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 once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

For this people's heart has grown dull. And their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and they understand with their hearts, and turn so that I should heal them.'

Then he opened their minds, so they could understand the Scriptures.

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, who was a worshiper of God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

But remember the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings,

Is

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call,

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?

For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel

But, since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Blessed be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

His calling

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

to live a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and may fulfill every good resolve and work of faith by his power,

Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but give a blessing instead; for to this you were called, that you may inherit a blessing.

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

General references

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