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Ephesians 1:20
which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses believers in Ephesus, defining the concrete manifestation of God’s power through the historical events of Christ’s resurrection and exaltation.
The words — ἐνὴργησεν (enērgēsen) means He worked or exerted, and ἐγεῖρας (egeiras) denotes having raised, specifying the divine actions directed toward Christ.
The thread — The resurrection and enthronement sequence aligns with the seated promise in Psalms 110:1, the post-resurrection ascension in Mark 16:19, and the completed priestly sitting posture in Hebrews 10:12.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to locate God’s power in the completed acts of raising and seating Christ, not in abstract force. Belief must be calibrated to this demonstrated reality rather than to personal expectation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Cross-references
- Hebrews 10:12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Matthew 22:43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
- Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
- Colossians 3:1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
- Matthew 26:64 “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”