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Pentecost Season · Proper 10 · Year B

Ephesians 1:3-14

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

July 11, 2027

Christ Giving His Blessing, Hans Memling
Christ Giving His Blessing, Hans Memling, 1478Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Half length against a plain dark ground, one hand raised in blessing and the other holding the book, painted to be looked at straight on.Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.Hans MemlingMemling, who painted this kind of image for private devotion and gave it no setting at all.Norton Simon Museum, PasadenaThe Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 6:14-29Mk 6:14-29
EpistleEph. 1:3-14Eph 1:3-14
Old Testament2 Sam. 6:1-5, 12b-192 Sm 6:1-5, 12b-19Alt. OTAmos 7:7-15Am 7:7-15
PsalterPs. 24Ps 24Alt. PsalmPs. 85:8-13Ps 85:8-13

Overview & Insights

“He chose us in him before the foundation of the world.” (Ephesians 1:4)

The Opening Greeting 1:1 Except for the omission of Timothy, the opening of this greeting is quite similar to Colossians 1:1. The letter claims to be from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus . This term was one that Paul used frequently to indicate that he was “one who was sent” ( apostellō , “to send”) as a missionary or special envoy of God. It is used of the twelve disciples as well as for others who fulfill an apostolic function, such as Andronicus and Junias (Rom. 16:7). At times, it is applied to Christians who have a very vivid experience of Christ (Acts 1:21, 22; 1 Cor. 9:1). By the time Ephesians was written, it was used primarily for those who were the founders of the Christian church (2:20).

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14Working Preacher: Commentary on Eph 1:3-14 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the opening blessing of Ephesians for Proper 10.

Enduring Word: Ephesians 1Enduring Word: Eph 1 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Ephesians 1:3BibleHub: Commentaries on Eph 1:3 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the passage's opening verse.

CEP: Ephesians 1:3-14 CommentaryCEP: Eph 1:3-14 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on God's electing grace and every spiritual blessing.

StudyLight: Ephesians 1 CommentariesStudyLight: Eph 1 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Ephesians 1 gathered on one passage page.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Ephesians OverviewBibleProject: Eph Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the argument and themes of Ephesians.

BibleHub: Ephesians 1 InterlinearBibleHub: Eph 1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Ephesians 1Catena: Eph 1 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Ephesians 1.

Questions preachers ask

What are the spiritual blessings of Ephesians 1?

Paul's great blessing praises the Father who chose us, the Son who redeemed us by his blood, and the Spirit who seals us, all to the praise of God's glorious grace.

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