| Salutation Eph.1.1-2 | NEB Contents | notes| 1 | New English Bible (New Testament) | Passage | New Testament in Greek (UBS.Ed.26) |
| 1 1 | FROM PAUL, APOSTLE of Christ Jesus, commissioned by the will of God, to God's people at Ephesus, Some witnesses omit: at Ephesus. believers incorporate in Christ Jesus. | Salutation Eph.1.1-2 late summer 58ce (Ephesus) | Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ τοῖς ἀγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· |
| 2 | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. | |
| 3 | Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has bestowed on us in Christ every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. | Spiritual Blessings in Christ Eph.1.3-14 | Eὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, |