Efesus 1:16

1:16 I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you ¹  in my prayers.

Efesus 1:23

1:23 Now the church is ²  his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. ³ 

Efesus 2:13

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. ⁴ 

Efesus 3:19

3:19 and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to ⁵  all the fullness of God.

Efesus 4:7

4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Efesus 4:12

4:12 to equip ⁶  the saints for the work of ministry, that is, ⁷  to build up the body of Christ,

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “making mention [of you].”

[1:23]  ² tn Grk “which is.” The antecedent of “which” is easily lost in English, though in Greek it is quite clear. In the translation “church” is repeated to clarify the referent.

[1:23]  ³ tn Or perhaps, “who is filled entirely.”

[1:23]  sn The idea of all in all is either related to the universe (hence, he fills the whole universe entirely) or the church universal (hence, Christ fills the church entirely with his presence and power).

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Or “have come near in the blood of Christ.”

[2:13]  sn See the note on “his blood” in 1:7.

[3:19]  ⁵ tn Or “with.”

[4:12]  ⁶ tn On the translation of πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων (pro" ton katartismon twn Jagiwn) as “to equip the saints” see BDAG 526 s.v. καταρτισμός. In this case the genitive is taken as objective and the direct object of the verbal idea implied in καταρτισμός (katartismo").

[4:12]  ⁷ tn The εἰς (eis) clause is taken as epexegetical to the previous εἰς clause, namely, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας (ei" ergon diakonia").