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   18  I pray that   the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the  hope of His  calling, what are  the riches of the glory of  His inheritance in  the saints,   19  and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.  These are  in accordance with the working of the  strength of His might   20  which He brought about in Christ, when He  raised Him from the dead and  seated Him at His right hand in  the heavenly  places ,   21  far above  all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every  name that is named, not only in  this age but also in the one to come.  Ephesians 1:18-21   Even though I have split it up here and in the post previous, verses 18-21 should be read as a prayer.  Paul first prays for them to have insight and understanding into the hope and inheritance that they will experience.  He wants their eyes of the heart he calls it to be opened so they will understand.  I believe this should be a prayer for all of u

I read these words in the NASV and looked up the transliterated words for this verse in  Ephesians 1:18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, "may be enlightened" photizo- to give light, to enlighten, to give understanding to "the hope"- elpis- expectation of good, hope, joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation "calling" Klesis- a calling, invitation of the divine invitation to embrace the salvation of God "Riches"- ploutos- riches, wealth, fulness, abundance "inheritance" kleronomia- an inhertiance, what is given to one as a possession "I pray that the eyes" - ophthalmos- the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing "will know" oida- to know of anything, get knowledge of, understand and perceive "glory" can mean judgment, opinion but also brightness, majes