Eph. 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the sovereign will of God [the Father], to the saints [members of the royal family] who are in Ephesus [circular letter: left blank], especially to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Eph. 1:2 Grace to you and prosperity from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 1:3 Blessed is the God and Father [Grantor] of our Lord Jesus Christ [Escrow Officer], Who has blessed us [as grantees] with every spiritual [as opposed to material] blessing [deposited in escrow in eternity past] in the heavenlies in Christ,

Eph. 1:4 Since He Himself [the Father] chose [elected] us in Him [Jesus Christ] from before the foundation of the world [before creation: eternity past], so that we might become [because of our position in Christ] holy [experiential sanctification] and blameless [ultimate sanctification] in the presence of Him [fellowship with the Father],

Eph. 1:5 Having predestined [determined beforehand] us in the sphere of love unto the adoption of sons [heirs] by Jesus Christ unto Himself [the Father], according to the good pleasure of His [the Father’s] sovereign will,

Eph. 1:6 To the praise of the glory of His [the Father’s] grace, by which [sovereign grace] He [the Father] has made us an object of favor [greatly blessed] in the One [Jesus Christ] Who is beloved,

Eph. 1:7 In Whom [Jesus Christ] we possess redemption [acquittal, not pardon] through His blood [representative analogy for His spiritual death on the cross], with regard to the cancellation [remission] of sins, according to the riches [wealth] of His [the Father’s] grace, 

Eph. 1:8 From which [grace] He [the Father] made us super-rich [overflowing in abundance] in all wisdom [spiritual insight] and rightmindedness [establishment principles],

Eph. 1:9 When He [the Father] made known to us the mystery of His will [His plan for Christians during the Church Age], according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him [Jesus Christ], 

Eph. 1:10 So that in the dispensation of the fullness of times [the Perfect Age], He [the Father] might complete the total of all things in Christ [ultimate resurrection of the saints], in the heavens [angelic conflict] and on the earth [historical trends], 

Eph. 1:11 In Him [Jesus Christ] in Whom [as the escrow officer] we also received an inheritance [part temporal, part eternal], having been predestined according to a predetermined plan [both positional & experiential truth], by Him [the Father] Who continues to work all things in conformity with the purpose of His [the Father’s] will, 

Eph. 1:12 So that we [apostles] who first trusted in Christ, might be to the praise of His glory,  

Eph. 1:13 In Whom [Jesus Christ] you also [along with the apostles] trusted, after you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in Whom [Jesus Christ] also [along with the apostles] when you believed, you were sealed [baptized] by means of the Spirit, with reference to the promise of holiness [both positional and experiential],  

Eph. 1:14 Who [the Holy Spirit] is the deposit [pledge] of our inheritance, with reference to the release [redemption] of our spiritual assets [invisible tools], for the praise of His glory.  

Eph. 1:15 For this reason I [Paul], when I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your virtue love toward all the saints,  

Eph. 1:16 Have not stopped giving thanks on your behalf, repeatedly making mention of you [brief but frequent] during my prayers,   

Eph. 1:17 So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the Glory [Jesus Christ as the Shekinah Glory], might give to you a spiritual life characterized by wisdom and the revelation [complete understanding] of Him through metabolized doctrine,    

Eph. 1:18 And the eyes of your mentality [grace perception] being continually enlightened [by doctrine in the soul], so that you might continually know what is the prospect [expectation] of His calling [namely, to possess your escrow blessings], what are the riches [spiritual assets] of the glory of His [Jesus Christ’s] inheritance for the saints [believers as joint-heirs with Christ],   

Eph. 1:19 And what is the surpassing [extraordinary] greatness [magnitude] of His [the Father’s] power [omnipotent ability] toward us [believers with momentum] who continue to enjoy confidence in accordance with His [the Holy Spirit’s] operational power [filling of the Spirit] by means of His [the Son’s] ruling [ultimate authority], inner power [the Word of God as a divine resource in the soul],   

Eph. 1:20 Which [inner power] He [the Father] put into operation [through the filling of the Spirit] in the sphere of Christ, before He [the Father] raised Him [Jesus Christ] from the dead [resurrection] and seated Him at His [the Father’s] right hand [highest place of authority] in the heavenlies,   

Eph. 1:21 Far above all government [first in command] and authority [human magistrates] and code of honor [moral achievement] and dominion [angelic organizations] and every title [honor] which can be named, not only in this age [during the dispensation of the Church], but also in the one to come [the millennium].   

