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The Epistle of Paul
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Ephesians

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Introduction to Ephesians:
Author: The apostle Paul (1:1).Time of Writing: Approximately A.D. 64.Place of Writing: Rome, where Paul was imprisoned (3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Acts 28:30).Recipients: The saints in Ephesus (1:1).

Subject of Ephesians:
The Church—The Mystery of Christ,
the Body of Christ as the Fullness of Christ,
Becoming the Fullness of God

Ephesians

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I. |Introduction — 1:1-2

Eph.|1:1|-||1|Paul, an |a|apostle of Christ Jesus through the |2|will of God, to the |3b|saints who are |4|in |c|Ephesus and are |5d|faithful in Christ Jesus:
Eph.|1:2|-||1a|Grace to you and |2|peace from |3|God our |b|Father and the |4c|Lord Jesus Christ.

II. |The blessings and position received by the church in Christ — 1:3-3:21

A. |God's blessings to the church — 1:3-14
1. |The Father's selection and predestination, speaking forth God's eternal purpose — vv.|3-6
Eph.|1:3|-||1a|Blessed be the |2b|God and Father of |3|our Lord Jesus Christ, who has |4|blessed us |5|with every |6|spiritual |7|blessing in the |8c|heavenlies |9|in Christ,
Eph.|1:4|-|Even as He |1a|chose us in Him |2b|before the foundation of the world to be |3c|holy and |4|without blemish |5|before Him |6|in |7d|love,
Eph.|1:5|-||1a|Predestinating us unto |2b|sonship |3|through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the |4c|good pleasure of His |d|will,
Eph.|1:6|-|To the |1a|praise of the |2b|glory of His |c|grace, with which He |3|graced us in the |4d|Beloved;
2. |The Son's redemption, speaking forth the accomplishment of God's eternal purpose — vv.|7-12
Eph.|1:7|-|In whom we have |1a|redemption through His |b|blood, the |2c|forgiveness of |d|offenses, according to the |e|riches of His grace,
Eph.|1:8|-|Which He caused to |1|abound to us in all |2a|wisdom and prudence,
Eph.|1:9|-||1|Making known to us the |2a|mystery of His |b|will |3|according to His |c|good pleasure, which He |4d|purposed in Himself,
Eph.|1:10|-|Unto the |1a|economy of the |2|fullness of the times, to |3b|head up all things in |4|Christ, the |c|things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in Him;
Eph.|1:11|-|In whom also we |1|were designated as an |a|inheritance, having been |2b|predestinated according to the |3c|purpose of the One who works all things according to the |4|counsel of His |4d|will,
Eph.|1:12|-|That we would be to the |1a|praise of His glory who have |2|first hoped in Christ.
3. |The Spirit's sealing and pledging, speaking forth the application of God's accomplished purpose — vv.|13-14
Eph.|1:13|-|In whom you also, having heard the |a|word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, in Him also believing, you were |1b|sealed with the |c|Holy Spirit of the |2|promise,
Eph.|1:14|-|Who is the |1a|pledge of our |2b|inheritance |3|unto the |4c|redemption of the |5|acquired |d|possession, to the |6e|praise of His glory.
B. |The apostle's prayer for the church regarding revelation — 1:15-23
1. |His thanks for the church — vv.|15-16
Eph.|1:15|-|Therefore I also, having |a|heard of |1|the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and your love to all the saints,
Eph.|1:16|-|Do not cease |a|giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
2. |His supplication for the church that the saints may see — vv.|17-23
a. |The hope of God's calling — vv.|17-18a
Eph.|1:17|-|That the |1a|God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the |2|Father of glory, may give to you a |3b|spirit of |4c|wisdom and |d|revelation in the |e|full knowledge of Him,
Eph.|1:18a|-|The |1a|eyes of your heart having been |2b|enlightened, that you may know what is the |3c|hope of His |4d|calling,
b. |The glory of God's inheritance in the saints — v.|18b
Eph.|1:18b|-|and what are the |5e|riches of the glory of His |6f|inheritance in the saints,
c. |God's power toward us — vv.|19-21
Eph.|1:19|-|And what is the surpassing greatness of His |1a|power toward us who believe, |2|according to the |b|operation of the |c|might of His strength,
Eph.|1:20|-|Which He caused to operate in Christ in |1a|raising Him from the dead and |2b|seating Him at His |3|right hand in the |4c|heavenlies,
Eph.|1:21|-|Far above all |1a|rule and authority and power and lordship and |2|every |b|name that is named not only in this |c|age but also in that which is to come;
d. |The church—the Body, the fullness of Christ — vv.|22-23
Eph.|1:22|-|And He |1a|subjected all things under His feet and |2|gave Him to be |b|Head over all things |3|to the |4c|church,
Eph.|1:23|-|Which is His |1a|Body, the |2b|fullness of the One who |3c|fills all in all.

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