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Ephesians 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;


Ephesians 1:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 1:719 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἔχομενechomen
we haveverbG2192
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀπολύτρωσινapolytrōsin
redemptionnounG629
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
αἵματοςhaimatos
bloodnounG129
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἄφεσινaphesin
forgivenessnounG859
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
παραπτωμάτωνparaptōmatōn
of trespassesnounG3900
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸto
of thearticleG3588
πλοῦτοςploutos
richesnounG4149
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
χάριτοςcharitos
gracenounG5485
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:7

“The forgiveness,” says he, “of our trespasses.” Again he descends from high to low: first speaking of adoption, and sanctification, and blamelessness, and then of the Passion, and in this not lowering his discourse and bringing it down from greater things to lesser, no rather, he was heightening it, and raising it from the lesser to the greater. For nothing is so great as that the blood of this Son should be shed for us. Greater this than both the adoption, and all the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 1 on Ephesians
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Redemption Through His Blood
Our seminary professor pushed back on my paper about this verse. I had written something vague about 'Jesus dying for our sins,' and she asked me to sit with the word 'redemption' itself. In the ancie...
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