1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Focused Passage
Ephesians 1:1-2
Blessed in Christ and Enlightened to Know His Power
Paul blesses God for every spiritual blessing in Christ, then prays that believers would know the hope, inheritance, and power already given to them through Christ's exaltation.
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Verse 1
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Acts 19:8BSB referencesRevelation 2BSB referencesColossians 1:2Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 1:1Classic cross-references1 Corinthians 1:1Classic cross-referencesRomans 1:1Classic cross-referencesGalatians 1:1Classic cross-references1 Corinthians 1:2-3OliveGrove study linksGalatians 1:3-5OliveGrove study links
Original words
PaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularan apostleἀπόστολοςG652Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbyδιὰG1223Preposition[the] willθελήματοςG2307Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularTo theΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralsaintsἁγίοιςG40Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural-οὖσινG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionEphesusἘφέσῳG2181Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[the] faithfulπιστοῖςG4103Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
BSB notes
- Some manuscripts do not include in Ephesus.
Verse 2
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GraceΧάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575PrepositionGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralFatherΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular