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,
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Gill's Exposition
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened,.... By the Spirit of God already, to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin; the insufficiency of their own righteousness; the beauty, glory, fulness,…
Barnes' Notes
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened - The construction here in the Greek is, probably, “that he may give you (δώη dōē, Eph 1:17) the Spirit of wisdom, etc. - eyes of the understanding…
Adam Clarke
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened - The understanding is that power or faculty in the soul by which knowledge or information is received, and the recipient power is here termed the Eyes…
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 eyes, &c. The Gr. grammar here is free, and difficult to analyse. We may explain it either, "[that He may grant you to be] enlightened in your eyes," or, "[grant] your eyes enlightenment." But the…
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