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

Is

His calling

General references

Proverbs 20:12

Matthew 13:16

Bible References

Eyes

For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.

For the Lord has sent on you a spirit of deep sleep; and by him your eyes, the prophets, are shut, and your heads, the seers, are covered.

And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.

But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

Is

That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?

For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

His calling

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

General references

The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.