Saturday, November 1, 2025

"the amplitude of the glory of [the Father's] inheritance in the saints"

ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις 

     Eph 1:18 RSV:  "that you may know . . . what are the riches of his glorious inheritance [i.e. 'portion'] in the saints."  riches:  abundance, wealth, richness, plenitude, fulsomeness, plentifulness, plenteousness, sumptuosity, immensity, magnitude, clerete, lustre, dimensity, etc.
     "God seeks from our goods not profit, but glory, i.e., the manifestation of His goodness" ("Deus ex bonis nostris non quaerit utilitatem, sed gloriam, idest manifestationem suae bonitatis"; St. Thomas Aquinas, ST I-II.114.1 ("Whether a man may merit anything from God").ad 2).

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