Questions tagged [ephesians]
The Apostle Paul's epistle to the Ephesians.
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Are the “captives” in Ephesians 4:8 the same people raised in Matthew 27:52–53, and does this imply humans are already in heaven?
In Ephesians 4:8, Paul writes:
“When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
Some interpretations suggest that the “captives” here refer to righteous individuals who ...
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Does God being "in all" include the wicked, or only the righteous? (Ephesians 4:6) [closed]
It is said that God is through all and in all:
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, ...
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Is "being filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18) the same as "being richly indwelt by the Word of Christ" (Colossians 3:16)?
[Ephesians 5:18-21 NASB] 18 And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and ...
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What is “the mystery of the gospel” that Paul wants to make known boldly?
What does Paul mean by “the mystery of the gospel” in Ephesians 6:19:
the core message of salvation in Christ,
or more specifically the revelation that Jews and Gentiles are fellow heirs in one body?
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Is Paul’s concept of paideía closer to Roman punishment or to the Hebrew musar?
Is Paul’s concept of paideía closer to Roman punishment or to the Hebrew musar?
Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and ...
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Ephesians 2:1-10 Does "quickened" here (and, "even when we were dead in sins") implicate God as the primary cause of our salvation?
Does "quickened" here (and, "even when we were dead in sins") implicate God as the primary cause of our faith and salvation?
(Normally, Ephesians 2:8 is plucked out, and great ...
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(Rev. 2:1-7) What specifically caused the Ephesus congregation to lose their first love? How should we heed this warning today?
(Rev. 2:1-7) What specifically caused the Ephesus congregation to lose their first love? How should we heed this warning today?
(Revelation 2:1-7) 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; ...
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Are Christians themselves the inheritance in Ephesians 1:11-14?
Most English translations of Ephesians 1:11-14 suggest that Christians obtain an inheritance from God. Would it be legitimate to translate these verses differently so that Christians are the ...
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Why does Paul say "Christ" more in some letters and "Jesus" more in others?
When I look at books like 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Paul says "Jesus" very often, he sometimes says "Jesus Christ" or "Christ Jesus" and I count four times (in English, I ...
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In Eph 4:21, what exactly did Paul mean by "[you] were taught by [Christ]"? Describe the psychological + bodily mechanism
Eph 4:17-24 (CSB) is about living the new life in light of knowing Christ in contrast to unbelievers:
17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ...
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How are Ephesians 5:18 and Acts 2:13 related?
[Ephesians 5:18 NASB] And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
[Acts 2:13 NASB] But others were jeering and saying, “They are full of sweet wine!”
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Use of ἀγαπάω in Ephesians 5:28
Eph 5:28-29 NASB1995
So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, ...
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Why do some translations insert "made you alive" in Ephesians 2:1?
Reading a bilinugal Synodal (Russian)-KJV Bible I noticed in Ephesians 2:1 the KJV inserted the three words "hath he quickened" when compared to the Russian version, which has no such words:
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In Ephesians 1:20–21, what does ‘age to come’ (aiōn mellōn) mean in the Jewish two-age framework?
Ephesians 1:20–21 (KJV)
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and ...
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If these are offices, why does the text say “He gave” and not “He appointed”?
Ephesians 4:11 (KJV)
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
If Ephesians 4:11 refers to church offices rather than spiritual gifts, ...