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

Psalm 126:3

Proverbs 20:12

Matthew 13:16

Bible References

Eyes

Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

Harden the heart of this people, stop their ears, and shut their eyes, that they see not with their eyes, hear not with their ears, and understand not with their heart, and convert and be healed."

For the LORD shall give you a hard-sleeping spirit, and close your eyes. Your Prophets also, and heads which should see; them shall he cover.

The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall take diligent heed.

That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind; let out the prisoners, and them that sit in darkness, out of the dungeon house.

For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.

Then opened he their wits, that they might understand the scriptures,

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, gave us audience: whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which Paul spake.

to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

Call to remembrance the days that are passed in the which, after ye had received light, ye endured a great fight in adversities,

Is

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

being one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.

patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope,

For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

We look for, and hope in the spirit, to be justified through faith.

for the hope's sake which is laid up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by the true word of the gospel,

But let us which are of the day be sober, armed with the breast plate of faith and love, and with hope of salvation as a helmet.

Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ:

that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, through hope.

Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death,

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

His calling

I therefore which am in bonds for the Lord's sake, exhort you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

For we know well that all things work for the best unto them that love God, which also are called of purpose.

and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

and the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which peace ye are called in one body: and see that ye be thankful.

that ye would walk worthy of God, which hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

Wherefore, we pray always for you that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfill all delectation of goodness, and the work of faith, with power:

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing.

The God of all grace - which called you unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus - shall his own self, after ye have suffered a little affliction, make you perfect: shall settle, strengthen, and establish you.

General references

Yea the LORD hath done great things for us already, whereof we rejoice.

As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.

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