Ephesians 1:18 Cross References

Ephesians 1:18

18: I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.

Acts 26:18

  1. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

2 Corinthians 4:6

  1. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:7

  1. He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven.

1 John 3:1

  1. See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.
  2. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
  3. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

Ephesians 3:16

  1. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:4

  1. We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future.

Luke 24:45

  1. Then he opened their minds to understand these many Scriptures.

Ephesians 5:8

  1. For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!

Psalms 119:18

  1. Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law.

Isaiah 42:7

  1. You will open the eyes of the blind and free the captives from prison. You will release those who sit in dark dungeons.

Isaiah 29:10

  1. For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.

Isaiah 6:10

  1. Harden the hearts of these people. Close their ears, and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn to me for healing."

Titus 3:7

  1. He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.

1 Timothy 6:12

  1. Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.

Hebrews 10:32

  1. Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.

Ephesians 4:1

  1. Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

  1. And so we keep on praying for you, that our God will make you worthy of the life to which he called you. And we pray that God, by his power, will fulfill all your good intentions and faithful deeds.

2 Corinthians 4:4

  1. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Matthew 13:15

  1. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes--so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'

Ephesians 3:8

  1. Just think! Though I did nothing to deserve it, and though I am the least deserving Christian there is, I was chosen for this special joy of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

Isaiah 29:18

  1. In that day deaf people will hear words read from a book, and blind people will see through the gloom and darkness.

Romans 8:24

  1. Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it.
  2. But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.

Ephesians 1:11

  1. Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago.

Titus 2:13

  1. while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.

1 Peter 5:10

  1. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Colossians 1:5

  1. You do this because you are looking forward to the joys of heaven--as you have been ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.

Colossians 3:15

  1. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

Hebrews 6:4

  1. For it is impossible to restore to repentance those who were once enlightened--those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,

Isaiah 32:3

  1. Then everyone who can see will be looking for God, and those who can hear will listen to his voice.

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
  2. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
  3. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.

Galatians 5:5

  1. But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

Colossians 1:23

  1. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed by God to proclaim it.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

  1. We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you into his Kingdom to share his glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

  1. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,

Philippians 3:14

  1. I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

1 Peter 3:9

  1. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate when people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it.

Ephesians 2:12

  1. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from God's people, Israel, and you did not know the promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.

Romans 5:4

  1. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.
  2. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

1 Peter 1:3

  1. All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege of being born again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

  1. But let us who live in the light think clearly, protected by the body armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

Acts 16:14

  1. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.
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