Ephesians 1:1-2

Expanded Bible

1 From Paul, an ·apostle [messenger] of Christ Jesus. ·I am an apostle because that is what God wanted [^L…by the will of God].

To ·God’s holy people [^Tthe saints] living in Ephesus^[a] [^Ca prominent city in the Roman province of Asia, present-day western Turkey; Acts 19], ·believers in [or who are faithful to] Christ Jesus:

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.