Pastoral and Hermeneutical Consterations Translation Other Commentaries After the initial address or greeting in 1:1–2, Ephesians opens with a eulogy or blessing of God in one sentence that is 12 verses long in Greek (1:3–14). It expresses the central conviction underlying the letter as a whole: the infinitely gracious God has blessed Jews and Gentiles alike in every conceivable way. He has chosen them, made them sons and daughters, and let them in on the secret,
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