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strong he is. teach the message of the *gospel. There is no *sin in Jesus. To tell slaves.� God, who is master of both slaves and servants, is in heaven. Now he takes the pen in his own hand. has chosen us (verse 4). meet together. It showed �because this pleases the *Lord�. However, they are Verse 5 In Bible times many families had slaves. person. *cross. keeping for us in the future. *Greek word. He will give you his great power so that you Verse 2 Paul changes the common *Greek word for your time. All the people are under his We speak He could punish them, as shows that you belong to God. ~ devil ~ another ~ to cause building the *church were the �*prophets� (2:20 and 3:5). God Verse 21 Next Paul says, �*submit to each other, is Jesus Christ the Son of God. happen when they meet together. �because this pleases the *Lord�. know that Christ taught you a better way to live. The *sins that Paul names in these verses are Jesus himself was under the orders of his of an early Christian *hymn. He joins them strongly You believe in Christ Jesus and you are in not make a person less important. the God and Father of our *Lord Jesus Christ who has greatly *blessed us. But God To be humble means to He helps us to become free from our *sins. It tells us that it age of this world�. *Grace is the men and women. We know from history that the *Romans broke down Spirit. People can now see God in you. God�s *grace to be with all those people. to give an answer to everyone. Christians to be sorry for him. that belongs to a person will belong to his heirs one day. That is what God has done for us. person will not worry if someone hurts him. God wants them to know have to mix with other people in our daily lives. This *forgiveness is because �God shows When you believed in him, he marked with the �food� of God�s Spirit. �and God put all things under the authority and power of Christ. called us to be holy even as he is holy (4:1). And one day he will set you completely free. It is as Christ is to his *church. of our physical bodies. the act of God when he made the world and everything there is; everything that the word. God, our Father, and the *Lord Jesus Christ will send you *grace and *peace. he is in a war. work. So remember to be always to have hope in Christ, would bring *praise and *glory to him. heaven. In Genesis chapter 1, God told man to rule over all One day our *inheritance will be complete. v18 Because of Christ we all have the And That would make a larger wall. to live as Christians. They put all their time and something hidden that we cannot explain; something that is secret and unknown. are not strangers and foreigners to God�s people. v29 not want to obey God� (Matthew 19:8). God�s plan is to fix the unity that is spoiled. Stephen prayed like this God prepared these for us in the beginning. We do know that we shall see You cannot *create it. I kneel and I pray to the Father of our *Lord Jesus Christ. The letter is in two parts. ��������� We Paul is talking especially about *Jews and *Gentiles. They are in Exodus chapter 21. responsible for his own death. However, if God *saves us, we will Ephesians 1:1-23 Study the entire Bible verse by verse at thebibleversebyverse.com Jesus Then the soldier will be life. The children of God are And it grows as all the members use their gifts. God�s word. The *Greeks understood this differently from the natural thing to do. It He gave it to us in the son that he loves. become completely developed in our *faith. let God make you strong�. praise ~ words When they received it, they spoke it. the Father of our *Lord Jesus Christ.� It was the custom of *Jews to stand when It who frightens you. 24:1-11). Paul, however, refers to a promise. live in *Israel. All our actions then should be because of love you were far away, but now the blood of Christ has brought you near to God. These armies consist of cruel to them. They also Son of God. that shows that one agrees (usually after a prayer). sent the *apostles out into the world. The �age of this world� might apply to any woman is something special to that woman. ready, like a guard with his eyes open. v19 His love is much too great to know completely. Both now have *peace with God. But we receive it only by God�s *grace. We have seen that before. had any debts in the old family, the court ended them. People could see that they were his special people. �far away�. v2 you must Answer the questions below and then click "OK" to send your answers. So Paul writes to Philemon. v13 So, wear God�s whole *armour to When we *submit to authority, we agree with God�s plan. B (2800 words). you must not make your children think that you are not fair to them. offend people. *grace towards us. prison. It will benefit his Christian ~ a Jesus said that *Satan Jesus� death removed that wall. Your We turn to God raised him to life. A good example of this is our The meaning of the *Greek word �holy� is to be separate or different. Jesus died, but They should pray about everything that happens. Paul adds to this the words, �No man hates his �Christ wanted to make friends. *Satan put thoughts into his *worship of *idols. 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He promises that one day he will make them completely God fills us with the It is like a little child who runs to v23 is no real wisdom in their minds. God has now joined the husband and wife. Also, too for making wrong statements against another person. ���������� Second, God then put him in a very high place in heaven. piece of *armour that protects the upper part of the body. the things that Christians believe about Jesus. This meant that God liked it. That no longer to obey this command. 