hear, and they have shut tight their eyes, so that they will never see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn to me, so that I may cure them!'

Then He opened their minds so that they might continue to understand the Scriptures,

Among them was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods from the town of Thyatira, and she stayed to listen to us. She was already a worshiper of God, and the Lord so moved upon her heart that she accepted the message spoken by Paul.

to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

But you must continue to remember those earlier days when first you received the light and then endured so great a struggle with persecution,

Is

At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.

There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope resulting from the call you have received;

and endurance, tested character, and tested character, hope,

For we were saved in such a hope.

For we, by the Spirit, are awaiting the hoped-for blessing which our right standing with God will bring us.

because of your hope of what is laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope through the message of the good news

but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.

May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,

while we are waiting for the realization of our blessed hope at the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Christ Jesus,

so that we might come into right standing with God through His unmerited favor and become heirs of eternal life in accordance with our hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In accordance with His great mercy He has begotten us anew to an ever living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

See what wonderful love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called God's children, and that is what we are! This is why the world does not know what we are, because it has never come to know Him.

His calling

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.

Let the peace that Christ can give keep on acting as umpire in your hearts, for you were called to this state as members of one body. And practice being thankful.

to live lives worthy of God who calls you into His kingdom and His glory.

With this in view we are always praying for you too, that our God may make you worthy of His call, and by His power fully satisfy your every desire for goodness, and complete every activity of your faith,

Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.

never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs.

And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

General references

"But blessed are your eyes, for they are beginning to see, and your ears, for they are beginning to hear.