Ephesians 1:18 meaning and explanation

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 1:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is praying for the believers in Ephesus, asking God to open what he calls the eyes of their heart. The phrase joins sight with the inner self, since the Greek word for heart (kardia) means the seat of understanding and will, not merely emotion.

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