Systematic Bible Study

[GWH]

Thank you for asking! I do! Going back and reading Ephesians 1, it struck me as Paul's address to "everyone" in general and, when I reached the end of the chapter, I noticed the first footnote was, "Some manuscripts do not include in Ephesus" which only encouraged my first impression.
And reading further into Chapter 2 doesn't discourage my initial impression either, considering Paul specifically addresses both Gentiles' as much as Jews' access to the Father by One spirit (Ephesians 2:17-18).

And the one footnote for this chapter with regard to Ephesians 2:10
10 a Literally which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
The BSB renders the language as:
10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.a
brings to mind, "you will hear a voice, when you turn to the right and when you turn to the left...." (I regret my computer is excruciatingly slow in loading more than one tab so I can't offer the exact verse without suffering with major lag time while responding so I gave up trying. You do get what you pay for as the saying goes) :/

Yes, this is what I said in post #28:

I pulled the book on Ephesians by my favorite commentator William Barclay down from my library shelf to refresh my memory about what he said regarding its interpretation, and he cited 3:1 to indicate that it was written while Paul was in prison and noted 55 verses are almost the same as in the epistle to the Colossians. Referring to 1:1 Barclay said that none of the best early manuscripts have the words "in Ephesus", which supports the view that this was a circular missive, apparently meant for both Gentiles and Jews.

Regarding 2:10, I like the BSB translation of walking as "way of life", because it implies "walking with God or in the Spirit" and allows for occasional sins that need to be confessed.
The verse you were looking for is Isaiah 30:21.

 

[Mem]

Regarding 2:10, I like the BSB translation of walking as "way of life", because it implies "walking with God or in the Spirit" and allows for occasional sins that need to be confessed.
The verse you were looking for is Isaiah 30:21.

Nice, thanks for retrieving it for easier reference, especially noting that " your ears shall hear a word behind you..." as a mirroring of "...which God prepared beforehand..."