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Ephesians 1

a S 1Co 1:1

b S 2Co 1:1

c S Ac 9:13

d S Ac 18:19

e Col 1:2

f S Ro 1:7

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

g 2Co 1:3; 1Pe 1:3

h ver 20; Eph 2:6; 3:10; 6:12

i 2Th 2:13

j S Mt 25:34

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

l Eph 4:2,15,16

m ver 11; Ro 8:29,30

n S Ro 8:14,15

o Lk 12:32; 1Co 1:21; Col 1:19

p ver 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.

q Mt 3:17

r ver 14; S Ro 3:24

s S Ro 3:25

t S Ro 2:4

u S Ro 16:25

v S ver 11

w Mk 1:15; Ro 5:6; Gal 4:4

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

x Col 1:20

y ver 5; Ro 8:29,30

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

a ver 6,14

5 1:11 Or were made heirs

b S Ro 16:3

c Eph 4:21; Col 1:5

d Eph 4:30

e Jn 14:16,17

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

g ver 7; S Ro 3:24

h ver 6,12

i S Ac 20:21

j S Col 1:4

k S Ro 1:8

l S Ro 1:10

m Jn 20:17; Ro 15:6; Rev 1:6

n Ex 28:3; Isa 11:2; Php 1:9; Col 1:9

o Job 42:5; 2Co 4:6; Heb 6:4

6 1:17 Or a spirit

p S Ro 8:28

q ver 7; S Ro 2:4

r ver 11

s Col 1:12

t Eph 3:7; Col 1:29

u Isa 40:26; Eph 6:10

v S Ac 2:24

w S Mk 16:19

x S ver 3

y Eph 3:10; Col 1:16

z Php 2:9,10

a S Mt 12:32

b S Mt 22:44; S 28:18

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

d S 1Co 12:27

e S Jn 1:16; Eph 3:19

f Eph 4:10

Ephesians 2

a ver 5; Col 2:13

b ver 3,11-13; Ro 11:30; 1Co 6:11; 5:8; Col 3:7; Titus 3:3; 1Pe 4:3

c Ro 12:2

d S Jn 12:31

e Eph 5:6

f S ver 2

g S Gal 5:24

h S 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.

i ver 1; Ps 103:12

j ver 8; Jn 5:24; S Ac 15:11

k S Ro 6:5

l Eph 1:20

m S Eph 1:3

n S Ro 2:4

o Titus 3:4

p S Ro 3:24

q ver 5

r S Ro 9:30

s Dt 9:5; Ro 4:2; 2Ti 1:9; Titus 3:5

t 1Co 1:29

u Isa 29:23; 43:7; 60:21

v Eph 4:24

w S Titus 2:14

x S ver 2

y Col 2:11

z Isa 14:1; 65:1

a Gal 3:17

b 1Th 4:13

c S ver 2

d ver 17

e Col 1:20

f ver 15; S Jn 14:27

g 1Co 12:13; Eph 3:6

h Col 1:21,22

i Col 2:14

j Gal 3:28

k 2Co 5:18; Col 1:20,22

l S Lk 2:14

m ver 13; Ps 148:14; Isa 57:19

n Eph 3:12

o Col 1:12

p 1Co 12:13; Eph 4:4

q ver 12

r Php 3:20

s Gal 6:10

t 1Co 3:9

u Mt 16:18; 1Co 3:10; Rev 21:14

v S Eph 4:11

w 1Co 3:11

x S Ac 4:11; 1Pe 2:4-8

y 1Co 3:16,17

z 1Co 3:16

Ephesians 3

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

b Col 1:25

c S Ro 16:25

d S 1Co 2:10

e 2Co 11:6

f Ro 16:26; S Eph 4:11

g S Ro 8:17

h Eph 2:15,16

i Eze 47:22

j S 1Co 3:5

k S Ro 12:3

l Eph 1:19; Col 1:29

m S 1Co 15:9

n S Ac 9:15

o S Ro 2:4

p S Ro 16:25

q S Ro 11:33; 1Co 2:7

r 1Pe 1:12

s Eph 1:21; 6:12; Col 2:10,15

t S Eph 1:3

u S Eph 1:11

v Eph 2:18

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

x Php 2:10

y ver 8; S Ro 2:4

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

z S Php 4:13

a Ro 7:22

b S Ro 8:10

c Col 2:7

d Eph 1:15

e Job 11:8,9; Ps 103:11

f Php 4:7

g Col 2:10

h Eph 1:23

i Ro 16:25; 2Co 9:8

j 1Ki 3:13

k ver 7

l S Ro 11:36

Ephesians 4

a S Eph 3:1

b Php 1:27; Col 1:10; 1Th 2:12

c S Ro 8:28

d Col 3:12,13

e ver 15,16; Eph 1:4

f S Ro 15:5

g Col 3:15

h S Ro 12:5

i 1Co 12:13; Eph 2:18

j S Ro 8:28

k 1Co 8:6

l Dt 6:4; Zec 14:9

m S Ro 11:36

n 1Co 12:7,11

o S Ro 3:24

p S Ro 12:3

q Col 2:15

r Ps 68:18

1 4:8 Or God

2 4:8 Psalm 68:18

s Pr 30:1-4

3 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

t Eph 1:23

u ver 8

v 1Co 12:28; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 2Pe 3:2; Jude 17

