Ephesians 1:9
And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
8Whereby he hath bene aboundant toward vs in all wisedome and vnderstanding,
Cross References
Psalms 33:11The counsell of the Lord shall stand for euer, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.
Isaiah 46:10Which declare the last thing from the beginning: and from of olde, the things that were not done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I will doe whatsoeuer I will.
Lamentations 3:37Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?
Acts 2:23Him, I say, being deliuered by the determinate counsell, and foreknowledge of God, after you had taken, with wicked handes you haue crucified and slaine.
Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard it, they were glad, and glorified the woorde of the Lord: and as many as were ordeined vnto eternall life, beleeued.
Romans 16:25To him nowe that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Iesus Christ, by the reuelation of the mysterie, which was kept secrete since the worlde began:
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:4-15
Praise for Spiritual Blessings. ( a. d. 61.) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us… Read the whole commentary →