Ephesians Verse by Verse.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Introduction to Ephesians -- Author -- Date -- Recipients -- Purpose -- Literary Features -- Outline -- The Theology of the Letter -- The Work of the Trinity in This World -- The Exalted Christ -- The Gift of Salvation -- The Church as the Body of Christ -- The Defeat of the Cosmic Powers -- The Blessings of Salvation (1:1-14) -- Paul Greets the Ephesian Christians (1:1-2) -- Paul Lists Five Blessings of Salvation that Stem from God and Christ (1:3-14) -- Introduction: Spiritual Blessings in the Heavenlies (1:3) -- Blessing 1: Predestination (1:4-6) -- Chosen to Be Holy and Blameless (1:4) -- Chosen for Sonship (1:5) -- Purpose: For the Praise of His Glory (1:6) -- Blessing 2: Redemption (1:7) -- Blessing 3: The Mystery of His Will (1:8-10) -- Blessing 4: His Divine Plan (1:11-12) -- Blessing 5: Being Sealed with the Spirit (1:13-14) -- A Prayer for Knowledge and Power (1:15-23) -- Paul Gives Thanks for the Good News about Their Spiritual State (1:15-16) -- Paul Prays for Wisdom and Knowledge for the Ephesians (1:17-19A) -- Wisdom from the Spirit (1:17) -- God's Rich Gifts (1:18-19A) -- God's Mighty Strength Is Seen in the Resurrection and Exaltation of Christ (1:19B-20) -- God's Mighty Strength Is Seen in Jesus' Authority and Dominion over All (1:21-22A) -- God's Mighty Strength Is Seen in Jesus' Headship over All for the Church (1:22B-23) -- Summary of the Blessings of Salvation (2:1-10) -- Sin Leads to Bondage and Death (2:1-3) -- Their Terrible Predicament: Dead in Sin (2:1) -- Their Terrible Predicament: Bondage to Sin and the Flesh (2:2-3) -- Mercy Leads to Being Made Alive with Christ (2:4-7) -- God's Love Leads Him to Give Us Life (2:4-5) -- God's Love Leads Him to Seat Us with Christ in the Heavenlies (2:6-7) -- Paul Presents a Summary: The Free Gift of Grace (2:8-10).

The Gospel Message Is "Saved by Grace through Faith" (2:8-9) -- The New Creation Makes Good Works Possible (2:10) -- The New United People of God: Jews and Gentiles (2:11-22) -- Paul Discusses the Past and Present State of the Gentiles (2:11-13) -- The Former State: Uncircumcised and Excluded (2:11-12) -- The Present State: Brought near By Jesus' Blood (2:13) -- Paul Discusses the New Peace and Unity Achieved in Christ (2:14-18) -- Achieved by the Removal of the Dividing Wall (2:14-15A) -- A New, United Humanity, Reconciled through Christ (2:15B-16) -- Peace Proclaimed to Both Jew and Gentile (2:17) -- Conclusion: Both Have Access to God by the Spirit (2:18) -- Paul Discusses the New Citizenship and Building We Have in Christ (2:19-22) -- The Gentiles: No Longer Foreigners but Citizens (2:19) -- God's New Building: A Temple (2:20-22) -- The Apostles the Foundation and Christ the Cornerstone (2:20) -- The Building Erected as God's Temple (2:21-22) -- Paul's Stewardship of God's Mystery (3:1-13) -- God Reveals the Mystery (3:1-7) -- The Introduction of an Intercessory Prayer (3:1) -- Paul's Stewardship of the Mystery of God's Grace (3:2-3) -- The Need to Understand the Mystery Now Revealed (3:4-5) -- The Mystery as the Inclusion of the Gentiles in the Church (3:6) -- Paul Called to Be a Servant of This Mystery (3:7) -- Paul's Ministry Is Making Known the Mystery (3:8-13) -- The Twofold Nature of His Mission (3:8-9) -- Proclaiming Christ's Riches to the Gentiles (3:8) -- Illuminating the Hidden Truths of the Mystery (3:9) -- Revealing the Church's Mission to the Cosmic Powers (3:10-12) -- God's Wisdom Made Known to the Cosmic Powers (3:10) -- The Dimensions of the Mission Made Known in the Church (3:11-12) -- Conclusion: An Admonition Not to Be Discouraged (3:13) -- A Prayer Request for Power and Love (3:14-21).

Paul Solemnly Addresses the Father (3:14-15) -- Paul Prays for the Ephesian Christians (3:16-19) -- Prayer for Strength and the Indwelling Presence of Christ (3:16-17) -- Prayer for a Deeper Grasp of God's Power and Love (3:18-19A) -- Prayer that We Might Be Filled with the Fullness of God (3:19B) -- Paul Concludes This Prayer with a Doxology (3:20-21) -- Praising the God Who Does More than We Can Imagine (3:20) -- Praising the God Who Deserves Eternal Glory (3:21) -- Unity and Diversity in the Church (4:1-6) -- The Basis of the Challenge Is a Life Worthy of the Call (4:1) -- Four Sets of Qualities Produce Unity (4:2-3) -- The Goal Is the Oneness of the Church (4:4-6) -- The Spirit: One Body, One Spirit, One Hope (4:4) -- The Lord: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (4:5) -- The Father: Of All, over All, through All (4:6) -- Unity through Diversity (4:7-16) -- The Grace of Christ Is Given to Every Member (4:7-10) -- Christ's Grace-Gift Grounded in Psalm 68:18 (4:7-8) -- Christ's Grace-Gift Grounded in His Exaltation as Lord of All (4:9-10) -- God Gives the Church Leaders Who Help It Grow (4:11-16) -- The Gifts Given: The Leaders of the Church (4:11) -- The Purpose and Goal of the Church (4:12-13) -- The Danger of False Teachers (4:14) -- The Formula for Producing Mature Churches (4:15-16) -- Living out the New Life in Christ (4:17-24) -- Paul Critiques the Pagan Way of Life (4:17-19) -- Mandate to Reject the Futile Conduct of the Gentiles (4:17) -- The Terrible Lifestyle of the Pagan World (4:18-19) -- The Christian Way Is to Replace the Old (4:20-24) -- The New Truth in Jesus (4:20-21) -- The New Way: Take off the Old (4:22) -- Replace the Old with New Clothes (4:23-24) -- Vices and Virtues in the New Community (4:25-5:2) -- Paul Provides Practical Exhortations regarding the Old and the New (4:25-30) -- Stop Lying and Tell the Truth (4:25).

