Ephesians 1:12
Strong's Lexicon
in order that
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

we,
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were the first to hope
προηλπικότας (proēlpikotas)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4276: To hope before, be the first to hope. From pro and elpizo; to hope in advance of other confirmation.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Christ,
Χριστῷ (Christō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

would be
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

for
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[the] praise
ἔπαινον (epainon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1868: Commendation, praise, approval. From epi and the base of aineo; laudation; concretely, a commendable thing.

of His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

glory.
δόξης (doxēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

Young's Literal Translation
for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who did first hope in the Christ,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that we who had already put our hope in the Messiah might bring praise to His glory.

New American Standard Bible
to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

King James Bible
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

New Living Translation
God's purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

English Standard Version
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.

New American Standard Bible
to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that we who had already put our hope in the Messiah might bring praise to His glory.

International Standard Version
so that we who had already fixed our hope on the Messiah might live for his praise and glory.

NET Bible
so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

American Standard Version
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

English Revised Version
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

Young's Literal Translation
for our being to the praise of His glory, even those who did first hope in the Christ,
















Cross References
Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Ephesians 1:14
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 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:

Ephesians 1:10
That 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:

Ephesians 1:9
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Ephesians 1:13
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Ephesians 1:15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
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