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

God bless translators who seek to help us understand His Word better. This will help further why we should study the Bible and for the assignment in 1:8. The last word in the Greek text of verse nine is auto. “Himself” would be a good rendering, but newer versions have Christ. Christ is a title that shows the God of the man Jesus: Christ = God, Jesus = man. My Vine’s Dictionary suggests that the order is important to the meaning of the text.

• Having made known, gnorisas G 1107. Luke has the shepherds using this word after the angels sang to them, Luke 2: 15, 17.
• Mystery, mysterion G3466. Paul speaks of the Gentiles being saved as a mystery; he uses the idea of a mystery twenty times in his letters. He talks about mysteries six times in Ephesians.
• Will, thelematos, G2307. See verses 1:1, and 1:5.
• According to, kata G2596. See verse 1:5.
• Pleasure, eudokian G2107. The angels sang this at Jesus’ birth, Luke 2:14.
• He purposed, proetheto G4388. See Romans 3: 25.

Use the links below to explore all of the words in the passage in Ephesians.

Ephesians 1 MOUNCE – Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the – Bible Gateway

Ephesians 1 Interlinear Bible (biblehub.com)