Ephesians 1:1
EPHESIANS 1:1 F. OPENING SALUTATION. The author (Paul?) writes to the consecrated and loyal people of God who are in Christ at some unknown place (see Introd.) in Asia Minor.... [ Continue Reading ]
EPHESIANS 1:1 F. OPENING SALUTATION. The author (Paul?) writes to the consecrated and loyal people of God who are in Christ at some unknown place (see Introd.) in Asia Minor.... [ Continue Reading ]
A PARAGRAPH OF PRAISE. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Christ in the heavenly sphere upon the writer and upon his readers. The fact of their Christianity is evi... [ Continue Reading ]
A PARAGRAPH OF PRAYER. The writer, who has been informed (by letter?) of the Christian faith and love of his correspondents, reciprocates their thanksgiving and prayers (Ephesians 1:15 f.); he beseeches God, the glorious Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, to bestow on them the Spirit, giver of wisdom,... [ Continue Reading ]