Eph. 1:22 Furthermore, He [the Father] has subordinated all categories [of elect and fallen angels] under His [Jesus Christ’s] feet [strategic victory at the 2nd advent], and has appointed Him [with His 3rd royal warrant] Head over everything pertaining to the church,   

Eph. 1:23 Which [church] is His body [by means of the baptism of the Holy Spirit], the fullness of Him [Jesus Christ as our escrow officer] Who continues to fill to the point of overflowing [convey escrow blessings] every winner [those believers who fulfill the qualifications in verse 19] with the all things [resurrection body, spiritual assets, rewards, decorations].

Eph. 2:1 And you [Gentile believers], (being dead [spiritually] in your transgressions and sins,

Eph. 2:2 In which [state of sin] you formerly walked [conducted your behavior] according to the viewpoint of this cosmic system [moral & immoral degeneracy], according to the ruler [Satan] of the authority of the lower atmosphere [demonic domain], the spirit [demonic influence] which is now operational in the sons [seed of the serpent] of disobedience [Gentile unbelievers],

Eph. 2:3 Among whom [Gentile unbelievers] we also [as Jewish unbelievers] formerly walked [as a manner of lifestyle] in the lusts of our flesh [either moral or immoral degeneracy], when we continually indulged in [performed] the desires [evil instincts] and the mental attitudes [false ideas] of the old sin nature [either legalism or antinomianism]; in fact, like the rest [Gentile believers], we ourselves [as Jewish believers] were by [the old sin] nature the children of wrath.

Eph. 2:4 But God [the Father] Who is rich in grace faithfulness [mercy], because of His great love with which He loved us,

Eph. 2:5 Even when we were [spiritually] dead in transgressions, He made us alive [regenerated] together with Christ), you were by grace saved in the past with the result that you will keep on being saved in the future,

Eph. 2:6 And He [the Father] raised [resurrected] us together with Him [Jesus Christ] and caused us to sit together with Him [enthroned with Christ] in the heavenlies [during Satan’s appeal trial] in Christ Jesus, 

Eph. 2:7 So that in the ages which are to come [millennial and perfect] He [God the Father as the Depositor] might exhibit the riches [escrow blessings] which surpass [super-abound] His grace in generosity toward us [winner believers] by means of Christ Jesus [our Escrow Officer], 

Eph. 2:8 For by grace [means] you were saved in the past through faith [agency or instrument] with the result that you will be continually saved in the future, and this [salvation by grace through faith] is not out from yourselves [your will doesn’t call grace or faith into being], rather it is a gift from God [source], 

Eph. 2:9 Not through works [self-effort or self-will], lest anyone should boast. 

Eph. 2:10 For we are His [the Father’s] workmanship, created in Christ Jesus [positional truth] for good accomplishments [experiential sanctification] which God planned in advance so that we could walk by them [live in the sphere of God’s power by divinely delegated spiritual assets]. 

Eph. 2:11 Therefore, remember that you were once Gentiles in the flesh [inferior race without the benefits of circumcision], who were called a shameful foreskin [racial slur] by those [Jews] who called themselves the circumcision performed on the body by means of human hands [ritual circumcision]. 

Eph. 2:12 Also remember that at that time [during your pre-salvation experience] you were separated from Christ, being excluded from the citizenship of Israel, even aliens to the covenants of promise [which only Israel possessed, not the Church], having no hope [confidence] and without God [atheists] in the cosmic system. 

Eph. 2:13 But now [in the Church Age] you [Gentiles] are in Christ Jesus [positional truth by the baptism of the Holy Spirit]; you who were once far away have become near [salvation for the Gentiles] by the blood [representative analogy for His spiritual death on the cross] of Christ. 

