Ephesians 1:12

Ephesians 1:12 Meaning and Explanation

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

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The purpose of this inheritance is that those who first hoped in Christ should live to the praise of God's glory.

What Does Ephesians 1:12 Mean?

Again Paul names the aim: 'to the praise of his glory.' Salvation is not finally about us; it is about God being glorified through a redeemed people. Our lives become, by grace, a kind of living praise that displays what God has done.

Paul speaks of those 'who first trusted in Christ,' likely the believers from a Jewish background who had hoped in the Messiah before the gospel spread widely to the nations. Their faith was the firstfruits of a hope now opening to all, a foretaste of the great gathering still unfolding.

Ephesians 1:12 in the Original Language

proelpizo (προελπίζω), 'first trusted' -- to hope beforehand, to set one's hope early.

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What does Ephesians 1:12 mean?

The purpose of this inheritance is that those who first hoped in Christ should live to the praise of God's glory.

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