Pentecost Season · Christ the King · Year A
Ephesians 1:15-23
Thanksgiving and Prayer
November 22, 2026
Overview & Insights
“God… seated him at his right hand… far above all rule and authority.” (Ephesians 1:20–21)
From the context of 1:15–2:10 it appears that these verses form the next major section of Ephesians. The apostle has just finished recalling the spiritual blessings that God, through Christ, has bestowed upon all believers. From this universal truth, he turns to something more specific: His thoughts move from doxology to prayer; he reminds his readers that he thanks God for them (vv. 15, 16) and that he prays specifically that they will have the necessary wisdom to understand these blessings in Christ (vv. 17–19).
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Commentary
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23 Working Preacher
The Lutheran home commentary on this Reign of Christ reading by a named seminary scholar.
Ephesians 1 - Blessings and Prayer in Christ Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of Paul's prayer and the exaltation of Christ over all.
Ephesians 1:15 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the eyes of the heart and Christ's supremacy.
Ephesians 1:15 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Ephesians 1 (Matthew Henry Complete) Bible Study Tools
Matthew Henry's full exposition of the chapter for a classic devotional reading of Christ's headship.
Ephesians 1:15 Interlinear BibleHub
The Greek of the passage word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers, including the word for power.
Enter the Bible: Ephesians Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's book introduction to Ephesians for the letter's vision of Christ and the church.
Book of Ephesians Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Ephesians that frames the reign of the risen Christ over all things.
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What does Ephesians say about Christ’s reign?
Paul prays the church would know the hope of their calling and the power that raised Christ and enthroned him above every rule and authority, head over all things for the church (Ephesians 1:15–23), the enthroned King of the feast.
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