Eph. 2:14 For He Himself [Jesus Christ] is our peace [battle between man and God is broken], Who has caused both [Jew & Gentile] to become one [on equal footing] and Who has removed the dividing wall of the barrier [racial partition], by abolishing the enmity [Adam’s imputed sin] through His flesh [the humanity of Christ in hypostatic union], 

Eph. 2:15 And the law of the commandments [Mosaic Law] which He gave in the categorical decrees [to the nation Israel], in order that He [Jesus Christ] might create in Himself the two [Jew & Gentile] into one new man [a new spiritual species], since He has made peace [reconciliation];  

Eph. 2:16 Also, as a result He reconciled them both [Jew & Gentile] to God in one body [the Church as the royal family] by means of the cross, having put to death the enmity [barrier] in Himself.  

Eph. 2:17 And when He came [in hypostatic union], He caused the proclamation of the gospel of peace [reconciliation] to you [Gentiles] who were far away [from God] and peace to you [Jews] who were near [to God],   

Eph. 2:18 For through Him [Jesus Christ] we both [Jew & Gentile] have access [temporal fellowship] to the Father by means of one Spirit.    

Eph. 2:19 Now therefore, you [Gentile believers] are no longer foreigners [living outside client nation Israel] or aliens [living inside client nation Israel], but you are fellow citizens with the saints [separated to God] and the household [royal family] of God,     

Eph. 2:20 Having been constructed upon the foundation [of Bible doctrine] by means of the apostles [Gentiles] and prophets [Jews], there being a chief cornerstone [holding the two walls of Jews and Gentiles together], Jesus Christ Himself,      

Eph. 2:21 In Whom [Jesus Christ] the entire building [the church], while being fitted together, keeps growing into a holy sanctuary [our resurrection bodies] in the Lord [the church as a building in time and a temple in eternity],       

Eph. 2:22 In Whom [Jesus Christ] you also are being constructed together into a dwelling place [royal palace] for God [to indwell] by means of the Spirit.        

Eph. 3:1 For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, on behalf of you Gentiles [Peter was given the ministry to the Jews, while Paul was given the ministry to the Gentiles],        

Eph. 3:2 In as much as you have heard about the dispensation of the grace of God [Church Age ministry to the Gentiles] which was given to me for your benefit,         

Eph. 3:3 That through revelation the mystery [of the Church Age dispensation] was made known to me, just as I have previously written briefly [you have been taught these doctrines before],          

Eph. 3:4 Which as a result of the public reading [of this epistle] you ought to be able to understand [academically] my technical knowledge about the mystery of Christ [His ushering in the dispensation of the Church],          

Eph. 3:5 Which in other generations [prior to the Church Age] was not made known to the sons of men [hidden from the OT saints], just as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets [temporary gifts] by means of the Spirit,           

Eph. 3:6 That the Gentiles [for the 1st time in history] are fellow-heirs [with the Jews] and fellow-members of the same body [by the same baptism of the Holy Spirit] and sharers together of the promise [not the covenants,but the portfolio of spiritual assets] in Christ Jesus [sharing positional sanctification] through the gospel,           

Eph. 3:7 Through which [gospel] I have become a servant-minister on the basis of the gift of the grace of God [emphasis on the privilege to serve the Gentiles] which was given to me on the basis of the working of His power.           

Eph. 3:8 To me [as a beneficiary], the very least of all the saints [genuine humility], this grace was given [mystery doctrine of the Church Age], to communicate with authority to the Gentiles the unfathomable wealth [temporal & eternal blessings] of Christ,           

Eph. 3:9 And to make clear [understandable] to all [believers] what is the mystery [of the Church Age] which has been hidden from the ages [the theocentric dispensations] in the God [Jesus Christ] Who has created all things,           

Eph. 3:10 In order that at the present time [Church Age] the many-sided wisdom [omniscience] of God [the numerous ways in which He has demonstated the evil of Satan] might be made known to the rulers [demon generals] and powers [demon officers] in heavenly places [during Satan’s trial], through the agency of the Church [as witnesses for the prosecution],

Eph. 3:11 In conformity with the plan of the ages [dispensations], which [plan] He [God the Father] accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord [one eternal purpose, one Jesus Christ, many dispensations],         

Eph. 3:12 By Whom [Jesus Christ] we [pastors, teachers & evangelists] have courage of communication and freedom to approach [our audience] with confidence through His doctrine.  

Eph. 3:13 Therefore I demand: Stop being discouraged [lack of inner strength] because of my sufferings on your behalf, which [category of sufferings] are for your glory.

