Ephesians 1:17 “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give y…”

Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

World English Bible

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,

American Standard Version

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Geneva Bible 1599

That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ, that Father of glory, might giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome, and reuelation through the acknowledging of him,

Darby Translation

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you [the] spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,

Young's Literal Translation

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,

Bible in Basic English

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;

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Cross references

“the God”

Ephesians 1:3 John 20:17

Ephesians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

John 20:17 · BSB

“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

“the Father”

Matthew 6:13 Psalm 24:7 1 Corinthians 2:8 Psalm 24:10 Jeremiah 2:11 1 Chronicles 29:11

Matthew 6:13 · BSB

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Psalm 24:7 · BSB

Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!

1 Corinthians 2:8 · BSB

None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Psalm 24:10 · BSB

Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah

Jeremiah 2:11 · BSB

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

1 Chronicles 29:11 · BSB

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

“the spirit”

Isaiah 11:2 John 14:26 Acts 6:10 Luke 21:15 1 Corinthians 12:8 John 14:17

Isaiah 11:2 · BSB

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

John 14:26 · BSB

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Acts 6:10 · BSB

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

Luke 21:15 · BSB

For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

1 Corinthians 12:8 · BSB

To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

John 14:17 · BSB

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

“revelation”

1 Corinthians 2:10 Ephesians 3:5 Daniel 2:28–30 Daniel 10:1 2 Corinthians 12:1 Matthew 11:25

1 Corinthians 2:10 · BSB

But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

Ephesians 3:5 · BSB

which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

Daniel 2:28–30 · BSB

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

Daniel 10:1 · BSB

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in…

2 Corinthians 12:1 · BSB

I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

Matthew 11:25 · BSB

At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

“in the knowledge”

Proverbs 2:5 2 Peter 1:3 2 Peter 3:18 John 17:3 Matthew 11:27 Jeremiah 24:7

Proverbs 2:5 · BSB

then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

2 Peter 1:3 · BSB

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

2 Peter 3:18 · BSB

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Matthew 11:27 · BSB

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Jeremiah 24:7 · BSB

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

Also

Romans 15:6

Romans 15:6 · BSB

so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

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