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graceχάριςto youὑμῖνandκαὶpeaceεἰρήνηfromἀπὸGodθεοῦour Fatherπατρὸς ἡμῶνandκαὶthe LordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Ephesians 1:2
Study it in the app“grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:2, word by word
- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- our Fatherπατρὸςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
1Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and faithful in the Messiah Jesus:
2 · This verse (above)
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in the Messiah,
To study Ephesians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?