Ephesians 1:19–20
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1:19and what is the incomparable51 greatness of his power toward52 us who believe, as displayed in53 the exercise of his immense strength.541:20This power55 he exercised56 in Christ when he raised him57 from the dead and seated him58 at his right hand in the heavenly realms59
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- 51 Or “immeasurable, surpassing”
- 52 Or “for, to”
- 53 Grk “according to.”
- 54 Grk “according to the exercise of the might of his strength.” What has been translated as exercise is a term used only of supernatural power in the NT, ἐνέργεια (energeia).
- 55 Grk “which” (v. 20 is a subordinate clause to v. 19).
- 56 The verb “exercised” (the aorist of ἐνεργέω, energeō) has its nominal cognate in “exercise” in v. 19 (ἐνέργεια, energeia).
- 57 Or “This power he exercised in Christ by raising him”; Grk “raising him.” The adverbial participle ἐγείρας (egeiras) could be understood as temporal (“when he raised [him]”), which would be contemporaneous to the action of the finite verb “he exercised” earlier in the verse, or as means (“by raising [him]”). The participle has been translated here with the temporal nuance to allow for means to also be a possible interpretation. If the translation focused instead upon means, the temporal nuance would be lost as the time frame for the action of the participle would become indistinct.
- 58 The majority of , especially the Western and Byzantine (D F G Ψ 𝔐 b r Ambst), have the indicative ἐκάθισεν (ekathisen, “he seated”) for καθίσας (kathisas, “when he seated, by seating”). The indicative is thus coordinate with ἐνήργησεν (enērgēsen, “he exercised”) and provides an additional statement to “he exercised his power.” The participle (found in 𝔓92vid א A B 0278 33 81 1175 1505 1739 1881 2464 ), on the other hand, is coordinate with ἐγείρας (egeiras) and as such provides evidence of God’s power: He exercised his power by raising Christ from the dead and by seating him at his right hand. As intriguing as the indicative reading is, it is most likely an intentional alteration of the original wording, accomplished by an early “Western” scribe, which made its way in the Byzantine text.
- 59 Eph 1:19–20. The point made in these verses is that the power required to live a life pleasing to God is the same power that raised Christ from the dead. For a similar thought, cf. John 15:1–11.
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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.
He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens—
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NLTNew Living Translation
I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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KJV 1900King James Version
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
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