Efesus 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Efesus 1:22

1:22 And God ²  put ³  all things under Christ’s ⁴  feet, ⁵  and he gave him to the church as head over all things. ⁶ 

Efesus 3:17

3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that, because you have been rooted and grounded in love,

Efesus 3:21

3:21 to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Efesus 4:2

4:2 with all humility and gentleness, ⁷  with patience, bearing with ⁸  one another in love,

Efesus 4:31

4:31 You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.

Efesus 5:31

5:31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become ⁹  one flesh. ¹⁰ 

[1:2]  ¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

[1:22]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:22]  ³ tn Grk “subjected.”

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:22]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Ps 8:6.

[1:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “and he gave him as head over all things to the church.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “meekness.” The word is often used in Hellenistic Greek of the merciful execution of justice on behalf of those who have no voice by those who are in a position of authority (Matt 11:29; 21:5).

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Or “putting up with”; or “forbearing.”

[5:31]  ⁹ tn Grk “the two shall be as one flesh.”

[5:31]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.