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Ephesians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.Traditionally, it is believed to have been written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62), but more recently, it has been suggested that it was written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style.
The saint is depicted preaching, holding an excerpt from the Epistle to the Ephesians (" avaritia est idolorum servitus ", Eph. 5:5) in his left hand. Ephesians contains: 1:1,2. The greeting, from Paul to the church of Ephesus. 1:3 – 2:10. A general account of the blessings that the gospel reveals.
t. e. The First Epistle of John[ a] is the first of the Johannine epistles of the New Testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the Johannine works. The author of the First Epistle is termed John the Evangelist, who most modern scholars believe is not the same as John the Apostle ...
v. t. e. Fragments showing 1 Thessalonians 1:3–2:1 and 2:6–13 on Papyrus 65, from the third century. The First Epistle to the Thessalonians[ a] is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle, and is addressed to the church in Thessalonica, in modern-day Greece.
British Library, London. The Epistle to the Colossians[ a] is the twelfth book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle and Timothy, and addressed to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Ephesus in Asia Minor. [ 3]
The phrase " Armor of God " ( Greek: πανοπλίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, panoplian tou Theou) is derived from Ephesians 6 :11: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil ." ( King James Version ). [1] As a biblical reference, the metaphor may refer to physical armour worn by God in ...
The First Epistle to Timothy[ a] is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the pastoral epistles, along with Second Timothy and Titus. The letter, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, consists mainly of counsels to his younger colleague and delegate Timothy regarding his ministry in Ephesus (1:3).
t. e. The First Epistle to the Corinthians [a] ( Ancient Greek: Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author, Sosthenes, and is addressed to the Christian church in Corinth. [3] Despite the ...