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Of Christ Jesus (Χριστου Ιησου). So B D, though Aleph A L have Ιησου Χριστου. Paul is named as the author and so he is. Otherwise …

INTRODUCTION to EPHESIANS
THE SITUATION OF EPHESUS, AND THE CHARACTER OF ITS PEOPLE.
This Epistle purports to have been written to

By the will of God.—This phrase, used in 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; …

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, …

As in his other letters, Paul adopts the conventional form of address used in letters of the period. Usually a writer identified himself, named the…

Paul, an apostle. As the same form of salutation, or at least very little varied, is found in all the Epistles, it would be superfluous to…

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God
(See Gill …

All Christians must be saints; if they do not embody that character on earth, they will never be saints in glory. Those are not saints who are not …
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson