Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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Barnes' Notes
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - This commences a sentence which continues to the close of Eph 1:12. The length of the periods in the writings of Paul, is one cause of the…
Adam Clarke
Blessed be the God - See the note on Co2 1:3, where the same form is used.
With all spiritual blessings - With the pure doctrines of the Gospel, and the abundant gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost,…
He begins with thanksgivings and praise, and enlarges with a great deal of fluency and copiousness of affection upon the exceedingly great and precious benefits which we enjoy by Jesus Christ. For the…
Ascription of Praise, in view of the Election and Redemption of the Saints
3. Blessedbe the God, &c. The same Benediction occurs (verbatim in the Greek, nearly so in A. V.), 2Co 1:3; 1Pe 1:3. Observe…
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