Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Cross References
Psalms 24:10“Who is this king of glory?” Jehovah, God of hosts, he is the king of glory. [[Pause.]]
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.
Jeremiah 2:11Hath any nation changed their gods, even those that are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which cannot profit.
Jeremiah 24:7And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
Daniel 2:28but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to King Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the days to come. Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed were these.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:16-23
The Apostle's Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 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: 18 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,… Read the whole commentary →