Bible Strands
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Ephesians, mid-doxology (vv. 3–14), tracing the chain of God's sovereign acts in Christ. This verse is the hinge between adoption (v. 5) and redemption (v. 7).
The words — χάριτος (charitos, "grace") stands in genitive under δόξης ("glory"), producing the literal phrase "glory of grace" rather than the smoother "glorious grace." The pairing treats grace itself as something that possesses glory.
The thread — Ephesians 1:12 returns to the same goal ("praise of His glory"), and Colossians 1:13 identifies the "beloved Son" as the transfer point from darkness into the kingdom. Romans 3:22 grounds the same grace in Christ without the doxological frame.
Why it lands — The verse refuses to let grace end at the recipient; it has a direction (εἰς, "toward") and a destination (praise). A reader who stops at "I am forgiven" has only half the sentence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Cross-references
- Romans 3:22 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Colossians 1:13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- Ephesians 1:12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Ephesians 1:14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
- Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Isaiah 43:21 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.