This epistle was written when St. Paul was a prisoner
at Rome. The design appears to be to strengthen the Ephesians in the faith of
Christ, and to give exalted views of the love of God, and of the dignity and
excellence of Christ, fortifying their minds against the scandal of the cross.
He shows that they were saved by grace, and that however wretched they once
were, they now had equal privileges with the Jews. He encourages them to
persevere in their Christian calling, and urges them to walk in a manner
becoming their profession, faithfully discharging the general and common duties
of religion, and the special duties of particular relations.
