Ephesians 1:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, ”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἐπουράνιος
heavenly realms
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ἐπουράνιος
Heavenly, in the heavenly realms. Epouranios. Blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. Not one day — now. These blessings are not future promises. They are present realities for those who are in Christ.
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ἐγείρω
having raised
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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καθίζω
having sat
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καθίζω
To sit, to sit down, to be seated. Kathemai. He sat down at the right hand of the Father. The sitting down of Jesus declared the work finished. Nothing remains to be added.
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ἐνεργέω
He worked
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ἐνεργέω
To work, to be active, to energize. Energeo. It is God who works in you both to will and to act according to His good purpose. He works in us before He works through us.
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νεκρός
dead
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νεκρός
Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.
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δεξιός
the] right hand
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δεξιός
the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes)
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