Eph. 3:14 For this reason, I kneel [in prayer] before the Father,

Eph. 3:15 From Whom [God the Father] the entire family in heaven [principalities, powers, might, dominions, thrones, angels and archangels] and on earth [Israel and the Church] derives its title,

Eph. 3:16 So that He [God the Father] might grant to you [Church Age believers] on the basis of the riches [spiritual assets] of His [Jesus Christ’s] glory, to become strong [advance to spiritual maturity] by means of the power of His Spirit in the inner being [soul & spirit of man], 

Eph. 3:17 So that Christ may be at home in the mentality of your soul [spiritual autonomy] by means of doctrine, after you have been rooted [in spiritual self-esteem] and grounded [well established in spiritual self-esteem] in the sphere of virtue love, 

Eph. 3:18 In order that you may utilize the power [operational sphere of divine power] to grasp the idea with all the saints [those with forward momentum], what is the width [spiritual problem-solving devices] and length [distance between spiritual childhood and adulthood] and height [supergrace status] and depth [uniqueness of God’s protocol plan for the Church Age],  

Eph. 3:19 And to come to know [perception by inculcation] the love for Christ [in spiritual autonomy] which goes beyond academic knowledge, so that [by continuing your daily intake & application of doctrine] you may be filled to the point of overflowing with all the fullness of God [the supergrace life in spiritual maturity].  

Eph. 3:20 Now to Him [God the Father] Who is able [has the omnipotent power] to do infinitely more than all we could ask [in prayer] or all we could imagine [blessing beyond our comprehension], on the basis of the power which works for us [omnipotence of the Trinity],  

Eph. 3:21 To Him [God the Father] be the glory by means of the church [tactical victory] and by Christ Jesus [strategic victory] with reference to all generations [of believers], including the Age of the Ages [combining the Millennial and Perfect Ages into one]. Acknowledge it.  

Eph. 4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to start walking [conduct yourselves as royal family] in a manner worthy of the station in life [professionalism] to which you were called [live the spiritual life in your job],  

Eph. 4:2 With all humility [enforced & genuine] and true sensitivity [consideration of others], with perseverance [patience & grace orientation], making it a practice to tolerate one another of the same kind [fellow believers] by means of virtue love [function inside the love complex],   

Eph. 4:3 Being constantly diligent [properly motivated] to guard the unity of the Spirit [harmony with other members of the royal family] by means of the bond [baptism of the Holy Spirit] of peace [reconciliation].   

Eph. 4:4 There is one body [royal family of God as the body of Christ] and one Spirit, just as you also have been called with reference to the one hope [absolute confidence] of your calling [election],   

Eph. 4:5 One Lord [Jesus Christ], one doctrinal foundation, one placing into [sealing ministry of the Holy Spirit],

Eph. 4:6 One God, even the Father of all [believers], Who is over all [divine sovereignty] and Who is the Source of all [logisitical grace support] and Who is in all [all believers are indwelled by the Father].

Eph. 4:7 Moreover, to each one of us [as beneficiaries] this grace has been given according to the measure of the gift from Christ [spiritual gifts are sovereignly disposed by Christ through the Holy Spirit].

Eph. 4:8 Therefore it says [in Psalm 68:18]: When He [Jesus Christ] ascended into [the third] heaven, He led away as prisoners [in His triumphal procession through the air] those who were in a state of captivity [OT saints in Hades], and He gave [spiritual] gifts to men [distribution of spoils from the Lord’s victory].

Eph. 4:9 [Now this doctrine that He ascended, what does it imply, except that He first descended into the lower regions of the earth [Sheol]? 

Eph. 4:10 He [Jesus Christ] Who descended [into Sheol] is the same Person Who also ascended higher than all the heavens [now sitting in session at the right hand of the Father], so that He might bring to completion the all things [the combination of Israel and the Church as the royal family of God]. 

