Notes for Ephesians

Ephesians 1

aS 1Co 1:1

bS 2Co 1:1

cS Ac 9:13

dS Ac 18:19

eCol 1:2

fS Ro 1:7

1 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.

g2Co 1:3; 1Pe 1:3

hver 20; Eph 2:6; 3:10; 6:12

i2Th 2:13

jS Mt 25:34

kLev 11:44; 20:7; 2Sa 22:24; Ps 15:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22

lEph 4:2, 15, 16

mver 11; Ro 8:29, 30

nS Ro 8:14, 15

oLk 12:32; 1Co 1:21; Col 1:19

pver 12, 14

2 1:4, 5 Or sight in love. 5He

3 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

qMt 3:17

rver 14; S Ro 3:24

sS Ro 3:25

tS Ro 2:4

uS Ro 16:25

vS ver 11

wMk 1:15; Ro 5:6; Gal 4:4

4 1:8, 9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he

xCol 1:20

yver 5; Ro 8:29, 30

zver 9; Ro 8:28; Eph 3:11; Heb 6:17

aver 6, 14

5 1:11 Or were made heirs

bS Ro 16:3

cEph 4:21; Col 1:5

dEph 4:30

eJn 14:16, 17

fS Ac 20:32; S 2Co 5:5

gver 7; S Ro 3:24

hver 6, 12

iS Ac 20:21

jS Col 1:4

kS Ro 1:8

lS Ro 1:10

mJn 20:17; Ro 15:6; Rev 1:6

nEx 28:3; Isa 11:2; Php 1:9; Col 1:9

oJob 42:5; 2Co 4:6; Heb 6:4

6 1:17 Or a spirit

pS Ro 8:28

qver 7; S Ro 2:4

rver 11

sCol 1:12

tEph 3:7; Col 1:29

uIsa 40:26; Eph 6:10

vS Ac 2:24

wS Mk 16:19

xS ver 3

yEph 3:10; Col 1:16

zPhp 2:9, 10

aS Mt 12:32

bS Mt 22:44; S 28:18

c1Co 11:3; Eph 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:18; 2:19

dS 1Co 12:27

eS Jn 1:16; Eph 3:19

fEph 4:10

Ephesians 2

aver 5; Col 2:13

bver 3, 11–13; Ro 11:30; 1Co 6:11; 5:8; Col 3:7; Titus 3:3; 1Pe 4:3

cRo 12:2

dS Jn 12:31

eEph 5:6

fS ver 2

gS Gal 5:24

hS Jn 3:16

1 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

iver 1; Ps 103:12

jver 8; Jn 5:24; S Ac 15:11

kS Ro 6:5

lEph 1:20

mS Eph 1:3

nS Ro 2:4

oTitus 3:4

pS Ro 3:24

qver 5

rS Ro 9:30

sDt 9:5; Ro 4:2; 2Ti 1:9; Titus 3:5

t1Co 1:29

uIsa 29:23; 43:7; 60:21

vEph 4:24

wS Titus 2:14

xS ver 2

yCol 2:11

zIsa 14:1; 65:1

aGal 3:17

b1Th 4:13

cS ver 2

dver 17

eCol 1:20

fver 15; S Jn 14:27

g1Co 12:13; Eph 3:6

hCol 1:21, 22

iCol 2:14

jGal 3:28

k2Co 5:18; Col 1:20, 22

lS Lk 2:14

mver 13; Ps 148:14; Isa 57:19

nEph 3:12

oCol 1:12

p1Co 12:13; Eph 4:4

qver 12

rPhp 3:20

sGal 6:10

t1Co 3:9

uMt 16:18; 1Co 3:10; Rev 21:14

vS Eph 4:11

w1Co 3:11

xS Ac 4:11; 1Pe 2:4–8

y1Co 3:16, 17

z1Co 3:16

Ephesians 3

aAc 23:18; Eph 4:1; 2Ti 1:8; Phm 1, 9

bCol 1:25

cS Ro 16:25

dS 1Co 2:10

e2Co 11:6

fRo 16:26; S Eph 4:11

gS Ro 8:17

hEph 2:15, 16

iEze 47:22

jS 1Co 3:5

kS Ro 12:3

lEph 1:19; Col 1:29

mS 1Co 15:9

nS Ac 9:15

oS Ro 2:4

pS Ro 16:25

qS Ro 11:33; 1Co 2:7

r1Pe 1:12

sEph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10, 15

tS Eph 1:3

uS Eph 1:11

vEph 2:18

w2Co 3:4; Heb 3:14; 4:16; 10:19, 35; 1Jn 2:28; 3:21; 4:17

xPhp 2:10

yver 8; S Ro 2:4

1 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).