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

x Ac 21:8; 2Ti 4:5

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

z S 1Co 12:27

a S Ro 14:19

b ver 3,5

c S Php 3:8

d S 1Co 2:6; Col 1:28

e Jn 1:16; Eph 1:23; 3:19

f S 1Co 14:20

g Isa 57:20; Jas 1:6

h Eph 6:11

i ver 2,16; Eph 1:4

j S Eph 1:22

k Col 2:19

l 1Co 12:7

m ver 2,15; Eph 1:4

n Eph 2:2

o Ro 1:21

p Dt 29:4; Ro 1:21

q Eph 2:12

r 2Co 3:14

s 1Ti 4:2

t Ro 1:24

u Col 3:5; 1Pe 4:3

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

w S Ro 6:6

x Jer 17:9; Heb 3:13

y Ro 12:2; Col 3:10

z S Ro 13:14

a S Ro 6:4

b Eph 2:10

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

d S Ro 12:5

e Ps 4:4; S Mt 5:22

f 2Co 2:10,11

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

g Ac 20:35

h 1Th 4:11

i Gal 6:10

j Mt 12:36; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8

k S Ro 14:19

l Isa 63:10; 1Th 5:19

m 2Co 1:22; 5:5; Eph 1:13

n Ro 8:23

o S ver 22

p Col 3:8; 1Pe 2:1

q 1Pe 3:8

r Mt 6:14,15; Col 3:12,13

Ephesians 5

a Mt 5:48; Lk 6:36

b S Jn 1:12

c S Jn 13:34

d ver 25; S Gal 1:4; 2:20

e Heb 7:27

f S 1Co 6:18

g Col 3:5

h Eph 4:29

i S ver 20

j Col 3:5

k S Ac 20:32

l S Mt 25:34

m S Mk 13:5

1 5:5 Or kingdom of the Messiah and God

n S Ro 1:18

o Eph 2:2

p S Eph 2:2

q Jn 8:12; S Lk 16:8; S Ac 26:18

r Mt 7:16-20; Gal 5:22

s Ro 15:14

t S 1Ti 5:4

u Ro 13:12; 2Co 6:14

v Jn 3:20,21

w Ro 13:11

x Isa 26:19; Jn 5:25

y Isa 60:1; Mal 4:2

z ver 2

a Col 4:5

b Eph 6:13

c Ro 12:2; Col 1:9; 1Th 4:3

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

e S Lk 1:15

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

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

h Gal 5:13; 1Pe 5:5

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

j Eph 6:5

k S Eph 1:22

l S ver 22

m ver 28,33; Col 3:19

n S ver 2

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

p S Ac 22:16

q S 2Co 4:14

2 5:26 Or having cleansed

r Eph 1:4

s ver 25

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

u Ge 2:24; Mt 19:5; 1Co 6:16

3 5:31 Gen. 2:24

v ver 25

Ephesians 6

a Pr 6:20; Col 3:20

b Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16

c Col 3:21

1 6:3 Deut. 5:16

d Ge 18:19; Dt 6:7; Pr 13:24; 22:6

e 1Ti 6:1; Titus 2:9; 1Pe 2:18

2 6:4 Or Parents

f Col 3:22

g Eph 5:22

h S Ro 6:22

i Col 3:23

j S Mt 16:27; Col 3:24

k Job 31:13,14

l S Ac 10:34

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

n Eph 1:19

o ver 13; Ro 13:12; 1Th 5:8

p 1Co 15:50; Heb 2:14

q Eph 1:21; 3:10

r Ro 8:38

s S Eph 1:3

t ver 11; S 2Co 6:7

u Isa 11:5

v Ps 132:9; Isa 59:17; 1Th 5:8

w Isa 52:7; Ro 10:15

x 1Jn 5:4

y S Mt 5:37

z Isa 59:17

a Isa 49:2

b S Heb 4:12

c Ro 8:26,27

d S Lk 18:1

e Mt 26:41; Php 1:4; 4:6

f S Ac 1:14; Col 1:3

g S 1Th 5:25

h S Ac 4:29

i S Ro 16:25

j 2Co 5:20

k S Ac 21:33

l S Ac 20:4

m Col 4:7-9

n Col 2:2; 4:8

o Gal 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.