Ephesians 1:17-21
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[17] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; [18] having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, [19] and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might [20] which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, [21] far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEphesus was a major port city in Roman Asia Minor (modern western Turkey), known for commerce, imperial influence, and the temple of Artemis. Paul addresses believers there as part of the church in Asia, praying that they grasp God’s sovereign power displayed in Christ’s resurrection and exaltation above every earthly and spiritual authority.
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