16). to help other members of the *church. God is fair and you are all his slaves. God has given Paul the special task to be the To �slander� means to tell lies and we believe that *slavery is wrong. Jesus himself They refuse to listen to him. It would be difficult for a person who is not a gave a message to the *spirits in prison� (see also 1 Peter 4:6). But it does not mean that a Christian should always be serious. courts. Paul now writes some wonderful words. save ~ to rescue the Bible teaches. These *blessings Neither does he say that the husband owns his wife. We did what our physical body *Lord will reward every man for anything good that he does. Also, servants should �respect� their masters. place in the *kingdom of Christ and of God. He could make them work in the fields. faith ~ the love other people as Jesus loves us (John 13:34; 1 John 4:10-11; 1 Corinthians He will His plan is working all the time. He loved us so much that. We can describe God�s *glory in many ways. now sits at the right side of God. v21 Let the whole *church holy lives. When he appears, we shall be like him. v17 I tell you These are truths about Jesus and his plan for our *salvation. He could take you to The letter of Paul to Philemon tells us about a God has given the husband and father the not benefit the people who hear them. You must not frighten Then there are �*pastors� (that is *shepherds) Jesus was here as a man on the earth. All are part of the *church. He rules over all nations. We should allow the *Holy Spirit to produce fruits of goodness in us. The Now Christ makes it plain. *Satan attacked him in the desert. v18 At all times, Someone asked Jesus about this. work must be sincere. Those people laugh at them. spirit(s) from the *devil; part of a person when they are alive, which we They should not old life, says Paul, is the way that �we all used to live� (verse 3). God loves him. everything clearly�. These are the Christians in Ephesus. working well. You will know the We shall be like him in his character. A word list at the end explains words with a Here Paul He controls all the different parts of the body. stone. In verses 4-6, we see the Three in One God. Christians are like Our bodies have many different parts. Jesus did this by the *cross. We turn to God because we need him. You must do this as the greatness in the way that he provides. We are not fighting a human army, but we are fighting against the powers of all those people who do not obey him.� God is holy. each other or say bad things about each other. *Lord has taught us. Jesus has ended that. he will want to know himself as he really is. he does not ask for that. says �He went up�, it must mean that he also descended into the lower parts of anything.� We should pray with all kinds of prayers and requests. knows King Jesus as his *Lord. He That way does not And continue to pray for all But this is not part of God�s plan. change us. sentence in verse 1 but see verse 14. God�s purpose for the world. He wants *Gentiles to have a share in all his Then he refers to his readers, as Paul teaches that the *church is like the body of Christ. We He is over all. So he has made us united. The *Romans punished people by It can also mean all the Christians in the world. There are exegetical commentaries, scholarly and technical commentaries, as well as commentaries that are easy to understand. They have ended own body. The *Lord sees everything that we do, whether good or bad. could do absolutely what he wanted to do. But now �you are light� in the *Lord. So now, �live in The truth is in Jesus because he is the truth. news. They change our watch when we are not speaking with a normal voice. Verse 23 You have stopped thinking in the old He would not make sense of history. It reads, �Let nobody from any other nation come inside the fence and To respect is to God builds his *Temple on this. Jesus died on the *cross. to look after you. God has no favourites. v22 They do not need to earn this. part in the *kingdom. God is fair and you are all his slaves. They made them pay taxes to Rome. He wants us to live The And he can enjoy good and pleasant thoughts (Philippians 4:8). It was a God called us to Your words should help other people, as they powers. But God will reward them for service that they do well. (verse 6). power are in the Christian and in the *church. name of the *Lord, because their ideas have no value. (�stay together� verse 3). Verse 8 Paul says that he is �less important from God or from people, that we do not deserve and cannot earn; what God or Christ himself became this *sacrifice. I am always asking that he will give you great wisdom and Use this knowledge, like a hard hat that His name means �the *Lord *saves�. He will work as hard as he can to destroy Both share in the promises. promise.) It says, �on the third day he rose again from death. We spend much of There are *Jews and *Gentiles. He gave it to us by Jesus Christ. We every power that there is. This power works in those who believe in A slave might have a good He had already prepared good things for us to do. decided to show us his secret plan that Christ would complete. But the *Jewish leaders had different thoughts. Spirit. of people who follow and believe in Jesus Christ; a group of Christians who praise God, like those in the Psalms in the Bible. other. It is against all kinds That was his plan. It made false promises (verse 22). name) means little or small. Paul does not separate these two gifts. one person owns another person. Paul uses the same words here - The *spiritual powers are strong, but the power of Greetings from Paul, an apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Christ Jesus. also come from �the *Lord Jesus Christ�. In most things, children should obey their tell you everything. Paul knows that there is a reason for this. There is something else in marriage that helps their parents. He builds them up into one body in Christ. We must have *faith in God. able to tell them the good news about Jesus. 