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The relation between the Ephesians and the Colossians

The epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians were written about the same time and sent through the same messenger, Tychicus. Both epistles are about the same theme: Christ and his Church. These two epistles speak of the church as untied to Christ. The letters of the Ephesians say the church is the body of Christ, and the letters of the Colossians say Christ is the head of the church. The Ephesian letter is more about ecclesiology, and the Colossian letter is about Christology. There are a total of 1570 words in Colossians, and of those, 34% are used in Ephesians. 73 verses in Colossians are repeated in Ephesians. As a result, there are a number of scholars who regard that Ephesians was written on Colossians. 29 words are repeated in both epistles. There are other places where seven words each are repeated almost exactly (Eph1:1-2=Col1:1-2; 3:2-=1:25; 3:9=1:26); and two places where five words are repeated (Eph1:7:Col1:14; 4:16=2:19).

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