Eph. 4:11 Then He Himself [the glorified Christ] gave some [masculine: men only] to be, on the one hand, apostles [started the foundation of the church], on the other hand, some prophets [taught the church until the canon was completed], and some evangelists [special gift of itinerant gospel preaching], and some pastors [emphasis on authority] and teachers [emphasis on verse-by-verse exposition], 

Eph. 4:12 For the purpose of equipping [by indoctrination] the saints [Church Age believers] for the production of service [function of the believer’s ambassadorship], for the edification [doctrinal complex in the soul] of the Body of Christ [positionally & experientially], 

Eph. 4:13 Until we all obtain the objective [supergrace] according to the system [protocol plan] of doctrine and by means of the full knowledge of the Son of God [occupation with Christ in spiritual self-esteem], resulting in a mature believer [invisible hero], unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ [the standard set by Jesus Christ during the dispensation of the Hypostatic Union],

Eph. 4:14 So that we might no longer be immature [fragmented believers without doctrine], destabilized in heavy seas [tossed to-and-fro like ships in a storm] and driven out of control [no divine direction in life] by every wind of false doctrine [Satan’s counterfeit systems] by the trickery of people [cosmic evangelists] by cunning deception [misrepresentation of Scripture] for the purpose of scheming [change of methodology from divine to human] deceit [cheated out of the benefits of the spiritual life by loaded dice],

Eph. 4:15 But by continually teaching doctrine associated with virtue love [inside the love complex], we [pastors] may cause them [the congregation] to grow up [by execution of the protocol plan] with reference to the all things [accurate utilization of the ten problem-solving devices], with reference to Him Who is the federal Head [emphasizing authority & rulership], Christ,

Eph. 4:16 From Whom [Jesus Christ] the entire body [the church], being joined together [positional sanctification] and being continually inculcated by every joint of supply [doctrine taught repetitively by pastor teachers] on the basis of the operational power [the filling of the Spirit] according to the measure of one for each part [one pastor per congregation: no such thing as a plurality of elders], he himself [the pastor-teacher] augmenting the [spiritual] growth of the body [the church], resulting in its edification [doctrinal complex in the soul] in virtue love.

Eph. 4:17 Therefore, I communicate and testify to this in the Lord: That you [believers] no longer walk [post-salvation modus operandi] just as Gentiles [unbelievers] continually walk [pre-salvation modus operandi], in the vacuum [emptiness, futility] of their mind,

Eph. 4:18 Having become darkened [obscured] in their [degenerate Christians] understanding [proceeding from implosion to explosion, to the vacuum, to scar tissue, to blackout of the soul, to reversionism], and having become alienated from the life [supergrace protocol plan] of God [due to continued fragmentation], because of the ignorance [of doctrine] which is in them [due to blackout of the soul], because of the hardening [scar tissue] of the mentality of their souls,

Eph. 4:19 Who because they [reversionists] have become calloused [scar tissue of the soul], they have given themselves over [betrayed by their own decisions] to licentiousness [immoral degeneracy], resulting in the practice of every kind of immorality [reverse-process reversionism] with insatiable lust [frantic search for happiness].

Eph. 4:20 But you have not learned Christ in this manner [you were taught to live the protocol plan, not degeneracy];

Eph. 4:21 Indeed, if you have heard Him [Jesus Christ], and have been taught by Him [by means of your pastor-teacher], in as much as the truth [doctrine] is in Jesus [the mind of Christ],

Eph. 4:22 With reference to your former lifestyle [post-salvation sinning in degeneracy], you yourselves lay aside [by the confession of sin] the old man [old sin nature], you who are becoming degenerate [through implode, explode and revert] on the basis of the lusts [power, sex, money, criminality, drugs] of deceit [self-deception in reversionism],

Eph. 4:23 Then, become renewed by means of the [filling of the] Spirit by your thinking [the intake, metabolism and application of Bible doctrine], 

Eph. 4:24 And put on the new man [by building an edification complex in your soul], which according to God was created, through virtue righteousness and integrity from the source of doctrine. 

Eph. 4:25 Therefore, having laid aside the lie [human viewpoint thinking], each one of you be continually speaking the truth [divine viewpoint thinking] with his fellow believer [honor code], since we are members of one another of the same kind [the royal family]. 

Eph. 4:26 Although you may become angry, nevertheless [in spite of your mental attitude sin], stop your sinning [confess and avoid retaliation]; the sun must never set on your angry mood [because evil energy is stored for the following day]; 

Eph. 4:27 Stop giving opportunity to the devil [by continual sinning without confession, you allow Satan to influence and control your life]. 

