Ephesians

Described by William Barclay as the "Queen of the Epistles", the Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the Bible in the New Testament. Saint Paul is traditionally said to have written the letter while he was in prison in Rome (around 62 A.D.). This would be about the same time as the Epistle to the Colossians (which in many points it resembles) and the Epistle to Philemon. However, some critical scholars have questioned the authorship of the letter, and suggest it may have been written between 80 and 100 AD, or perhaps as late as 170 AD
Paul's first and hurried visit for the space of three months to Ephesus is recorded in Acts 18:19–21. The work he began on this occasion was carried forward by Apollos (24–26) and Aquila and Priscilla. On his second visit early in the following year, he remained at Ephesus "three years," for he found it was the key to the western provinces of Asia Minor. Here "a great door and effectual" was opened to him (1 Cor 16:9), and the church was established and strengthened by his diligent labours there (Acts 20:20, 31). From Ephesus the gospel spread abroad "almost throughout all Asia" (19:26). The word "mightily grew and prevailed" despite all the opposition and persecution he encountered.
On his last journey to Jerusalem, the apostle landed at Miletus and, summoning together the elders of the church from Ephesus, delivered to them a farewell charge (Acts 20:18–35), expecting to see them no more.
The following parallels between this epistle and the Milesian charge may be traced:
1. Acts 20:19 = Eph 4:2. The phrase "lowliness of mind".
2. Acts 20:27 = Eph 1:11. The word "counsel", denoting the divine plan.
3. Acts 20:32 = Eph 3:20. The divine ability.
4. Acts 20:32 = Eph 2:20. The building upon the foundation.
5. Acts 20:32 = Eph 1:14, 18. "The inheritance of the saints