3:24-25. God has brought them to him by the blood of Christ. You need to work out what it means to �let God fill you with his rights. We have this *sinful nature as the result of The common *Hebrew greeting was �shalom� It Looking for a Bible easy to understand? We can all think of an occasion when another person you with a special sign. He asks Philemon to receive Onesimus both as a man and as a brother (Philemon have sex with any woman who is not his wife. However, after they marry, they do not share their knowledge that they already have (Romans 1:18-23). People have always battle over both. with Christ for ever. They whole nature of God�. like Jesus. die for us on the *cross. reason, I, Paul the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you *Gentiles �. This is much better than the He is writing about us. cannot see; it decides what to do � good or bad; God�s *Holy Spirit, whom Jesus complete adults like Christ himself. It is for those who have The people could not rule themselves, someone that they are very great and that you love them. their children should be the parents� most important duty. v18 And I pray that you and so much about. pleasure and delight in sex between a husband and wife. in many countries. Then the soldier can put on the outer suffering too. life, death and *resurrection. There is a battle between God and *Satan. Verse 30 In marriage, the wife becomes part of good things to happen to someone. The people this *circumcision as �the *circumcision that men�s hands do�. wife. idol ~ an image events have taken place in different ages. The second piece to be put on is �the God himself puts it on us (Romans 3:21-22). So the Christian should be places. It is also an Verse 20 Before this, Paul has not said much They result in broken You must not do the same to them. God belief in someone or something; to agree with and to do the things that God Paul mentions practical ways to do these things. This leads to Jesus is �the attack. It is wonderful to know that God has *saved v6 God has raised us up with Christ to sit with of people who follow and believe in Jesus Christ; a group of Christians who them not to believe in Jesus. promised to send to all who know him as the Son of God. This verse is about a body like the human body. belief in someone or something; to agree with and to do the things that God Now you are light and you must live as God�s children. by right after the death of another person. God is building you together in Christ into a house where God lives by his (See also Temple.). Messiah ~ the someone stops being angry with another person who has done bad things. It means not to give up when things are against you. And he brought her This is to God must help us to understand. We therefore need all these qualities. He has Neither can we work to earn it (2:8-9). *Jews call themselves his readers that their behaviour towards the *Lord is important. in the war. Or, you may have done wrong things to we must not �think or act because of spite�. This is because the *Lord has given them authority died, God made his *spirit alive. or at work. It is as if he wants to say it all at once. There can be unity only when all things come share our lives with him. v32 You should be friends and you should be kind to They were a people without hope. away� from God. evil actions of the *devil. actually in them. v5 So he chose to make us his sons and daughters by Jesus law completely in his life. He used the same strong power v20 after Christ had died. It makes them You must use every part of The first is talk that is �not suitable for God�s people� The good *beings serve not do the work without God�s help. of age on our faces. Christ gives to us come from God. We do not need always to be trying to be good. man; for *Israelites it was a proof that a man agreed to obey God�s laws; a and Christ shall give you light.� This could be a part of an early Christian v1 You must of the *church is to explain Jesus to the world. The way that darkness to light. God made our body *church as it grows. ���������� Third everything. for the people of God. forces in the heavens.� These evil forces will use people to do their evil Verse 2 Our perfect example is Jesus himself. We cannot wash away the marks of *sin ourselves. He could ask people to The root is love in the inner person. However, God has made two different kinds of in God and in Jesus his Son; belief that the Bible is true; �the *faith� means news that God has helped people who love Jesus; he has helped them by the life, This means that we should not only speak the truth. by being a man. all the things that had gone wrong. it.� It is that kind of love. the �*saints�. Then you will ask yourself, �Is my anger right?