Eph. 4:28 He who has been stealing, stop stealing [pattern of criminality], but rather begin to work hard [reversion recovery process], continually working with your own hands, doing the right [honorable] thing, so that he may have abundant resources [food, clothing, shelter] to share from time-to-time with him who has a need [grace giving]. 

Eph. 4:29 Do not allow any false doctrine to proceed from your mouth [a challenge to pastor-teachers], but whatever is good of intrinsic value [true Bible doctrine] for the purpose of edification [advancement in the protocol plan of God] where it is necessary, in order that it [accurate teaching] may give [an opportunity of] grace orientation to those who hear. 

Eph. 4:30 Furthermore, stop grieving the Holy Spirit [by perpetual living in the arrogance complex of sins] of God [deity of the 3rd Person of the Trinity] by Whom [Holy Spirit] you have been sealed to the day of redemption [ultimate sanctification]. 

Eph. 4:31 All kinds of bitterness, both anger [rage from emotional revolt of the soul] and wrath [cruelty & revenge], both verbal brawling [quarrelling] and slander [defamation of character], must be removed from you [by confession of sin and post-salvation epistemological rehabilitation], along with all kinds of malice [manifestation of evil by a fragmented believer]. 

Eph. 4:32 But become kind [grace orientation & basic impersonal love] toward one another of the same kind [fellow believers], compassionate [advanced impersonal love], making it a practice to forgive each other [mutual removal of resentment and bitterness] just as God [the Father] also by means of Christ [salvation work on the cross] has forgiven us. 

Eph. 5:1 Therefore, become imitators of God, as beloved students [children, members of the royal family],   

Eph. 5:2 And keep on walking [ordering your behavior] in the sphere of the love complex, just as Christ also loved you [believers only] and delivered Himself over [at the cross] as a substitute for us [the elect], as an offering and a sacrifice to God [propitiation], resulting in an aroma of fragrance [doctrine of satisfaction: effective work on the cross, i.e., definite atonement].   

Eph. 5:3 Fornication [normal sex] and all kinds of licentiousness [abnormal sex] or insatiable erotic desire [criminial sex] should not be mentioned among you [it might encourage immoral degeneracy] as is protocol for the saints;   

Eph. 5:4 Neither obscene language nor suggestive talk [sexual teasing] nor coarse conversation [sexual jokes] which is not proper [conducive to the spiritual life], but rather thanksgiving [towards God].  

Eph. 5:5 For you know this [by way of application], if you metabolized it [from my previous teaching], that every male prostitute [heterosexual or homosexual], either a pervert [sexual deviant] or a panderer [pimp], which is a form of idolatry [unlawful vice], will not have a share [allotment] in the royal power of Christ, even God [deity of Christ].  

Eph. 5:6 Let no one deceive [seduce] you with empty [deceitful] words [false teaching], for because of these things [sins or immoral degeneracy], divine discipline from God will come upon the sons of disobedience [reversionistic believers].  

Eph. 5:7 Therefore, stop being joint-participants with them [in immoral degeneracy],  

Eph. 5:8 For you were once in the status of darkness [spiritual death], but now you are in the status of light in the Lord [positional sanctification]; begin walking as children of light [experiential sanctification: executing the protocol plan of God],   

Eph. 5:9 (For the production [fruit] of the light [Christian way of life] is in the sphere of all intrinsic goodness [inherently moral and ethical] and righteousness [meets divine standards] and absolute truth [Bible doctrine]),    

Eph. 5:10 Constantly finding out [by examination and approval] what is pleasing to the Lord [meets divine standards, adheres to divine protocol];    

Eph. 5:11 Also [you members of the congregation] stop your habitual participation in the useless deeds of darkness [moral & immoral degeneracy], but instead even expose it [point out the negative results of degeneracy to others],    

Eph. 5:12 For it is disgraceful to even speak about the things [immoral degeneracy] which are continually being done by them [reversionistic believers in Ephesus] in secret.         

Eph. 5:13 However, all things [both moral and immoral degenerate behavior] when they are exposed by the light [divine standards] will be made manifest [Bible doctrine will convict the believer of sin].

