1 παυλοσ αποστολοσ ιησου χριστου δια θεληματοσ θεου τοισ αγιοισ τοισ ουσιν εν εφεσω και πιστοισ εν χριστω ιησου 2 χαρισ υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατροσ ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου 3 ευλογητοσ ο θεοσ και πατηρ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου ο ευλογησασ ημασ εν παση ευλογια πνευματικη εν τοισ επουρανιοισ εν χριστω 4 καθωσ εξελεξατο ημασ εν αυτω προ καταβολησ κοσμου ειναι ημασ αγιουσ και αμωμουσ κατενωπιον αυτου εν αγαπη 5 προορισασ ημασ εισ υιοθεσιαν δια ιησου χριστου εισ αυτον κατα την ευδοκιαν του θεληματοσ αυτου 6 εισ επαινον δοξησ τησ χαριτοσ αυτου εν η εχαριτωσεν ημασ εν τω ηγαπημενω 7 εν ω εχομεν την απολυτρωσιν δια του αιματοσ αυτου την αφεσιν των παραπτωματων κατα τον πλουτον τησ χαριτοσ αυτου 8 ησ επερισσευσεν εισ ημασ εν παση σοφια και φρονησει 9 γνωρισασ ημιν το μυστηριον του θεληματοσ αυτου κατα την ευδοκιαν αυτου ην προεθετο εν αυτω 10 εισ οικονομιαν του πληρωματοσ των καιρων ανακεφαλαιωσασθαι τα παντα εν τω χριστω τα επι τοισ ουρανοισ και τα επι τησ γησ 11 εν αυτω εν ω και εκληρωθημεν προορισθεντεσ κατα προθεσιν του τα παντα ενεργουντοσ κατα την βουλην του θεληματοσ αυτου 12 εισ το ειναι ημασ εισ επαινον δοξησ αυτου τουσ προηλπικοτασ εν τω χριστω 13 εν ω και υμεισ ακουσαντεσ τον λογον τησ αληθειασ το ευαγγελιον τησ σωτηριασ υμων εν ω και πιστευσαντεσ εσφραγισθητε τω πνευματι τησ επαγγελιασ τω αγιω 14 οσ εστιν αρραβων τησ κληρονομιασ ημων εισ απολυτρωσιν τησ περιποιησεωσ εισ επαινον τησ δοξησ αυτου 15 δια τουτο καγω ακουσασ την καθ υμασ πιστιν εν τω κυριω ιησου και την αγαπην την εισ παντασ τουσ αγιουσ 16 ου παυομαι ευχαριστων υπερ υμων μνειαν υμων ποιουμενοσ επι των προσευχων μου 17 ινα ο θεοσ του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου ο πατηρ τησ δοξησ δωη υμιν πνευμα σοφιασ και αποκαλυψεωσ εν επιγνωσει αυτου 18 πεφωτισμενουσ τουσ οφθαλμουσ τησ καρδιασ υμων εισ το ειδεναι υμασ τισ εστιν η ελπισ τησ κλησεωσ αυτου και τισ ο πλουτοσ τησ δοξησ τησ κληρονομιασ αυτου εν τοισ αγιοισ 19 και τι το υπερβαλλον μεγεθοσ τησ δυναμεωσ αυτου εισ ημασ τουσ πιστευοντασ κατα την ενεργειαν του κρατουσ τησ ισχυοσ αυτου 20 ην ενηργησεν εν τω χριστω εγειρασ αυτον εκ των νεκρων και εκαθισεν εν δεξια αυτου εν τοισ επουρανιοισ 21 υπερανω πασησ αρχησ και εξουσιασ και δυναμεωσ και κυριοτητοσ και παντοσ ονοματοσ ονομαζομενου ου μονον εν τω αιωνι τουτω αλλα και εν τω μελλοντι 22 και παντα υπεταξεν υπο τουσ ποδασ αυτου και αυτον εδωκεν κεφαλην υπερ παντα τη εκκλησια 23 ητισ εστιν το σωμα αυτου το πληρωμα του τα παντα εν πασιν πληρουμενου
Ephesians · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Ephesians 1 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (23)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Colossians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1–2; Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:1
- 2 Romans 1:7; Galatians 1:3; Titus 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:2
- 3 1 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 2:6; Genesis 22:18; Revelation 5:9–14
- 4 2 Timothy 1:9; Romans 8:28–30; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 25:34; 1 Peter 2:9
- 5 Romans 8:29–30; Ephesians 1:11; Galatians 4:5–6; John 1:12; 1 John 3:1
- 6 Romans 3:22–26; Colossians 1:13; Ephesians 1:12; Philippians 4:19; Ephesians 1:7–8
- 7 1 Peter 2:24; Romans 3:24; Colossians 1:14; 1 John 1:7–9; 1 Peter 1:18–19
- 8 Revelation 5:12; Ephesians 3:10; Romans 5:15; Colossians 2:3; Psalm 104:24
- 9 Colossians 1:26–28; Romans 16:25–27; Ephesians 3:3–9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 1:11
- 10 Colossians 1:20; Philippians 2:9–10; Galatians 4:4; Daniel 2:44; Mark 1:15
- 11 Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 1:4; Isaiah 46:10–11; Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 1:5
- 12 Ephesians 1:6; Jeremiah 17:5–7; Ephesians 1:13–14; Isaiah 42:1–4; Ephesians 3:21
- 13 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Galatians 3:14
- 14 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 4:30; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:15–17
- 15 Philemon 5; Colossians 1:3–4; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Hebrews 6:10; 1 John 4:21
- 16 Romans 1:8–9; Colossians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Colossians 1:3; 1 Samuel 12:23
- 17 Isaiah 11:2; James 3:17–18; Colossians 1:9–10; Proverbs 2:5; 2 Peter 1:3
- 18 Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Luke 24:45; 1 John 3:1–3; Ephesians 1:7
- 19 Philippians 2:13; Colossians 2:12; Ephesians 3:20; Colossians 1:29; 2 Corinthians 4:7
- 20 Hebrews 10:12; Mark 16:19; Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 28:18
- 21 Philippians 2:9–11; Colossians 2:10; Colossians 1:15–16; 1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 1:4
- 22 Colossians 1:18; Colossians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:25–27; Psalm 8:6–8; Hebrews 2:8
- 23 Colossians 1:18–19; John 1:16; Colossians 2:9–10; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 3:19
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… that Paul said, "And He Himself is all things;" and again, "All things are to Him, and of Him are all things;" and further, "In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead;" and yet again, "All things are gathered together by God in Christ." Thus do they interpret these and any like passages to be found in Scripture.
And Thou, O Lord, hadst already magnified Thy Holy One, raising Him from the dead, and setting Him at Thy right hand, whence from on high He should send His promise, the Paraclete, "the Spirit of Truth." And He had already sent Him, but I knew it not; He had sent Him, because He was now magnified, rising again from …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
And charging the Ephesians, he thus speaks, According to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand; and the rest.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And an indication of this is found in the fact that wherever the Natures are distinguished in our thoughts from one another, the Names are also distinguished; as you hear in Paul's words, "The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory." The God of Christ, but the Father of glory.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered increaseth with the increase of God." And that Christ is the head of the Church we have learned in another passage, when the apostle says "gave him to be the head over all things to the Church," and "of his fulness have all we received." And the Lord Himself says "He shall …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)