Author Archives: Jane Johnson

Pair the passages.

Read this passage alongside Isaiah 7:10-13. How do the details of one help support the truth of the other?

Dig into the letting.

Every “let” phrase in this passage has its own cross-reference (or two). Spend each day this week digging into a different one, letting Scripture explain itself.

The Technicalities

When I was a child, my grandfather had a small, wooden carving of a globe that he perpetually kept on the shelf of his office as a makeshift bookend.

Pair the passages.

Read this passage alongside 1 Samuel 18:4-5, Romans 13:11-14, and Colossians 3:9-10. How do the details of one help support the truth of the other?

Do a deep-dive into walking.

Dig into the Greek word Paul uses for “walk” in verse 17. Follow the trail of root words, look at the verses in which it’s used, and note especially the verses in which Paul uses it in this letter (Ephesians 2:2, 10; 4:1, 17; 5:2, 8, 15).

Ephesians 4:7-16

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Do a paired passage dig.

Read this passage alongside Psalm 68:18 and dig into the Greek and Hebrew linguistics for the words quoted in Ephesians 4:8 to better understand why Paul placed those particular words there in his letter.

Discern the differences.

Dig into the deeper definitions of the various verse 11 giftings to see how they differ and complement each other.

Ephesians 4:1-6

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Dig into the linguistics.

Do a word study on “bearing” in Ephesians 4:2. Look at the etymology of the word as well as its usages and definitions.

Pair the passages.

Read this passage alongside Malachi 2:10 and Romans 15:1. How do the truths of one further illustrate the point of the others?

The Technicalities

There is one thing I know to be true from the first half of Paul’s letter to Ephesus: We are all wildly imperfect beings covered over completely by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 3:14-21

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Dig into the linguistics.

This is a relatively small passage by verse-length but is packed full of keywords to dig into – words like “strengthened,” “rooted,” and “grounded.” Take your time digging into each of them, then rewrite the passage in your own words based on what you dug up.

Pair the passages.

Read this passage alongside Philippians 4:19 and Psalm 23:1.

Author Archives: Jane Johnson

Ephesians 4:25-32

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Pair the passages.

Dig into the letting.

The Technicalities

Ephesians 4:17-24

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Pair the passages.

Do a deep-dive into walking.

Ephesians 4:7-16

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Do a paired passage dig.

Discern the differences.

Ephesians 4:1-6

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Dig into the linguistics.

Pair the passages.

The Technicalities

Ephesians 3:14-21

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Dig into the linguistics.

Pair the passages.