Eph. 5:14 For while each thing [every act of degeneracy] is being exposed, the light [Scripture] is present, saying: Wake up [rebound: confession of sin], you who are sleeping [in reversionism], and rise out from the realm of dead things [temporal, spiritual death], and then Christ will shine upon you [through the Bible doctrine in your soul].

Eph. 5:15 Therefore, understand [discern] how accurately you must continually walk [live & function], not as fools [without doctrine: wrong priorities], but as wise believers [positive towards doctrine: correct priorities],

Eph. 5:16 Constantly buying time [logging hours inside the sphere of God’s power], because the days [allotted to each believer] are evil [opposed to the divine plan].

Eph. 5:17 Therefore, stop becoming unwise believers [because of you negative attitude towards daily Bible study], but keep on understanding what is the will [purpose, plan] of the Lord.

Eph. 5:18 Also stop making a habit of becoming intoxicated with wine [any substance that can destroy your life by addiction], by which is dissipation [wild, drunken lifestyle], but be continually filled by the Spirit [residence and function in your spiritual palace].

Eph. 5:19 Make it a practice to speak to each other by means of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing musical instruments with your mentality [doctrine and music combined] to the Lord.

Eph. 5:20 Always thanking God, even the Father, for all things [both suffering for blessing as well as divine discipline], through the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 5:21 Be under legitimate authority [to those with jurisdiction and responsibility, i.e., your pastor] with others of the same kind [fellow Christians, i.e., in your congregation] because of respect for Christ.

Eph. 5:22 You wives, render obedience [as a private obeys his drill sergeant] to your own husbands, as unto the Lord [dual authority: husband and Jesus Christ].

Eph. 5:23 Because the husband is the head [legitimate jurisdiction] of the wife, as Christ also is the [federal] Head of the Church, He Himself being the Saviour of the Body [responsibility goes with authority].

Eph. 5:24 Certainly, just as the church is under subjection to Christ, so also you wives are under subjection to your husbands in everything.

Eph. 5:25 You husbands, love your wives [virtue love inside the integrity envelope], just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself as a substitute for her,

Eph. 5:26 That, having purified her [positional sanctification from the baptism of the Holy Spirit], He might cause her [the Church] to be sanctified [experiential sanctification] by means of the washing [confession of sin] of the water [in the filling of the Spirit] with the Word [Bible doctrine],

Eph. 5:27 That He Himself [Jesus Christ] might cause the Church to be presented [ultimate sanctification in our resurrection bodies] to Himself [anticipates the wedding feast of the Lamb after the rapture], having no stain [no sin in the resurrection body] or wrinkle [no human good] or any such categories of things [other lust patterns], but that she [the Church] should be holy [ultimate sanctification] and blameless [absence of the old sin nature and human good].

Eph. 5:28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives [virtue love in spiritual self-esteem] as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself [virtue goes both ways],

Eph. 5:29 For no one ever hated his own flesh [the husband’s authority is to be exercise in love, not anger], but continually nourishes and provides tender care [with a sense of responsibility] for her, just as Christ also [nourishes and provides tender care for] the Church,

Eph. 5:30 Because we are members of His body [Church Age believers are the body of Christ].

Eph. 5:31 For this reason, a man will leave father and mother and he will have face-to-face sexual intercourse [adhesion] with his own wife, and they two [husband & wife] shall become one flesh.

Eph. 5:32 This mystery [doctrine of sex between husband and wife creating one flesh] is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the Church [as parallels to the marriage relationship].

Eph. 5:33 Nevertheless, in any case, each one of you [husbands] individually, love his own wife as himself [a product of spiritual self-esteem], and the wife, that she respects her husband [also a product of spiritual self-esteem]. 

Eph. 6:1 You children, make it a practice to obey your parents [authority orientation] because of the Lord, for this [obedience to divine authority] is [a sign of] integrity. 

Eph. 6:2 Respect your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 

Eph. 6:3 So that it may become well for you [mental and spiritual prosperity] and so that you might have a long life on earth. 

Eph. 6:4 And you fathers [highest authority in the family], stop provoking your children to anger [physical or mental child abuse], but always rear them by instruction [inculcation of establishment principles] and training [correction & reproof] according to the Lord. 

