Efesus 1:23

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

Efesus 3:3

3:3 that ³  by revelation the divine secret ⁴  was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. ⁵ 

Efesus 3:11

3:11 This was according to ⁶  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Efesus 4:30

4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Efesus 5:13

5:13 But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

[1:23]  ¹ 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]  ² 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).

[3:3]  ³ tn Or “namely, that is.”

[3:3]  ⁴ tn Or “mystery.”

[3:3]  ⁵ tn Or “as I wrote above briefly.”

[3:3]  sn As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in 1:9.

[3:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “according to.” The verse is a prepositional phrase subordinate to v. 10.