Ephesians 1:8

which hath abounded in us, in all wisdom and all spiritual understanding.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

In Context

7by whom we have redemption, and the forgiveness of sins by his blood, according to the riches of his grace,

9And he hath made us know the mystery of his pleasure, which he had before determined in himself to accomplish,

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Cross References

Matthew 11:19The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and they say: Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her works.

Romans 5:20And the entrance given to the law, was that sin might increase: and where sin increased, there grace abounded.

1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; and I will dissipate the intelligence of the sagacious.

Ephesians 1:11And in him we are elected, according as he predestined us and willed, who worketh all things according to the counsel of his pleasure;

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 →

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