Eph. 6:5 You labor [slaves], obey your management [masters] according to the flesh [those with legitimate authority] with respect and maximum effort [motivation] by means of integrity [properly focused] from your mentality as to Christ [doctrinal application], 

Eph. 6:6 Not on the basis of eye service [attracting attention to oneself] as men-pleasers [trying to get promoted by flattery and brown-nosing], but as servants of Christ continually executing the will of God out from the soul,  

Eph. 6:7 Making it a practice to serve [work] with proper motivation [loyalty & enthusiasm], as to the Lord and not to man [not concerned with the approbation or praise of men],   

Eph. 6:8 Because you understand that each person [Church Age believer], if he produces any divine good [fruit, not works], for this he himself shall be rewarded [distribution of blessings in time and eternity] from the Lord, whether he is an employee [labor] or an employer [management].   

Eph. 6:9 And you managers, be doing the same things to them [treat labor with respect]; cease from bullying [those under your command], knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven and there is no partiality [favoritism] associated with Him [Jesus Christ as the Judge in the Supreme Court of heaven].   

Eph. 6:10 From now on [in the future], start becoming strong by means of the Lord [utilizing the divine power available to the Church Age believer in a defensive stand against the enemy] and by the ruling power of His inherent omnipotence.   

Eph. 6:11 Start putting on the full armor from God [Bible doctrine in the soul] so that you yourself might be able to hold your ground [offensive action in the angelic conflict] against the strategies [demonic modus operandi] of the devil [gates of the cosmic system],   

Eph. 6:12 Because our warfare [wrestling match] is not against blood [human soul] and flesh [material body], but against rulers [demon generals], against authorities [demon officer’s corp], against the world rulers [demon ambassadors] of this darkness [national blackout], against spirit forces of evil [rank & file demon troops] in the heavenlies [all three locations]. 

Eph. 6:13 Because of this [spiritual battle], pick up and put on the full armor from God [all categories of Bible doctrine, not just a select few], so that you may be able to hold your ground [defensive action] in the evil day [during demonic assault], even after you have done everything to stand your ground [having maximum doctrine in your soul, you are ready for action]. 

Eph. 6:14 Therefore, hold your ground after you have buckled your combat gear around your waist with truth [Bible doctrine belted into your soul], and having put on the breastplate of righteousness [function of integrity in spiritual self-esteem], 

Eph. 6:15 And after you have put combat footwear [GI boots, sandals] on your feet as preparation [doctrine before Christian service] for the gospel [witnessing] of peace [reconciliation].  

Eph. 6:16 With all of these items [your combat gear], pick up and carry the shield of faith [Bible doctrine used in the faith rest drill], by which you yourself will be empowered to extinguish [intercept] all the flaming arrows [gates of the cosmic system] of the evil one [Satan’s attempts to keep you out of fellowship],  

Eph. 6:17 And grasp the helmet of deliverance [spiritual problem-solving devices], and the two-edged sword [offensive & defensive capabilities] of the Spirit, which is the Word of God [the completed canon of Scripture].  

Eph. 6:18 During every prayer and supplication, pray regularly by means of the Spirit, and with reference to this [prayer in the Spirit], as regards all things [nothing is too smalll or too large to be included in your prayers], be constantly on the alert with persistent and humble entreaties for all the saints [fellow believers].  

Eph. 6:19 Also pray for me [his ministry], so that pertinent doctrine might be given to me during the opening of my mouth, while I am communicating with confidence the mystery pertaining to the gospel,  

Eph. 6:20 On behalf of which [gospel], I am an ambassador in chains [in prison], in order that with reference to it [the gospel], I may speak fearlessly as it is necessary for me to speak [under his unusual circumstances].   

Eph. 6:21 Now, in order that you may also come to know about my circumstances, how I am getting along [as a Roman prisoner], Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord [because of his daily studying and teaching], will make everything known to you,   

Eph. 6:22 Whom I have sent face-to-face to you for this same purpose, so that you may come to know about us and so that he might encourage the mentality of your soul.   

Eph. 6:23 Harmony among the brethren and virtue love with doctrine from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.   

Eph. 6:24 Grace associated with all [winner believers] who love [are occupied with] our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptibility [cognitive invincibility].