Ephesians 1:7

1:7 In him¹ we have redemption through his blood,² the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Ephesians 2:6

2:6 and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:13

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.³

Ephesians 2:16-17

2:16 and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.⁴ 2:17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

Ephesians 4:12

4:12 to equip⁵ the saints for the work of ministry, that is,⁶ to build up the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:19

4:19 Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.⁷

Ephesians 4:21

4:21 if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.

Ephesians 5:11

5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather⁸ expose them.⁹

Ephesians 6:15

6:15 by fitting your¹⁰ feet with the preparation that comes from the good news¹¹ of peace,¹²

Ephesians 6:24

6:24 Grace be¹³ with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.¹⁴

¹tn Grk “in whom” (the relative clause of v. 7 is subordinate to v. 6). The “him” refers to Christ.

²sn In this context his blood, the blood of Jesus Christ, refers to the price paid for believers’ redemption, which is the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross.

³tn Or “have come near in the blood of Christ.”

⁵tn Grk “by killing the hostility in himself.”

⁷tn On the translation of πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων (pro" ton katartismon twn Jagiwn) as “to equip the saints” see BDAG 526 s.v. καταρτισμός. In this case the genitive is taken as objective and the direct object of the verbal idea implied in καταρτισμός (katartismo").

⁸tn The εἰς (eis) clause is taken as epexegetical to the previous εἰς clause, namely, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας (ei" ergon diakonia").

⁹sn Greediness refers to an increasing desire for more and more. The point is that sinful passions and desires are never satisfied.

¹¹tn The Greek conjunction καὶ (kai) seems to be functioning here ascensively, (i.e., “even”), but is difficult to render in this context using good English. It may read something like: “but rather even expose them!”

¹²tn Grk “rather even expose.”

¹³tn The definite article τοῖς (tois) was taken as a possessive pronoun, i.e., “your,” since it refers to a part of the physical body.

¹⁴tn Grk “gospel.” However, this is not a technical term here.

¹⁵tn Grk “in preparation of the gospel of peace.” The genitive τοῦ εὐαγγελίου (tou euangeliou) was taken as a genitive of source, i.e., “that comes from….”

¹⁵tn Or “is.”

¹⁶tc Most witnesses (א² D Ψ Ï it sy) have ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”) at the end of the letter. Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. The earliest and best witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B F G 0278 6 33 81 1175 1241 1739* 1881 sa) lack the particle, giving firm evidence that Ephesians did not originally conclude with ἀμήν.