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 ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Then opened he thoroughly their understanding, that they should understand the scriptures,

And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, hearkened: whose heart the Lord thoroughly opened, to attend to the words spoken by Paul.

to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dart its bright beams upon them.

But remember the past days in which, after ye had been illuminated, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

Is

that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye have been called to one hope of your calling;

and patience, proof; and proof, hope;

For by hope we have been saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for?

For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness.

because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,

but let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God, and Father, who hath loved us, and given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

that justified by his grace, we might become heirs in hope of eternal life.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto an animating hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

His calling

I THEN, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called,

But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose.

I press towards the mark for the prize of the divine calling from on high in Christ Jesus.

And let the peace of God set up its throne in your hearts, whereunto also ye have been called in one body; and be ye thankful.

that ye should walk worthy of God, as calling you into his kingdom and glory.

Wherefore also we pray continually for you, that our God would count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

Strain every nerve in the noble conflict of faith, lay fast hold on eternal life, unto which also thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

not returning evil for evil, or railing for railing; but, contrariwise, wishing men every blessing; knowing that hereunto ye have been called, that ye should inherit the [divine] benediction.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a little while, himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

General references

But blessed are your eyes; for ye see: and your ears; for ye hear.