Ephesians 3:2

3:2 if indeed ¹  you have heard of the stewardship ²  of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

Ephesians 4:21

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

Ephesians 6:8

6:8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this ³  will be rewarded by the Lord.

Ephesians 6:7

6:7 Obey ⁴  with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord ⁵  and not people,

Ephesians 6:3

6:3 “that it may go ⁶  well with you and that you will live ⁷  a long time on the earth.” ⁸ 

Ephesians 6:6

6:6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching ⁹  – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. ¹⁰ 

Ephesians 4:28

4:28 The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

¹ sn If indeed. The author is not doubting whether his audience has heard, but is rather using provocative language (if indeed) to engage his audience in thinking about the magnificence of God’s grace. However, in English translation, the apodosis (“then”-clause) does not come until v. 13, leaving the protasis (“if”-clause) dangling. Eph 3:2-7 constitute one sentence in Greek.

² tn Or “administration,” “dispensation,” “commission.”

³ sn The pronoun “this” (τοῦτο, touto) stands first in its clause for emphasis, and stresses the fact that God will reward those, who in seeking him, do good.

⁵ tn Though the verb does not appear again at this point in the passage, it is nonetheless implied and supplied in the English translation for the sake of clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “serving as to the Lord.”

⁷ tn Grk “be.”

⁸ tn Grk “will be.”

⁹ sn A quotation from Deut 5:16.

⁹ tn Grk “not according to eye-service.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “from the soul.”