Ephesians Chapter 3 verse 11 Holy Bible
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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according to [the] purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
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according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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Ephesians 3 : 11 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. The apostle is ever anxious that we should connect these operations, of God with the profundity, deliberation, and awfulness of an eternal decree, and that we should thus contrast them in our minds with many even of the most important works of man which are often determined, on his part, by a passing event or other trivial cause. The verb in this clause is ἐποίησε, which he made, and it has been debated whether it denotes the original formation of the purpose, or the execution of it under Christ. With A.V. and R.V., we prefer the former. The object of the apostle is to indicate that the purpose existed from eternity; but, besides, the meaning of "fulfilled" or "executed" can hardly be sustained by ἐποίησε. The closing formula, "in Christ Jesus," is perfectly applicable to the eternal formation of the purpose; it is the constantly returning indication of the element in which the whole scheme of grace had its beginning, its progress, and its end.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) The eternal purpose.--Properly, the purpose of the ages; but the sense clearly is, of the purpose of God (see Ephesians 1:11), conceived before the ages of His dispensation, and fulfilled through them. Hence the rendering of our version is substantially correct.Which he purposed.--It should be, which He wrought, or made, for the word is quite distinct from the substantive "purpose," and is in itself ambiguous, capable of meaning either ordained or worked out. Either sense will suit the passage; but the latter perhaps better, since the idea is throughout of the completion and manifestation of the mystery of God's purpose in the Lord Jesus Christ.
