Ephesians 1:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Ephesians 1:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Ephesians 2:6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Revelation 5:9-14
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; …

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Commentary

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

(vv. 3-14)

He begins with thanksgivings and praise, and enlarges with a great deal of fluency and copiousness of affection upon the exceedingly great and precious benefits which we enjoy by Jesus Christ. For the great privileges of our religion are very aptly recounted and enlarged upon in our praises to God. I. In general he blesses God for spiritual blessings, Eph. 1:3; where he styles him the God and Fath…

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

(vv. 3)

3. The doxologies in almost all the Epistles imply the real sense of grace experienced by the writers and their readers (1Pe 1:3). Ep 1:3-14 sets forth summarily the Gospel of the grace of God: the Father’s work of love, Ep 1:3 (choosing us to holiness, Ep 1:4; to sonship, Ep 1:5; to acceptance, Ep 1:6): the Son’s, Ep 1:7 (redemption, Ep 1:7; knowledge of the mystery of His will, Ep 1:9; an inheri…