Ephesians 1:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Ephesians 1:15 —

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Cross-References

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Philemon 1:5
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Colossians 1:3-4
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, …
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-23)

We have come to the last part of this chapter, which consists of Paul’s earnest prayer to God in behalf of these Ephesians. We should pray for the persons for whom we give thanks. Our apostle blesses God for what he had done for them, and then he prays that he would do more for them. He gives thanks for spiritual blessings, and prays for further supplies of them; for God will for this be enquired…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. Wherefore--because ye are in Christ and sealed by His Spirit (Ep 1:13, 14). I also--on my part, in return for God’s so great benefits to you. after I heard--ever since I have heard. Not implying that he had only heard of their conversion: an erroneous argument used by some against the address of this Epistle to the Ephesians (see on Ep 1:1); but referring to the report he had heard since he wa…