zS Php 4:13

aRo 7:22

bS Ro 8:10

cCol 2:7

dEph 1:15

eJob 11:8, 9; Ps 103:11

fPhp 4:7

gCol 2:10

hEph 1:23

iRo 16:25; 2Co 9:8

j1Ki 3:13

kver 7

lS Ro 11:36

Ephesians 4

aS Eph 3:1

bPhp 1:27; Col 1:10; 1Th 2:12

cS Ro 8:28

dCol 3:12, 13

ever 15, 16; Eph 1:4

fS Ro 15:5

gCol 3:15

hS Ro 12:5

i1Co 12:13; Eph 2:18

jS Ro 8:28

k1Co 8:6

lDt 6:4; Zec 14:9

mS Ro 11:36

n1Co 12:7, 11

oS Ro 3:24

pS Ro 12:3

qCol 2:15

rPs 68:18

1 4:8 Or God

2 4:8 Psalm 68:18

sPr 30:1–4

3 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

tEph 1:23

uver 8

v1Co 12:28; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 2Pe 3:2; Jude 17

wS Ac 11:27; Ro 12:6; 1Co 12:10, 28; 13:2, 8; 14:1, 39; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 2Pe 3:2

xAc 21:8; 2Ti 4:5

yAc 13:1; Ro 2:21; 12:7; 1Co 12:28; 14:26; 1Ti 1:7; Jas 3:1

zS 1Co 12:27

aS Ro 14:19

bver 3, 5

cS Php 3:8

dS 1Co 2:6; Col 1:28

eJn 1:16; Eph 1:23; 3:19

fS 1Co 14:20

gIsa 57:20; Jas 1:6

hEph 6:11

iver 2, 16; Eph 1:4

jS Eph 1:22

kCol 2:19

l1Co 12:7

mver 2, 15; Eph 1:4

nEph 2:2

oRo 1:21

pDt 29:4; Ro 1:21

qEph 2:12

r2Co 3:14

s1Ti 4:2

tRo 1:24

uCol 3:5; 1Pe 4:3

vver 25, 31; Col 3:5, 8, 9; Jas 1:21; 1Pe 2:1

wS Ro 6:6

xJer 17:9; Heb 3:13

yRo 12:2; Col 3:10

zS Ro 13:14

aS Ro 6:4

bEph 2:10

cPs 15:2; Lev 19:11; Zec 8:16; Col 3:9

dS Ro 12:5

ePs 4:4; S Mt 5:22

f2Co 2:10, 11

4 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)

gAc 20:35

h1Th 4:11

iGal 6:10

jMt 12:36; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8

kS Ro 14:19

lIsa 63:10; 1Th 5:19

m2Co 1:22; 5:5; Eph 1:13

nRo 8:23

oS ver 22

pCol 3:8; 1Pe 2:1

q1Pe 3:8

rMt 6:14, 15; Col 3:12, 13

Ephesians 5

aMt 5:48; Lk 6:36

bS Jn 1:12

cS Jn 13:34

dver 25; S Gal 1:4; 2:20

eHeb 7:27

fS 1Co 6:18

gCol 3:5

hEph 4:29

iS ver 20

jCol 3:5

kS Ac 20:32

lS Mt 25:34

mS Mk 13:5

1 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God

nS Ro 1:18

oEph 2:2

pS Eph 2:2

qJn 8:12; S Lk 16:8; S Ac 26:18

rMt 7:16–20; Gal 5:22

sRo 15:14

tS 1Ti 5:4

uRo 13:12; 2Co 6:14

vJn 3:20, 21

wRo 13:11

xIsa 26:19; Jn 5:25

yIsa 60:1; Mal 4:2

zver 2

aCol 4:5

bEph 6:13

cRo 12:2; Col 1:9; 1Th 4:3

dLev 10:9; Pr 20:1; Isa 28:7; Ro 13:13

eS Lk 1:15

fPs 27:6; 95:2; Ac 16:25; 1Co 14:15, 26; Col 3:16

gver 4; Job 1:21; Ps 34:1; Col 3:17; Heb 13:15

hGal 5:13; 1Pe 5:5

iGe 3:16; 1Co 14:34; Col 3:18; 1Ti 2:12; Titus 2:5; 1Pe 3:1, 5, 6

jEph 6:5

kS Eph 1:22

lS ver 22

mver 28, 33; Col 3:19

nS ver 2

oJn 17:19; Heb 2:11; 10:10, 14; 13:12

pS Ac 22:16

qS 2Co 4:14

2 5:26 Or having cleansed

rEph 1:4

sver 25

tS Ro 12:5; S 1Co 12:27

uGe 2:24; Mt 19:5; 1Co 6:16

3 5:31 Gen. 2:24

vver 25

Ephesians 6

aPr 6:20; Col 3:20

bEx 20:12; Dt 5:16

cCol 3:21

1 6:3 Deut. 5:16

dGe 18:19; Dt 6:7; Pr 13:24; 22:6

e1Ti 6:1; Titus 2:9; 1Pe 2:18

2 6:4 Or Parents

fCol 3:22

gEph 5:22

hS Ro 6:22

iCol 3:23

jS Mt 16:27; Col 3:24

kJob 31:13, 14

lS Ac 10:34

m2Sa 10:12; Ps 27:14; Hag 2:4; 1Co 16:13; 2Ti 2:1

nEph 1:19

over 13; Ro 13:12; 1Th 5:8

p1Co 15:50; Heb 2:14

qEph 1:21; 3:10

rRo 8:38

sS Eph 1:3

tver 11; S 2Co 6:7

uIsa 11:5

vPs 132:9; Isa 59:17; 1Th 5:8

wIsa 52:7; Ro 10:15

x1Jn 5:4

yS Mt 5:37

zIsa 59:17

aIsa 49:2

bS Heb 4:12

cRo 8:26, 27

dS Lk 18:1

eMt 26:41; Php 1:4; 4:6

fS Ac 1:14; Col 1:3

gS 1Th 5:25

hS Ac 4:29

iS Ro 16:25

j2Co 5:20

kS Ac 21:33

lS Ac 20:4

mCol 4:7–9

nCol 2:2; 4:8

oGal 6:16; 2Th 3:16; 1Pe 5:14

3 6:23 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.

4 6:24 Or Grace and immortality to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.