For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Genesis - ˹éÒ 11â´Â Walter Brueggemann - 1982ªÁºÒ§Êèǹ¢Í§Ë¹Ñ§Ê×Í - à¡ÕèÂǡѺ˹ѧÊ×ÍàÅèÁ¹Õé
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1959 - 710 ˹éÒ
...thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one." Ephesians 1:9-10: "He has made known to us in all wisdom and insight...things in him, things in heaven and things on earth." II Corinthians 5:17-20: "If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold,... | |
| 1959 - 372 ˹éÒ
...plan for the fulness of time, to unite (<4vccKe<paAaicbaacr9ai, 'to bring together under one head') all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth' (Eph. i.io). But at the same time these two letters describe Christ as Head of the Church (Col. 1.18 and... | |
| John J. Gunther - 1973 - 346 ˹éÒ
...the yvcxn<;, according to Ephesians, is the theme of unity in Christ. Thus in 1:9-10 we read that God "has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the...things in him, things in heaven and things on earth." This "mystery of the Gospel" "of peace" made known by Paul (6:15, 19) pertains to "how the Gentiles... | |
| F. F. Bruce - 1973 - 124 ˹éÒ
...the promise of the removal of other barriers which keep various parts of the human family apart. "For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight...purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth" (Eph. 1 : 9f). All... | |
| G. M. Lukken - 1973 - 464 ˹éÒ
...decision of will, in order to bring the universe together under one head (instaurare omnia in Christo) 'to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth' (Eph. 1, 9-10). Christ is the image of the invisible God, the First-born of all creation. He is the Head... | |
| Calgary Institute for the Humanities - 1991 - 263 ˹éÒ
..."hidden for ages and generations, but now made manifest to the saints" (Col. 1:26). It is "an economy for the fullness of time to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth" (Eph. 1:10). It is a mystery finally to be fulfilled in the conquest of death (I Cor. 15:51). Mystery is... | |
| Roger Haight - 1979 - 222 ˹éÒ
...power of God's active love for all mankind and history itself is shown to us. In the words of Paul: God "has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the...according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a place for the fulness of time, to unite all things to him, things in heaven and things on earth" (Eph.... | |
| Anissa Makris - 2004 - 154 ˹éÒ
...those with the seal now, before the seven years begins, will be removed from the events on earth. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight...things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Ephesians 1:9-10 When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was... | |
| Geoffrey Rowell, Christine Hall - 2004 - 230 ˹éÒ
...context is the theme of union. Both passages are from the letter to the Ephesians: For [the Father] has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the...things in him, things in heaven and things on earth (ta epi tois ouranois kai ta epi tes ges). (Eph. 1.9f.) 'For this reason a man shall leave his father... | |
| Anselm Kyongsuk Min - 2004 - 264 ˹éÒ
...these images tell of how "in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself" (2 Cor. 5:19), of "the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which...things in heaven and things on earth" (Eph 1:9—10). It is the story of how God creates and re-creates the world so as to unite all things with himself... | |
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