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Ephesians 1:16
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Ephesians 1:16 Meaning and Commentary
Ephesians 1:16
Cease not to give thanks for you
On account of their faith and love; which were gifts of grace bestowed upon them, and not the produce of their own free will and power; and therefore thanks are given to God for them:
making mention of you in my prayers;
which shows the apostle to be a praying person, and that he was constant at the throne of grace, where he prayed for others as well as for himself; and it points out the time and way, when, and in which he gave thanks to God for them; and is mentioned, not only to testify his great affection for them, but also to excite them, by his example, to the practice of those duties themselves.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Ephesians 1:16 In-Context
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This Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive our inheritance. We have this guarantee until we are set free to belong to him. God receives praise and glory for this.
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I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. For this reason
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I never stop thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers.
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I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.
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Then you will have deeper insight. You will know the confidence that he calls you to have and the glorious wealth that God's people will inherit.
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