� �Am have a friend. praying and singing to him. It means to bring light to something. serious matter. Other people even went further than here means what pleases God. ~ feel good. Once God hid You must stop being angry before you his wife. and a thick cloud over the mountain. the results of *sin. (non-Christians). Verse 21 Everything that there is will give God more difficult in those days than it is today. With the invention of smartphones and Internet, the Word of God can spread more rapidly and easily than before. Now he wants us to know It is You are his children and he loves you. English word �photo�. fear. family. There were warning signs on the wall. from *sin and the results of *sin. gave some people the gift to tell out the good news about Christ. hope to get. me his words�. He tells *Holy Spirit inside us now (verse 14). Unity should first be inside the *church. God�s *kingdom. tells us what we should do instead. together. And walk in love; let your whole conversation be in love. It also shows God *saves us from the power of *sin today too. It is that a man and woman We will live close to him for ever. This wasabout 61 years after the birth of Christ. This is how he is asking the Christians to 15:13). *eternal. God put him in of husband and wife. if they had never existed. But the feeling does not last. may do other bad things. Second, We will then be Do not even talk about these things. We should do it as if we are working for God. v21 Tychicus gave Paul special understanding about his plans for the *Gentiles. feel angry. like. �united�. know God�s plan for our lives. Paul writes about a �whole� suit of *armour. clothing. God�. So It is important to remember this. v19 They do �He did this to show for all thoughts. ~ a We can clean the house as if Jesus will be the that of the *Old Testament *prophets. taught about his life, death and *resurrection. I am writing this letter to the Next, Paul always needs God�s power to speak. you must They thought that the more you *sinned, the more God would *forgive you. Paul wrote his letter in the Greek language. We thank him for who he is. something for her husband. made a woman from the bone that he had taken out of the man. �All things� also He ended the laws and customs of the *Jewish things against another person. They made them pay taxes to Rome. plants with roots in the ground of his love. �*submit� has a new meaning. They teach the Bible to the members. (1 b.) (See Matthew chapters 5-7.) result is death. But he does not tell the But he loves the *sinner. Verse 5 Next comes, �one *Lord, one *faith, one No one had destroyed it yet. speak for him. Paul, however, gives a new meaning to the word A husband could leave his wife and marry someone else. person who brings messages. He could even kill him. This is because he is God. You know this. made *Jews and *Gentiles enemies. This is He joins the people together. God made man the head of the family. slave might escape. Paul gave a completely new pastor(s) ~ men He Nor that he hates God is in all Christians. the Christian life. find it by prayer and by thinking. It does troubles in the *spirit; a friendly attitude towards other people. Then you will know how I am. God made men and women equal (Galatians 3:28). brothers and sisters in Christ. them to have *peace with each other. There is �one *faith�. of Christ in heaven. words. It does not matter who we we send out the good news about *peace at the same time. The two relationships are different. That was your Verse 7 Paul now comes to the purpose of God�s Then been slaves in Egypt, but God made them free. law that allowed divorce? thanks to God and Jesus; to show God that we love him very much. In Jesus, the building grows. hat�. Paul tells us that, �He is a *spirit.� Again this means *Satan. He made it all out of Fruit grows in a natural way. Life should be one great prayer to God. One of the evil ways of the old life is to drink These things His great desire is to give us these. Then they will use God�s word in their daily lives. He will join to goddess (female god) Diana (or Artemis) was there. sexual ~ matters An illustration of a magnifying glass. But he does explain it in 1 To purity and holiness. they become one body. about the shoes of the *Roman soldier. He did this by his death and *resurrection. A person may have done something wrong to you. He will not be able to knock them down. Yes, he is in prison. Christ has include all people, good *angels and bad *angels. many things that are wrong. be like people who are living in the dark. Why was there a God the *Holy Spirit helps us to understand grace ~ a gift, Verse 18 �Because of Christ we all have the same They will have the strength of God�s *Holy Spirit to do Paul now refers to a verse from the Psalms The two will become one body.� This is God�s plan for marriage. You have finished with all *sinful behaviour. this power to make Jesus Christ come back to life again. It is about God�s great secret. Verse 19 This love of Christ is �much too great Twice he reminds his readers that he is in prison. Because he thinks like this, he will respect other The *peace of God is not just the lack of trouble. His thoughts and his ways are greater than ours. *forgiven. her own choice, she should *submit to him. is the head of all the evil *spirits. and managers (bosses). God should build up the Body of Christ (the *church). ���������� Next, But this is not the last But we should always praise the child Here Paul writes about Christ�s *church. Every new movement of the *Holy Spirit disciple ~ God�s gift was for some people to be *apostles Verses 18-23 We cannot understand such knowledge v30 You pleases God. does not allow. There, he wrote about �*grace and *peace� from God and from We can see things that we bring into the light. God is building God gave you this free gift. It says, He is *church cannot do this for itself. can have it in our *spirits. Then it should be with everything that God It is what God wants for sweet smell. He works from there to It is wrong to be proud about our Anger Therefore, rescue or buy back as much time as All this comes from �God the Father�. gave gifts to men.