Ephesians 1:17

• §2632Article 3 · In the Age of the ChurchRead at vatican.va

  “It is the prayer of Paul, the apostle par excellence, which reveals to us how the divine solicitude for all the churches ought to inspire Christian prayer.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 10:1; Eph 1:16-23; Phil 1911; Col 1:3-6; 4:3-4, 12.

Tertullian

• Tertullian, Against Praxeas Chapter 28

  “Moreover, when the apostle in his epistle prays, “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of knowledge,” He must be other (than Christ), who is the God of Jesus Christ, the bestower of spiritual gifts.” — editor's note: Eph. i. 17.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.16Book V

  “From Him also is besought “the spirit of wisdom,” at whose disposal is enumerated that sevenfold distribution of the spirit of grace by Isaiah.” — editor's note: Eph. i. 17.

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Cyril of Jerusalem

• Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 18

  “He is also called the Spirit of revelation, as it is written, May give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.” — editor's note: Eph. i. 17.

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• Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 19

  “…Christ, the Father of glory, give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Himself, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, and may He ever keep you in good works, and words, and thoughts; to Whom be glory, honour, and power, through our Lord Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, now…” — editor's note: Eph. i. 17, 18.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Dialogues (Eranistes) §3

  “‘The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Father of Glory,’—of Christ He is God, of glory Father, and if both are one this is so not by nature but by conjunction.” — editor's note: Ephes. i. 17

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Leo the Great

• Leo the Great, Letters Letter 59

  “…and hath put all things under His feet, and given Him to be the head over all the Church which is His body, and the fulness of Him Who filleth all in all.”” — editor's note: Ephes. i. 15–23.

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Basil the Great

• Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 25

  “Wherefore also Paul prays for the Ephesians that they may have their “eyes enlightened” by “the Spirit of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Eph. i. 17, 18.

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Hilary of Poitiers

• Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity Book 11

  “All this the Apostle confirms in one short and decisive sentence, Making mention of you in my prayers that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation.” — editor's note: Eph. i. 16, 17.

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Gregory of Nazianzus

• Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 13

  “And an indication of this is found in the fact that wherever the Natures are distinguished in our thoughts from one another, the Names are also distinguished; as you hear in Paul’s words, “The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory.”” — editor's note: Ephes. i. 17.

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Cited together with

• 1 John 1:3

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• 1 John 2:22

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• 1 John 4:2

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• 1 John 4:3

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• 1 John 5:1

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Psalm 2:2

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Amos 4:13

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• John 20:17

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Acts 2:36

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Acts 4:27

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Romans 1:8

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

• Galatians 1:1

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 28.

Quotes

• Wisdom 7:7

  The prayer for a spirit of wisdom.