Stop Being Angry and Gain Control (4:26-27) -- Stop Stealing and Work Hard to Help Others (4:28) -- Stop Foul Talk and Build up Others (4:29-30) -- Conclusion: Grieving the Holy Spirit (4:30) -- Paul Provides a Catalogue of Vices and Virtues (4:31-32) -- The Negative: Five Vices Involving Anger (4:31) -- The Positive: Three Virtues Stemming from Love (4:32) -- Paul Presents the Supreme Virtue: Love (5:1-2) -- Imitating Our Loving God (5:1) -- Christ as the Model (5:2) -- The Movement from Darkness to Light (5:3-14) -- Paul Warns about the Deeds of Darkness (5:3-7) -- Warning to Stay Away from Shameful Sins (5:3-4) -- Result: Loss of Inheritance and Divine Wrath (5:5-6) -- Further Warning: Don't Partner with Them (5:7) -- Paul Encourages the Ephesians to Live as Children of Light (5:8-14) -- Conduct Yourselves as Light (5:8-10) -- Walking as Light (5:8) -- The Fruit of Light (5:9) -- The Result: Pleasing the Lord (5:10) -- Expose the Deeds of Darkness (5:11-12) -- The Illuminating Power of the Light (5:13) -- Challenge to Be Alert (5:14) -- Living in the Spirit (5:15-21) -- The Christian Is Not to Walk Unwisely and in Ignorance (5:15-17) -- Not Unwise but Wise, Using Every Opportunity (5:15-16) -- Not Ignorant but Understanding the Lord's Will (5:17) -- The Christian Should Walk in the Spirit (5:18-21) -- The Key: Filled by the Spirit (5:18) -- The Characteristics of Life in the Spirit (5:19-21) -- A New Worship Filled with Joy (5:19) -- Continuous Thanksgiving (5:20) -- Mutual Submission (5:21) -- Submission in Household Relationships, Part 1: Husband and Wife (5:21-33) -- Paul Presents the Key Attitude: Mutual Submission (5:21) -- Paul Teaches about the Submission of the Wife (5:22-24) -- Her Duty to Submit as to the Lord (5:22) -- The Reason for Her Submission (5:23-24) -- The Headship of the Husband (5:23a).

The Model of Christ as Head (5:23b-24a) -- Conclusion: Submit in Everything (5:24b) -- Paul Teaches about the Sacrifical Love of the Husband as Head (5:25-27) -- The Command to Love (5:25A) -- The Model for Love: Christ and the Church (5:25B-27) -- The Reality of His Sacrificial Love (5:25b) -- The Three Purposes or Goals of Christ's Love for the Church (5:26-27) -- Paul Culminates His Emphasis with Reasons for the Husband's Love (5:28-30) -- To Love Your Wife Is to Love Yourself (5:28) -- The Need to Feed and Care for Your Own Body, Your Wife (5:29) -- We Are Members of His Body (5:30) -- Paul Concludes with the Nature of the Husband-Wife Relationship (5:31-33) -- The Basis: The Two Constitute One Flesh (5:31) -- The Great Mystery of Marriage (5:32-33) -- The Mystery: Christ and the Church (5:32) -- The Heart of the Matter: Love of the Husband, Respect of the Wife (5:33) -- Submission in Household Relationships, Part 2: Parent-Child and Master-Slave (6:1-9) -- Paul Instructs Parents and Children (6:1-4) -- Instructions to Children (6:1-3) -- Obey Your Parents (6:1) -- Honor Your Parents (6:2-3) -- Instructions to Parents: Don't Provoke, but Build up Your Children (6:4) -- Paul Instructs Slaves and Masters (6:5-9) -- Instructions to Slaves (6:5-8) -- Obey with Respect and Recognize Responsibility to Christ (6:5) -- Obey as Slaves of Christ (6:6) -- Serve as to the Lord-He Will Reward You (6:7-8) -- Instructions to Masters: Fair Treatment (6:9) -- Putting on the Whole Armor of God (6:10-24) -- Paul Gives an Opening Admonition to Be Strong in the Lord (6:10) -- Given the Presence of the Opposing Powers, Paul Stresses the Need for Strength (6:11-13) -- The Danger: The Devil's Strategies (6:11) -- The Opponents in the War (6:12) -- The Whole Armor: Standing Firm in the Battle (6:13) -- Paul Describes the Pieces of Armor (6:14-17).

The Belt of Truth (6:14A).

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