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 3,918
Ephesians 1:7-17 (16th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,101
Ephesians 1:16-19; 3:19-21 (At the Beginning of Instruction) 1 min 3,556
Ephesians 1:16-23 (28th Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,739
Ephesians 1:22-2:3 (17th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,730
Ephesians 2:4-10 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 5,235
Ephesians 2:11-13 (29th Saturday after Pentecost) - 4,394
Ephesians 2:14-22 (24th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,441
Ephesians 2:19-3:7 (17th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,192
Ephesians 3:8-21 (17th Wednesday after Pentecost) 2 mins 4,404
Ephesians 4:1-7 (25th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,864
Ephesians 4.7-13 (Sunday After the Theophany) 1 min 5,106
Ephesians 4:14-19 (17th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,713
Ephesians 4:17-25 (17th Friday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,130
Ephesians 4:25-32 (18th Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,102
Ephesians 5:1-8 (Saturday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,175
Ephesians 5:8-19 (Monday after Pentecost) 1 min 5,515
Ephesians 5:9-19 (26th Sunday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,354
Ephesians 5:9-19 (Saint) 1 min 4,693
Ephesians 5:9-21 (For Every Need and For Giving Thanks) 1 min 4,750
Ephesians 5:20-26 (18th Tuesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,165
Ephesians 5:20-33 (For Marriage) 1 min 10,706
Ephesians 5:25-33 (18th Wednesday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,078
Ephesians 5:33-6:9 (18th Thursday after Pentecost) 1 min 4,504