Ephesians 1:20
in Ephesians 1which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
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ASV
which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
KJV
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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This verse in Ephesians 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHe demonstrates the power of God through a human image. It is not that a material throne is set up and God the Father is physically seated on it and has the Son seated above with him.
This site's exposition
raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places
on Ephesians 1:20-21
Raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places is the thread's second beat after verse three, the location where believers themselves will be seated at 2:6. The right hand draws on Psalm 110:1, the LORD's own oracle to David's Lord, now read of Jesus enthroned. Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion opens the powers thread's own ledger, ranked and named orders rather than impersonal forces, the same ranks the church will meet again in the wrestling of 6:12.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
That indeed was the great proof of the truth of the gospel to the world: but the transcript of that in ourselves (our sanctification, and rising from the death of sin, in conformity to Christ's resurrection) is the great proof to us.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places - Gave him, as mediator between God and man, the highest honors and dignities, Php 2:9; in which state of exaltation he transacts all the affairs of his Church, and rules the universe. The right hand is the place of friendship, honor, confidence, and authority.
The words behind it
17 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἣν | hen | which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐνήργησεν | energesen | He worked | G1754 → | 21 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Χριστῷ | christo | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| ἐγείρας | egeiras | having raised | G1453 → | |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐκ | ek | out from | G1537 → | 911 times |
| νεκρῶν | nekron | dead | G3498 → | 128 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| καθίσας | kathisas | having sat | G2523 → | |
| ἐν | en | at | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | [the] right hand | G1188 → | |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐπουρανίοις | epouraniois | heavenly realms | G2032 → | 19 times |
ἣνwhich
henG3739 →1405 times
ἐνήργησενHe worked
energesenG1754 →21 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
ΧριστῷChrist
christoG5547 →523 times
ἐγείραςhaving raised
egeirasG1453 →
αὐτὸνHim
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐκout from
ekG1537 →911 times
νεκρῶνdead
nekronG3498 →128 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
καθίσαςhaving sat
kathisasG2523 →
ἐνat
enG1722 →2738 times
δεξιᾷ[the] right hand
dexiaG1188 →
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τοῖςthe
toisG3588 →19766 times
ἐπουρανίοιςheavenly realms
epouranioisG2032 →19 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:22
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 3:35
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
- Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses…
- 1 Peter 3:22
Through
Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:12–13
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Luke 20:42–43
For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
- Hebrews 10:12–13
Through
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
it leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- Colossians 1:15–17
Where this verse is studied
About Ephesians
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ephesians 1:21; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.