19. exceeding--"surpassing."
power to us-ward who believe--The whole of the working of His grace,
which He is carrying on, and will carry on, in us who believe. By the
term "saints"
(Eph 1:18),
believers are regarded as absolutely perfected, and so as being
God's inheritance; in this verse, as in the course of fighting
the good fight of faith.
according to--in accordance wit,h, what might be expected from.
working--Greek, "the energizing"; translate, "the effectual
working"
(Eph 3:7).
The same superhuman power was needed and exerted to make us believe, as
was needed and exerted to raise Christ from the dead
(Eph 1:20).
Compare
Php 3:10,
"the power of His resurrection"
(Col 2:12;
1Pe 1:3-5).
of his mighty power--Greek, "of the strength of His might."
JFB.
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