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Ephesians 3:11 — King James Version← Study notes

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:


Ephesians 3:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 3:1113 words
GreekMeaning
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
πρόθεσινprothesin
the purposenounG4286
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
αἰώνωνaiōnōn
agesnounG165
ἣνhēn
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐποίησενepoiēsen
He accomplishedverbG4160
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
τῷ
thearticleG3588
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 3:11

They who go to the physician's have not merely to go there and nothing further; they have to learn how to treat themselves, and to apply remedies. And so with us then who come here, we must not do this and nothing else, we must learn our lesson, the surpassing lowliness of Paul. What? When he was about to speak of the vastness of the grace of God, hear what he says, “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given.” Lowliness indeed it was even to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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