Ephesians 1:19

God's power and sovereignty Faith Prayer

¹⁷ 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:

¹⁸ The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

²⁰ Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

²¹ Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
KJV: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
WEB: and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
ASV: and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
DARBY: and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
BLB: and what [is] the surpassing greatness of His power to us, those believing, according to the working of the power of His strength,

ÅB: og hvor overvettes stor hans makt er for oss som tror, etter virksomheten av hans veldige kraft,
OTB: og hvor overveldende stor Hans makt er for oss som tror. Denne makten er den samme som den veldige styrken
B1930: og hvor overvettes stor hans makt er for oss som tror, efter virksomheten av hans veldige kraft,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
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Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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Ephesians 3:20
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
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Colossians 1:29
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
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Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Ephesians 3:7
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
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Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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