Eph 1:1 | HCSB | STEP | Paul , an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will : To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus .

f Ac 18:19-21; 19:9-10; 20:3,17; 1Co 15:32; Rv 2:1

Ephesians 1:1

1 Paul, ^a an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: ^bTo the faithful ^{▼▼saint(s)/sanctification/sanctify/sanctified: The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers in Jesus from the world; at the time of saving faith in Jesus, the believer is made a saint; therefore, all believers are saints. The believer participates with the Spirit in a process of transformation that continues until glorification. The goal of sanctification is progressive conformity to the image of Jesus Christ.}saints ^d in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. ^{▼▼Other mss omit at Ephesus
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