That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
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Gill's Exposition
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,.... In what sense God the Father is the God of Christ; see Gill on Eph 1:3.
The Father of glory; or the glorious Father; who is glorious in himself, in the…
Barnes' Notes
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ - The God who has sent the Lord Jesus into the world, and appointed him as the Mediator between himself and man. The particular reason why Paul here speaks of him…
Adam Clarke
That the God of our Lord Jesus - Jesus Christ, as man and mediator, has the Father for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: I ascend unto my Father and your Father,…
We have come to the last part of this chapter, which consists of Paul's earnest prayer to God in behalf of these Ephesians. We should pray for the persons for whom we give thanks. Our apostle blesses…
Cambridge Bible
the God of our Lord Jesus Christ Cp. the Saviour's own words on the Cross, "Eli, Eli" (Mat 27:46); and after Resurrection (Joh 20:17), "I ascend unto … my God." See also Joh 4:22. The Father is the…
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