Ephesians 1:8
New International Version
that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

New Living Translation
He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

English Standard Version
which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

Berean Standard Bible
that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Berean Literal Bible
which He lavished upon us in all wisdom and understanding,

King James Bible
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

New King James Version
which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

New American Standard Bible
which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight

NASB 1995
which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight

NASB 1977
which He lavished upon us. In all wisdom and insight

Legacy Standard Bible
which He caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight,

Amplified Bible
which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight]

Christian Standard Bible
that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

American Standard Version
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That which has superabounded in us in all wisdom and in all intelligence.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Which hath superabounded in us in all wisdom and prudence,

English Revised Version
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He poured out his kindness by giving us every kind of wisdom and insight

Good News Translation
which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight

International Standard Version
that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom and understanding,

Literal Standard Version
in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Majority Standard Bible
that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

New American Bible
that he lavished upon us. In all wisdom and insight,

NET Bible
that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

New Revised Standard Version
that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight

New Heart English Bible
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Webster's Bible Translation
In which he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence;

Weymouth New Testament
the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us,

World English Bible
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Young's Literal Translation
in which He did abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Spiritual Blessings
7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ…

Cross References
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 1:9
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ


Treasury of Scripture

Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

he.

Romans 5:15,20,21
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many…

in.

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

Psalm 104:24
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

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Ephesians 1
1. After Paul's salutation,
3. and thanksgiving for the Ephesians,
4. he treats of our election,
6. and adoption by grace;
11. which is the true and proper fountain of man's salvation.
13. And because the height of this mystery cannot be easily attained unto,
16. he prays that they may come to the full knowledge and possession thereof in Christ.














(8) Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence.--It should be, which He made to overflow to us in all wisdom and prudence--the word "overflow" having an emphasis which our word "abound" has lost, and signifying here that the richness of God's grace not only fills the soul with the blessing of salvation, but overflows into the additional gifts of "all wisdom and prudence" in us, which gifts are here dwelt upon in anticipation of the declaration of the next verse. Of these two gifts, wisdom is clearly the higher gift, signifying (as in the Old Testament) the knowledge of the true end of life, which can only come from some knowledge of the "wisdom of God," that is, the divine purpose of His dispensation. (See especially Proverbs 8:22-31.) Such knowledge is revealed to us through the "mind of Christ," who is Himself the true wisdom or "Word of God." (See 1Corinthians 1:24; 1Corinthians 1:30; 1Corinthians 2:6-10; 1Corinthians 2:16.) Hence wisdom is spoken of in connection with various other gifts, which are but partial manifestations of it. Here with "prudence," that is, wisdom in action; in Colossians 1:9, with "intelligence," that is, wisdom in judgment; in 1Corinthians 12:8, Colossians 2:3, with "knowledge," that is, wisdom in perception; in Ephesians 1:17 of this chapter, with "revelation," the means by which wisdom is gained. . . . Verse 8. - Which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence. This rendering of the R.V. is better than the A.V., "wherein he hath abounded," for ῆς before ἐπερίσσευσεν can hardly be put for the dative; it is genitive by attraction for the accusative. The wisdom and prudence refer to God; he has not made his grace abound to us in a random manner, but in a carefully regulated manner. This is more fully explained afterwards, in reference to God's concealment for a time of the universality of his grace, but manifestation of it now. Some have found a difference between σοφία and φρονήσις, the one being theoretical wisdom and the other practical, or the one intellectual and the other moral; but possibly they may be meant merely to intensify the idea - the height of wisdom is shown in God's way of making his grace abound toward us (comp. Romans 11:33, "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!").

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
that
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

He lavished
ἐπερίσσευσεν (eperisseusen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4052: From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel.

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

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

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

all
πάσῃ (pasē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

wisdom
σοφίᾳ (sophia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4678: Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

understanding.
φρονήσει (phronēsei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5428: From phroneo; mental action or activity, i.e. Intellectual or moral insight.


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