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 3843
Ephesians 1:7-17 (16th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4030
Ephesians 1:16-19; 3:19-21 (At the Beginning of Instruction) 1 min 3491
Ephesians 1:16-23 (28th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4674
Ephesians 1:22-2:3 (17th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4657
Ephesians 2:4-10 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5165
Ephesians 2:11-13 (29th Saturday after Pentecost) - 4331
Ephesians 2:14-22 (24th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4368
Ephesians 2:19-3:7 (17th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4108
Ephesians 3:8-21 (17th Wednesday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4344
Ephesians 4:1-7 (25th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4786
Ephesians 4.7-13 (Sunday After the Theophany) 1 min 5026
Ephesians 4:14-19 (17th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4652
Ephesians 4:17-25 (17th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4066
Ephesians 4:25-32 (18th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4035
Ephesians 5:1-8 (Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4103
Ephesians 5:8-19 (Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 5441
Ephesians 5:9-19 (26th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4276
Ephesians 5:9-19 (Saint) 1 min 4616
Ephesians 5:9-21 (For Every Need and For Giving Thanks) 1 min 4670
Ephesians 5:20-26 (18th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4092
Ephesians 5:20-33 (For Marriage) 1 min 10570
Ephesians 5:25-33 (18th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4010
Ephesians 5:33-6:9 (18th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4437