Ephesians 1:3
Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has blessed us on high with every spiritual blessing, in Christ.
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2May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
Cross References
Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation; and I will surely bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 22:18All the nations of the earth will ask for themselves a blessing like theirs, because you have obeyed my command.’”
Psalms 72:19And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:2-3
Ephesians Some think that this epistle to the Ephesians was a circular letter sent to several churches, and that the copy directed to the Ephesians happened to be taken into the canon, and so it came to bear that particular inscription. And they have been induced the rather to think this because it is the only one of all Paul's epistles that has nothing in it peculiarly adapted to the state or case of that particular church; but it has much of common concernment to all Christians, and especially to all who, having… Read the whole commentary →