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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 God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; (2 Cor. 1:3)

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1 Peter 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

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

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Blessed.

Gen. 14:20• ²⁰And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. (Gen. 14:20)

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1 Chron. 29:20• ²⁰And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king. (1 Chron. 29:20)

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Neh. 9:5• ⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, 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 heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honored 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• ²⁸Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, (Luke 2:28)

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

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1 Peter 1:3• ³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)

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Rev. 4:9‑11• ⁹And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
¹⁰The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
¹¹Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Rev. 4:9‑11)

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Rev. 5:9‑14• ⁹And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
¹⁰And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
¹¹And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
¹²Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
¹³And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
¹⁴And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (Rev. 5:9‑14)

God.

Eph. 1:17• ¹⁷That 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. 1:17)

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John 10:29‑30• ²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
³⁰I and my Father are one. (John 10:29‑30)

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John 20:17• ¹⁷Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto 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 mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 15:6)

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

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2 Cor. 11:31• ³¹The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. (2 Cor. 11:31)

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Phil. 2:11• ¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:11)

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Gen. 12:2‑3• ²And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will 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 be blessed; because thou hast obeyed 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 bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he 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 be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. (Psa. 72:17)

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Psa. 134:3• ³The Lord that made heaven 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 Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. (Isa. 61:9)

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Gal. 3:9• ⁹So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. (Gal. 3:9)

heavenly.

Eph. 1:20• ²⁰Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (Eph. 1:20)

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Eph. 2:6• ⁶And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: (Eph. 2:6)

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Eph. 3:10• ¹⁰To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, (Eph. 3:10)

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Eph. 6:12• ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Eph. 6:12)

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Heb. 8:5• ⁵Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount. (Heb. 8:5)

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

places, or, things.

Eph. 6:12• ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Eph. 6:12)

in Christ.

Eph. 1:10• ¹⁰That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: (Eph. 1:10)

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John 14:20• ²⁰At 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• ²Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
³Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:2‑5)

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John 17:21• ²¹That they all may be 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• ⁵So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. (Rom. 12:5)

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1 Cor. 1:30• ³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1 Cor. 1:30)

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

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2 Cor. 5:17,21• ¹⁷Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God 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,