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Ephesians 4 is the fourth 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 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.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ (First Corinthians 12:12, ESV). The Pauline epistles depict Christ as the Head of His people the Church (Ephesians 1:15-23; Colossians 1:13-18).
The ESV Study Bible details in its study notes the revised interpretation in relation to a parallel understanding of 3:16 with both 4:7 (which shares the Hebrew word teshuqah; this verse having also been updated in the 2016 text) and Ephesians 5:21–32. [46]
[1] [2] This chapter is a part of Paul's exhortation (Ephesians 4–6), with the particular section about how Christians should live in their responsibilities as households (5:21–6:9) and in the battle against spiritual forces (6:10–20), [3] with a final benediction to close the epistle (6:21–24).
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
Christ's disciples have "put on the new man, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."(Ephesians 4:24) By "putting away falsehood," they are to "put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander." (Ephesians 4:25, 1 Peter 2:1) Public statements contrary to the truth take on a particular gravity.
Ephesians 5 is the fifth chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Traditionally, it is believed to be written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62). More recently, it is suggested to be written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style, however this ...
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