Efesus 2:6

2:6 and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Efesus 2:20

2:20 because you have been built ¹  on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, ²  with Christ Jesus himself as ³  the cornerstone. ⁴ 

Efesus 3:3

3:3 that ⁵  by revelation the divine secret ⁶  was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. ⁷ 

Efesus 3:19

3:19 and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to ⁸  all the fullness of God.

Efesus 4:19

4:19 Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. ⁹ 

Efesus 5:8

5:8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are ¹⁰  light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light –

Efesus 5:11

5:11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather ¹¹  expose them. ¹² 

Efesus 5:25

5:25 Husbands, love your ¹³  wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

Efesus 6:22

6:22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances ¹⁴  and that he may encourage your hearts.

[2:20]  ¹ tn Grk “having been built.”

[2:20]  ² sn Apostles and prophets. Because the prophets appear after the mention of the apostles and because they are linked together in 3:5 as recipients of revelation about the church, they are to be regarded not as Old Testament prophets, but as New Testament prophets.

[2:20]  ³ tn Grk “while Christ Jesus himself is” or “Christ Jesus himself being.”

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “capstone” (NAB). The meaning of ἀκρογωνιαῖος (akrogwniaio") is greatly debated. The meaning “capstone” is proposed by J. Jeremias (TDNT 1:792), but the most important text for this meaning (T. Sol. 22:7-23:4) is late and possibly not even an appropriate parallel. The only place ἀκρογωνιαῖος is used in the LXX is Isa 28:16, and there it clearly refers to a cornerstone that is part of a foundation. Furthermore, the imagery in this context has the building growing off the cornerstone upward, whereas if Christ were the capstone, he would not assume his position until the building was finished, which vv. 21-22 argue against.

[3:3]  ⁵ tn Or “namely, that is.”

[3:3]  ⁶ tn Or “mystery.”

[3:3]  ⁷ tn Or “as I wrote above briefly.”

[3:3]  sn As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in 1:9.

[3:19]  ⁸ tn Or “with.”

[4:19]  ⁹ sn Greediness refers to an increasing desire for more and more. The point is that sinful passions and desires are never satisfied.

[5:8]  ¹⁰ tn The verb “you are” is implied in the Greek text, but is supplied in the English translation to make it clear.

[5:11]  ¹¹ tn The Greek conjunction καὶ (kai) seems to be functioning here ascensively, (i.e., “even”), but is difficult to render in this context using good English. It may read something like: “but rather even expose them!”

[5:11]  ¹² tn Grk “rather even expose.”

[5:25]  ¹³ tn The Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[6:22]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the things concerning us.”