“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”
And so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be for the praise of his glory — the 'first to hope' (proēlpikotes) likely refers to Jews who believed in Jesus, now constituting the vanguard of a new humanity; the refrain returns: all is oriented toward 'the praise of his glory' (eis epaínon tēs dóxēs autou), making doxology the end of all creation.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:12
Paul earnestly endeavors on all occasions to display the unspeakable loving-kindness of God towards us, to the utmost of his power. For that it is impossible to do so adequately, hear his own words. “O! The depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God; how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past tracing out.” Romans 11:33 Still, notwithstanding, so far as it is possible, he does display it. What then is this which he is saying; “In whom also we were…
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