Scripture Readings - Ephesians

Ephesians
This letter was written while Paul was a prisoner (3:1; 4:1; 6:20) at about the same time as the Epistle to the Colossians, since it shares many of the same phrases and expressions as that Epistle. Because important early manuscripts and Church Fathers make no reference to Ephesus in 1:1 and because the letter contains no personal greetings, etc., most scholars see it as a sort of encyclical or circular letter of which copies were sent to several Churches in Asia Minor.
The theme of the letter is God’s eternal purpose in establishing and completing the universal Church of Jesus Christ. Although of various backgrounds and nationalities, the members of this community have been called by God the Father, redeemed and forgiven through His Son, and incorporated into a fellowship, sealed and directed by the divine, indwelling Spirit (1:5,12,13; 2:18-20; 3:14,16,17; 4:4-6). In the letter the figures of the Church as the Body of Christ (1:23; 4:16), the Building or Temple of God (2:20-22) and the Bride of Christ (5:23-32) are developed.

Reading Read Time Hit Count
Ephesians 1:1-9 (16th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 3887
Ephesians 1:7-17 (16th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4070
Ephesians 1:16-19; 3:19-21 (At the Beginning of Instruction) 1 min 3532
Ephesians 1:16-23 (28th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4714
Ephesians 1:22-2:3 (17th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4699
Ephesians 2:4-10 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5213
Ephesians 2:11-13 (29th Saturday after Pentecost) - 4373
Ephesians 2:14-22 (24th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4411
Ephesians 2:19-3:7 (17th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4155
Ephesians 3:8-21 (17th Wednesday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4383
Ephesians 4:1-7 (25th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4835
Ephesians 4.7-13 (Sunday After the Theophany) 1 min 5061
Ephesians 4:14-19 (17th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4693
Ephesians 4:17-25 (17th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4108
Ephesians 4:25-32 (18th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4078
Ephesians 5:1-8 (Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4145
Ephesians 5:8-19 (Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 5481
Ephesians 5:9-19 (26th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4323
Ephesians 5:9-19 (Saint) 1 min 4661
Ephesians 5:9-21 (For Every Need and For Giving Thanks) 1 min 4718
Ephesians 5:20-26 (18th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4138
Ephesians 5:20-33 (For Marriage) 1 min 10643
Ephesians 5:25-33 (18th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4058
Ephesians 5:33-6:9 (18th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4483