Eph 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eph 1:3: 1:3–3:21 Ephesians is divided into two sections: Chs 1–3 praise God for his amazing grace, and chs 4–6 instruct believers on how to live in grateful response. Summary for Eph 1:3-14: 1:3-14 Paul praises God for all the spiritual blessings he has graciously provided through Jesus Christ, for Gentiles as well as for Jews. • This section is a single, complex sentence in Greek—one of the longest in Paul’s letters, with long sentences being typical of Paul’s writing (also in 1:15-23 ; 2:1-7 , 14-16 ; 3:1-12 , 14-19 ; Col 1:3-29 ; 2:1-3 , 8-15 ). The interwoven nature of these sentences reflects the interconnectedness of their ideas. 1:3 Paul describes every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in 1:4-8 , 13-14 . Paul’s focus is not on physical blessings, but on what God has done through Christ to bring people into a saving relationship with himself.

a1:3–3:21►

b1–3►

c4–6►

d1:3-14►

e1:15-23►

f2:1-7►

g14-16►

h3:1-12►

i14-19►

jCol 1:3-29►

k2:1-3►

l8-15►

m1:3►

n1:4-8►

o13-14►

‏ Ephesians 1:3

Summary for Eph 1:3: 1:3–3:21 ^a Ephesians is divided into two sections: Chs 1–3 ^b praise God for his amazing grace, and chs 4–6 ^c instruct believers on how to live in grateful response.
Summary for Eph 1:3-14: 1:3-14 ^d Paul praises God for all the spiritual blessings he has graciously provided through Jesus Christ, for Gentiles as well as for Jews.

• This section is a single, complex sentence in Greek—one of the longest in Paul’s letters, with long sentences being typical of Paul’s writing (also in 1:15-23 ^e; 2:1-7 ^f, 14-16 ^g; 3:1-12 ^h, 14-19 ⁱ; Col 1:3-29 ^j; 2:1-3 ^k, 8-15 ^l). The interwoven nature of these sentences reflects the interconnectedness of their ideas. 1:3 ^m Paul describes every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in 1:4-8 ⁿ, 13-14 ^o. Paul’s focus is not on physical blessings, but on what God has done through Christ to bring people into a saving relationship with himself.