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Blessedh be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly γplaces in Christ:

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2 Cor. 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement; (2 Cor. 1:3)

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1 Peter 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

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Heb. 9:23• ²³It was necessary then that the figurative representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these. (Heb. 9:23)

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Blessed.

Gen. 14:20• ²⁰And blessed be the Most High *God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all. (Gen. 14:20)

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1 Chron. 29:20• ²⁰And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king. (1 Chron. 29:20)

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Neh. 9:5• ⁵And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, said, Stand up, bless Jehovah your God from eternity to eternity. And let men bless the name of thy glory, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. (Neh. 9:5)

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Psa. 72:19• ¹⁹And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen. (Psa. 72:19)

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Dan. 4:34• ³⁴And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. (Dan. 4:34)

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Luke 2:28• ²⁸*he* received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, (Luke 2:28)

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2 Cor. 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement; (2 Cor. 1:3)

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1 Peter 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

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Rev. 4:9‑11• ⁹And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanksgiving to him that sits upon the throne, who lives to the ages of ages,
¹⁰the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
¹¹Thou art worthy, O our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honour and power; for *thou* hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created. (Rev. 4:9‑11)

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Rev. 5:9‑14• ⁹And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
¹⁰and made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.
¹¹And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands;
¹²saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
¹³And every creature which is in the heaven and upon the earth and under the earth, and those that are upon the sea, and all things in them, heard I saying, To him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, blessing, and honour, and glory, and might, to the ages of ages.
¹⁴And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage. (Rev. 5:9‑14)

God.

Eph. 1:17• ¹⁷that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him, (Eph. 1:17)

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John 10:29‑30• ²⁹My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father.
³⁰I and the Father are one. (John 10:29‑30)

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John 20:17• ¹⁷Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God. (John 20:17)

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Rom. 15:6• ⁶that ye may with one accord, with one mouth, glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 15:6)

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2 Cor. 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement; (2 Cor. 1:3)

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2 Cor. 11:31• ³¹The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows--he who is blessed for ever--that I do not lie. (2 Cor. 11:31)

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Phil. 2:11• ¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to God the Father's glory. (Phil. 2:11)

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Gen. 12:2‑3• ²And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
³And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:2‑3)

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Gen. 22:18• ¹⁸and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice. (Gen. 22:18)

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1 Chron. 4:10• ¹⁰And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested. (1 Chron. 4:10)

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Psa. 72:17• ¹⁷His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed. (Psa. 72:17)

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Psa. 134:3• ³Jehovah, the maker of heavens and earth, bless thee out of Zion. (Psa. 134:3)

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Isa. 61:9• ⁹And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a seed that Jehovah hath blessed. (Isa. 61:9)

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Gal. 3:9• ⁹So that they who are on the principle of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. (Gal. 3:9)

heavenly.

Eph. 1:20• ²⁰in which he wrought in the Christ in raising him from among the dead, and he set him down at his right hand in the heavenlies, (Eph. 1:20)

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Eph. 2:6• ⁶and has raised us up together, and has made us sit down together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, (Eph. 2:6)

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Eph. 3:10• ¹⁰in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God, (Eph. 3:10)

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Eph. 6:12• ¹²because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies. (Eph. 6:12)

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Eph. 6• (Eph. 6)

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Heb. 8:5• ⁵(who serve the representation and shadow of heavenly things, according as Moses was oracularly told when about to make the tabernacle; for See, saith He, that thou make all things according to the pattern which has been shewn to thee in the mountain.) (Heb. 8:5)

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Heb. 9:23• ²³It was necessary then that the figurative representations of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these. (Heb. 9:23)

places, or, things.

Eph. 6:12• ¹²because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies. (Eph. 6:12)

in Christ.

Eph. 1:10• ¹⁰for the administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him, (Eph. 1:10)

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John 14:20• ²⁰In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. (John 14:20)

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John 15:2‑5• ²As to every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and as to every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.
³Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
⁴Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, *he* bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:2‑5)

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John 17:21• ²¹that they may be all one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 17:21)

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Rom. 12:5• ⁵thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other. (Rom. 12:5)

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1 Cor. 1:30• ³⁰But of him are *ye* in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption; (1 Cor. 1:30)

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1 Cor. 12:12• ¹²For even as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. (1 Cor. 12:12)

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2 Cor. 5:17,21• ¹⁷So if any one be in Christ, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:
²¹Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that *we* might become God's righteousness in him. (2 Cor. 5:17,21)

• It is nearness of heart to God that produces simplicity, and that enables us in simplicity to enjoy the blessings of God. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• Now Christ stands in two relationships with God, His Father. He is a perfect man before His God; He is a Son with His Father. We are to share both these relationships. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• He is God, and He is Father. And our blessings are connected with this (that is, with His perfect nature as God, and with the intimacy of a positive relationship with Him as Father). (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• He is a perfect man before His God; He is a Son with His Father. We are to share both these relationships. This He announced to His disciples ere He went back to heaven….our blessings are in connection with these two titles. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)

• {the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ} These two titles are the key to the epistle. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• He teaches us that death and resurrection gave Him title in God's righteousness to put us in His position. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• We are not displayed in {heavenly places} yet, nor is it a question of feeling. May we believe it! Feelings may deceive me, but faith never can. If I see a thing, it is merely my eye that sees. If I believe a truth on God's word, I am looking at it, in a measure, so to speak, with God's eyes. The world has a notion that faith only implies confidence as to a thing which is not sure. This is not the meaning of “I believe” in the things of God. My own vision is a poor range of sight; but what of God's eye! The believer stands upon the highest ground; he rests upon the certainty of what God says. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• The expression “heavenly places” is in contrast with the portion of the Jews, who were blessed in earthly places. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

• {The Israelite's} portion will always be under their Messiah, to be blessed by Him as an earthly people. But ours, who believe in Christ now, will be to have the same blessing which God the Father confers upon Christ risen from the dead. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:1-3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us withc every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;

JND Translation Notes

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"With" does not quite give the force. The preposition (en) here conveys something of the power and value of what is enjoyed; gives the blessing characteristically. see Note c, Matt. 3.11.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,