Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Paul bows his knees before the Father with reverence, both in heart and gesture, because we must honor God when we draw near to Him. The whole family in heaven and earth, Jews and Gentiles alike, are named from Christ and depend upon Him.
AI summary
Commenting on Ephesians 3:14-21
Verse 21. Unto him be glory. . In the church or, by the church, . The church was to be the instrument by which the glory of God would be shown; and it was by the church that his praise would be celebrated. Throughout all ages, world without end.
Translate, "Unto Him be the glory (that is, the whole glory of the gracious dispensation of salvation just spoken of) in the Church (as the theater for the manifestation of the glory, Eph 3:10) in Christ Jesus (as in Him all the glory centers, Zac 6:13) to all the generations of eternal ages," literally, "of the age of the ages." Eternity is conceived as consisting...