� This speaks about the *Lord who has just won a war. It is the same here as in Acts chapter 2. They must be like his feet to take his *gospel to all the people Use every opportunity to turn people from that God has done by Jesus Christ. Then more that you were *Gentiles, not *Jews, when you were born. �the first *commandment with a promise� (Exodus 20:12). Paul describes this great power by three events v8 With it, he gave us wisdom and But this is not Another possible meaning is Every husband Testament. They rule this world. It is for Verse 9 Masters must remember that �you and your Then a warning followed in verse 27, �the *Devil could make you do It was to speak the word of God. He says, �the law is �*holy and good�. And he made me his servant to tell people his good news. Also, Tychicus would �encourage� them something important to another person. destroys our life together. cause trouble in the church. In this part, Paul shows what *sinful people are They find peace with God. This protects than men and women; they give love to God; they do what he wants; they look them an instruction. But this is only when he understands the truth The *Devil will try All means that we should respect and value other people. To Verse 22 A Christian should leave behind the old We cannot measure it. v14 We shall command that God gave; the ten important commands or rules that God gave to But their *sin caused everything to go wrong. righteous, righteousness ~ to be right with God; people that God sees as clean and not his or �obscenity�. us saying the things that we ought to say. Verse 19 Last, Paul asks for prayers for He uses everything that We praise It grows by the power of the *Holy Spirit inside it. prophet(s) ~ The winds are like a picture of the false things that clever men can teach. He will be an advantage in that. belong can understand. *shields into water. I am an *apostle by God�s will. God has Now he is able to tell them the good news. builds together are *Jews and *Gentiles. Paul shows that God has a plan for the history of men and women. would ask the court to give him legal authority to be the father of the child. respect and obey your masters in this world. news and he will encourage you. They should pray on all v14 The *Holy good things to happen to someone. Paul writes, �He wants us to live holy lives.� Then he sends Paul (and other people) to *preach the *gospel in the entire you had no hope in the world. is completely loving. you must be strong in the *Lord. the year that was 50 years after Jesus came, and so on. himself.� The duty of the husband is to love his wife. This can be by songs or in any other way. Jesus Christ have brought many changes to society. This list of commentaries is intended to help the reader understand and apply Paul’s message in the book of Ephesians. promises that God had made to *Israel�s people. *circumcision that men�s hands do.). Suppose They can be black or white people. to *preach the *gospel of Jesus Christ. But he knows that These parts all It is possible that Paul sent this letter to Paul wrote this letter from prison. same thoughts in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16. *Faith in Jesus Christ means that we trust him for all of our life. continue to think angry, evil things about them. *apostles. So, when you believe, God marks you with a v6 Do not let anyone who In the end, he will be heaven. He did not want the *Gentiles always to prayer. fence kept the *Gentiles away from the place where God lived. God�s plan was that Jesus Christ will be the head An EasyEnglish Bible Version and God himself is �a *shield to those who take But it is not like this in the the same master in heaven. also for the *Gentiles. showed his love for us. The Christian father must love his children. very strongly not to continue to live as the *Gentiles do. I want to He also gives us hope to be Your words should be Paul writes about the same The sword is the only piece of *armour that they used for Suppose he is also the friend of the king. have no place with God�s people in heaven. And his *glory will fill the heavens and the earth (see v12 v18 I pray too, that you will understand what he has promised to They keep them safe from attack. keeping for us in the future. Then the enemy might remind us about all the *sins that God has They do not like This is how false Some people thought that these people had No amount of People You must forgive each other, just as God forgave you. But now We were dead, but God made us alive with Christ. together (Colossians 1:17). He has given his *grace to us (verse 6). �Respect your father and your mother�. Apart from God, people in gave himself for us. rules�. These help us *faith like a *shield. You are rescuing your time from the evil things of this world. 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