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The whole of the section Ephesians 1:3–23 consists in the original Greek of just two lengthy and complex sentences. [20] It ends with a fervent prayer for the further spiritual enrichment of the Ephesians. Ephesians 2:11–3:21. A description of the change in the spiritual position of Gentiles as a result of the work of Christ.
Ephesians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.Traditionally, it is believed to have been written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62), but more recently, it has been suggested that it was written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style.
The Pauline epistles depict Christ as the Head of His people the Church (Ephesians 1:15-23; Colossians 1:13-18). The New Testament identifies Jesus the Christ as the Most High, Whose Name is above all names (Philippians 2:9-10).
John Nelson Darby held a formidable body of doctrine on the subject of the biblical significance of the dispensation of the fulness of times. Darby's literal translation of Ephesians 1:10 is: "Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself for the administration of the fulness of times, [namely] to head up all things in ...
[clarification needed] And they both use many very long sentences, e.g. 1:3-14; 1:15-23; 3:1-7; 4:11-16; 6:14-20. Also Col 1:9-20. Also Col 1:9-20. Metaphors, or illustrations in Paul are turned into actual objective realities in Ephesians (and sometimes in Colossians also).
The analogy of the other uses of the word with the genitive of the person (Ephesians 3:19, 4:13), and the stress throughout these books on Christians being filled by Christ (Ephesians 3:19, 4:13, 5:18, Colossians 1:9, 2:10, 4:12, John 1:16, 3:34), favours this view. But the genitive may be objective, 'the complement of Christ,' that which ...
Ephesians 2:1 αμαρτιαις – majority επιθυμιαις – Β. Ephesians 2:15 καινον – majority κοινον – 𝔓 46 F G και μονον – K. Ephesians 2:20 Χριστου – 𝔓 46 Β G 88 436 1739 1881 του Χριστου – D K 181 326 614 629 630 1877 1984 2495
According to certain studies, the public life of women in the time of Jesus was far more restricted than in Old Testament times. [1]: p.52 At the time the apostles were writing their letters concerning the Household Codes (Haustafeln), Roman law vested enormous power (Patria Potestas, lit. "the rule of the fathers") in the husband over his "family" (pater familias) which included his wife ...