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Ephesians

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E·phe·sian  (-fzhn)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Ephesus.
2. Ephesians (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Eph. or Ep See Table at Bible.
adj.
Of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people, language, or culture.
[From Latin Ephesi, inhabitants of Ephesus, from Greek Ephesioi, from Ephesos, Ephesus.]
Ephesians [ɪˈfiːʒənz]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (functioning as singular) a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians), containing an exposition of the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
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Noun1.EphesiansEphesians - a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Ephesians
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
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Ephesians [ɪˈfiːʒjənz] NPL → efesios mpl


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First, the household codes governing master-slave relations in Ephesians and Colossians, far from advocating a liberating cultural revolution, reinforce the conventional advice of Roman farm handbooks.
Slaves in the New Testament: Literary, Social, and Moral Dimensions by Spencer, F. Scott / Biblical Theology Bulletin
When we wanted to keep the members content, we quoted Ephesians 1:4, where God said not to worry about salvation because he had simply chosen certain people--for no particular reason--and others he had not (we taught this approach most often because our parishioners had a lot of possessions they didn't want to give away).
The Bible and Newton's third law of motion by Cross, Carlene / The Humanist
The "nuptial mystery" of man-woman-child is grounded in the creation accounts of Genesis 1-2 and in Paul's comparison of marriage to the mystery of the church in Ephesians 5:32.
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