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 3862
Ephesians 1:7-17 (16th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4046
Ephesians 1:16-19; 3:19-21 (At the Beginning of Instruction) 1 min 3506
Ephesians 1:16-23 (28th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4686
Ephesians 1:22-2:3 (17th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4673
Ephesians 2:4-10 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5189
Ephesians 2:11-13 (29th Saturday after Pentecost) - 4347
Ephesians 2:14-22 (24th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4383
Ephesians 2:19-3:7 (17th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4127
Ephesians 3:8-21 (17th Wednesday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4361
Ephesians 4:1-7 (25th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4807
Ephesians 4.7-13 (Sunday After the Theophany) 1 min 5044
Ephesians 4:14-19 (17th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4673
Ephesians 4:17-25 (17th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4083
Ephesians 4:25-32 (18th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4053
Ephesians 5:1-8 (Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4124
Ephesians 5:8-19 (Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 5452
Ephesians 5:9-19 (26th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4295
Ephesians 5:9-19 (Saint) 1 min 4638
Ephesians 5:9-21 (For Every Need and For Giving Thanks) 1 min 4690
Ephesians 5:20-26 (18th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4110
Ephesians 5:20-33 (For Marriage) 1 min 10600
Ephesians 5:25-33 (18th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4033
Ephesians 5:33-6:9 (18th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4456