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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 1:13

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, Ver. 13. After that ye believed ] They, 1. Heard. 2. Believed. 3. Were sealed, i.e. full assured. Assurance is God’s seal; faith is our seal God honours our sealing to his truth by his sealing by his Spirit. We yield first the consent and assent of faith, and then God puts his seal to the contract. There must... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 1:13

ye also: Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 2:12, Colossians 1:21-Isaiah :, 1 Peter 2:10 after that ye heard: Ephesians 4:21, John 1:17, Romans 6:17, Romans 10:14-Esther :, Colossians 1:4-Joshua :, Colossians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 2:13 the word: Psalms 119:43, 2 Corinthians 6:7, 2 Timothy 2:15, James 1:18 the gospel: Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Acts 13:26, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 3:15, Titus 2:11, Hebrews 2:3 ye were: Ephesians 4:30, John 6:27, Romans 4:11, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Timothy 2:19, Revelation... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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,In whom ye — Gentiles.Likewise believed, after ye had heard the gospel — Which God made the means of your salvation; in whom after ye had believed - Probably some time after their first believing.Ye were sealed by that Holy Spirit of promise — Holy both in his nature and in his operations, and promised to all the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:13

4. Into which predestination ye Ephesians have entered by faith, Ephesians 1:13-14. 13. Ye From the we of the general elect St. Paul now makes transition to the ye of the Ephesian elect, (which ye is mostly maintained through the epistle,) tracing the brief history of their hearing the gospel, believing, and being sealed over by the Spirit, to the final restitution of Ephesians 1:10. As founder of the Ephesian Church, St. Paul’s memory naturally recurs to the blessed process in... read more

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