Ephesians Chapter 1 verse 19 Holy Bible
and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
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And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,
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and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
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and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
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and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
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Ephesians 1 : 19 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - And what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe. A new object of knowledge is here brought forward - knowledge of a power which works in us - a great power, a Divine power, a power surpassingly great. The whole energy of the Divine Being is turned on to our feeble, languid nature, vivifying, purifying, and transforming it, making it wonderfully active where all was feebleness before, as the turning on of steam suddenly wakens up a whole mass of inert machinery. When we think of the glory of the inheritance, we feel unfit for it; our narrow hearts, cold temperaments, feeble and dislocated faculties, how can they ever be right? Our fear is removed when we think of the greatness of the Divine power that works in us - God's power to transform us so that, "though we have lien among the pots, we shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold." According to the working of his mighty power. We are now furnished with a standard and sample of the mighty power which energizes in believers are referred to one of its grandest achievements, in order to elevate our conceptions of what it is capable of effecting in us. In the prophets we find a similar encouragement for God's people, in sublime descriptions of the almighty power of him who was working in them and for them (Isaiah 40:21, etc.; Isaiah 45:7, etc.).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) According to the working of his mighty power.--More correctly (see margin), the working of the might of His strength. The word "power" is a general word for force, which may be latent, and, in fact, often describes force which is latent, in contradistinction to the word here used for working or energy. St. Paul, therefore, adds that this power of God is not latent; it actually works "according to," that is, up to the full measure of "the might of the strength" of God--of that strength which is a part of His nature. The whole phrase forms a glorious climax, in which the Apostle accumulates words ever stronger and stronger to approach to the description of the omnipotence of the Spirit. It is a "force of exceeding greatness;" it is an ever energetic force; its only measure is the immeasurable might of the divine nature. (Comp. Ephesians 3:7; Philippians 3:21; Colossians 1:29; Colossians 2:12.)
