Ephesus

Acts

The Tentmaker, the Trial, and the Teacher Who Almost Had It Right

Ephesus is where Paul makes a brief but promising stop — leaving Priscilla and Aquila there as a ministry foothold before pressing on, with a promise to return.

Acts

The Road Nobody Wanted Him to Take

Ephesus is the city Paul has just left behind — the base of his ministry for years and the place where the tearful farewell with the elders took place before this voyage began.

Ephesians

Dead People Don't Save Themselves

Ephesus is the destination of this letter, a cosmopolitan city whose church was composed of both Jewish and Gentile believers navigating what it meant to be one unified community.

Ephesians

Wake Up and Walk in the Light

Ephesus is introduced here as the city whose believers received this letter — people who needed to understand that their transformed identity required a transformed way of living.

1 Corinthians

Last Words Before He Signs Off

Ephesus is where Paul is currently based and choosing to remain — he cites both an open door for ministry and serious adversaries as reasons to stay rather than move on.

Ephesians

Chosen Before the World Began

Ephesus is the destination of Paul's letter — a major cosmopolitan city where Paul spent years establishing a congregation amid its dense religious and cultural life.

1 Timothy

What Leadership Actually Looks Like

Ephesus is the city where Timothy is actively serving as pastor, a major urban center whose church is experiencing the real-world pressures of false teachers and internal conflict.

1 Timothy

How to Take Care of Each Other

Ephesus is the bustling, complicated city where Timothy is serving as pastor — a cosmopolitan urban center that brought diverse social challenges into the life of the local congregation.

1 Timothy

The Real Wealth No One Talks About

Ephesus is the major urban center where Timothy is stationed, a city rife with competing philosophies and social pressures that make Paul's instructions about wealth and false teaching especially urgent.

2 Timothy

What It Actually Takes to Last

Ephesus is where Timothy is serving as pastor, a major cosmopolitan city whose church faces false teaching and internal conflict — the specific challenges that shape Paul's practical instructions throughout this chapter.