Efesus 1:6

1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace ¹  that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son. ² 

Efesus 2:13

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. ³ 

Efesus 3:11

3:11 This was according to ⁴  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Efesus 5:19

5:19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music ⁵  in ⁶  your hearts to the Lord,

Efesus 5:24

5:24 But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “to the praise of his glorious grace.” Many translations translate δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ (doxh" th" carito" autou, literally “of the glory of his grace”) with τῆς χάριτος as an attributed genitive (cf., e.g., NIV, NRSV, ESV). The translation above has retained a literal rendering in order to make clear the relationship of this phrase to the other two similar phrases in v. 12 and 14, which affect the way one divides the material in the passage.

[1:6]  ² tn Grk “the beloved.” The term ἠγαπημένῳ (hgaphmenw) means “beloved,” but often bears connotations of “only beloved” in an exclusive sense. “His dearly loved Son” picks up this connotation.

[1:6]  sn God’s grace can be poured out on believers only because of what Christ has done for them. Hence, he bestows his grace on us because we are in his dearly loved Son.

[2:13]  ³ tn Or “have come near in the blood of Christ.”

[2:13]  sn See the note on “his blood” in 1:7.

[3:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “according to.” The verse is a prepositional phrase subordinate to v. 10.

[5:19]  ⁵ tn See BDAG 1096 s.v. ψάλλω.

[5:19]  ⁶ tn Or “with.”