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Ephesians 1:9

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

KJV

γνωρίσας ἡμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ ἣν προέθετο ἐν αὐτῷ

Greek NT

ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suæ, secundum beneplacitum ejus, quod proposuit in eo,

Vulgate

making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

ASV

That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γνωρίζω
gnorizo
verb · 25×
εὐδοκία
eudokia
noun · 9×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μυστήριον
musterion
noun · 27×
προτίθεμαι
protithemai
verb · 3×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

12 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§51"It pleased God, in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will. His will was that men should have access to the Father, through Christ, the Word made flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature."2
§257"O blessed light, O Trinity and first Unity!"93 God is eternal blessedness, undying life, unfading light. God is love: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God freely wills to communicate the glory of his blessed life. Such is the "plan of his loving kindness", conceived by the Father before the foundation of the world, in his beloved Son: "He destined us in love to be his sons" and "t…
§1066In the Symbol of the faith the Church confesses the mystery of the Holy Trinity and of the plan of God's "good pleasure" for all creation: the Father accomplishes the "mystery of his will" by giving his beloved Son and his Holy Spirit for the salvation of the world and for the glory of his name.1 Such is the mystery of Christ, revealed and fulfilled in history according to the …
…and 5 more from this source.
In His goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to make known to us the hidden purpose of His will by which through Christ, the Word made flesh, man might in the Holy Spirit have access to the Father and come to share in the divine nature. Through this revelation, therefore, the invisible God, out of the abundance of His love, speaks to men as friends and lives among…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 2:10 — But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
  • 1Cor 4:1 — Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  • 1Cor 15:51 — Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
  • 1Tim 2:6 — Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
  • 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
  • 1Tim 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up int
  • 2Sam 7:21 — For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
  • 2Tim 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
  • 2Tim 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
  • 2Tim 1:10 — But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
  • Acts 13:48 — And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
  • Col 1:26 — Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
  • Eph 1:5 — Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
  • Eph 1:11 — In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
  • Eph 1:17 — 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:
  • Eph 3:3 — How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
  • Eph 3:3 — How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
  • Eph 3:4 — Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
  • Eph 3:9 — And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
  • Eph 3:11 — According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
  • Eph 3:11 — According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
  • Eph 6:19 — And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
  • Gal 1:12 — For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 1:15 — But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
  • Gal 1:16 — To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
  • Isa 14:24 — The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
  • Isa 46:10 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
  • Isa 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall
  • Isa 55:11 — So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
  • Job 23:13 — But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
  • John 11:52 — And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
  • John 15:15 — Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
  • Lam 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
  • Luke 2:14 — Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
  • Mark 4:11 — And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
  • Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Phil 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
  • Ps 25:14 — The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
  • Rom 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.