Section 209
16In place of ἐν αὐτῷ F G read ἑαυτῷ (“for himself”).
17Gk. ἧς, by Attic attraction to the case of the antecedent ϰάϱιτος, but ℵ2 D (F) G Ψ and the majority of cursives read the unattracted form ἐν ᾗ (“in which” or “with which”).
18Gk. ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ, after which D* F G 629 latvet vg.cl syrhc1** cosa add υἱῷ αυτοῡ (“in his beloved Son”).
19For Gk. εὐλογία (“thanksgiving,” “benediction”) cf. 1 Cor. 10:16 (τό ποτήϱιον τῆς εὐλογίας, because over the cup were spoken the words: “Blessed art thou, . . . who createst the fruit of the vine”); Rev. 5:12-13; 7:12. The present construction is called a eulogia because it opens with the verbal adjective εὐλογητός (corresponding to Heb. bārûḵ).
20See P. T. O’Brien, “Ephesians 1: An Unusual Introduction to a New Testament Letter,” NTS 25 (1978-79), 504-15, who suggests that, since God’s grace to Jewish believers is being celebrated in vv. 3-12 before his grace to Gentile believers, the introductory berakhah form is “ideal for this purpose.”