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Note the rest of Ephesians starts here: https://literalbible.org/2024/04/26/devotion-of-ephesians-41-3/ Ephesians 4:3-6 (WEL) Doing your best to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you’re called to one hope of your calling. 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6 One God…
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Ephesians 3:10-13 (WEL) So that, through the church, the many facets of God’s wisdom might be made known to the rulers and powers in heavenly places. 11 According to the eternal purpose which he effected through Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in him.…
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Ephesians 2:19-22 (WEL) Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and God’s household. 20 Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the cornerstone, 21 In whom the whole building expertly framed together grows into a holy temple in…
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Ephesians 1:1-2 (WEL) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by God’s will, to the saints at Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus. [Wilbur Pickering PhD writes: I take it that Paul is claiming to be Christ’s apostle to them, so he is writing with specific apostolic authority. Less than 1% of the Greek manuscripts,…
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Galatians 4:8-11 (WEL) How is it, then? When you didn’t know God, you served as a slave to those which by nature are not gods. 9 But now, since you have known God, or rather are known by God, how can you return to those weak and destitute principles to which you want again…
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Galatians 3:26-29 (WEL) For you are all the children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For whoever has been baptized into Christ has put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek. There is neither servant nor free. There is neither male nor female, for all of you are one in…
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Galatians 2:6-10 (WEL) But those who are recognized to be someone important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me—God does not regard anybody’s person—those, I say, who are recognized as important, added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they saw that the Gospel to the uncircumcision was committed to me as…
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Galatians 1:18-24 (WEL) Then after three years, I went to Jerusalem to visit Peter and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 I did not see any of the other apostles, except James, the Lord’s brother. 20 Now, pay attention, the things that I write to you are true. I do not lie. God…
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2 Corinthians 13:11-14 (WEL) Finally, brethren, goodbye. Be restored, be comforted, be unified, live in peace, then the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,…