#bible #Biblestudy #public #NewTestament #ephesians [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Ephesians Overview]] # Ephesians 01 📖 > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Salutation [[#Verse 01.]] From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus],the faithful in Christ Jesus.  [[#Verse 02.]] Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! ### Spiritual Blessings in Christ [[#Verse 03.]] Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.  [[#Verse 04.]] For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before him in love.  [[#Verse 05.]] He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will—  [[#Verse 06.]] to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.  [[#Verse 07.]] In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of his grace [[#Verse 08.]] that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.  [[#Verse 09.]] He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,  [[#Verse 10.]] toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ—the things in heaven and the things on earth.  [[#Verse 11.]] In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will  [[#Verse 12.]] so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.  [[#Verse 13.]] And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation)—when you believed in Christ—you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,  [[#Verse 14.]] who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory. ### Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation [[#Verse 15.]] For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,  [[#Verse 16.]] I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.  [[#Verse 17.]] I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,  [[#Verse 18.]] —since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened—so that you can know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,  [[#Verse 19.]] and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.  [[#Verse 20.]] This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms [[#Verse 21.]] far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.  [[#Verse 22.]] And God _put_ _all things under_ Christ’s _feet_, and gave him to the church as head over all things.  [[#Verse 23.]] Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== - ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes