Cross-Reference Analysis
Cross-Reference Analysis — Ephesians (German)
| # | Ephesians ref | OT/NT ref | Relationship | German rendering note | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ephesians 1:22 | Psalm 8:6 | All things under his feet | ”Alles hat er unter seine Füße getan” — echoes the Romans baseline’s power_of_god doctrine, extended here to Christ’s cosmic headship. | Medium |
| 2 | Ephesians 2:8-9 | Romans 3:20-28; Galatians 2:16 | Salvation by grace through faith, not works | Shared-citation-style consistency rule (not a direct OT quotation, but a direct doctrinal parallel): Gnade, Glaube, and Werke must render with the same established German terms across Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians. | Critical |
| 3 | Ephesians 4:8 | Psalm 68:18 | He ascended on high, leading captivity captive | Direct quotation; “Er ist aufgefahren in die Höhe und hat das Gefängnis gefangengeführt” — keep the triumphal-procession imagery concrete. | Medium |
| 4 | Ephesians 4:25 | Zechariah 8:16 | Speak truth with your neighbor | ”Redet die Wahrheit, ein jeglicher mit seinem Nächsten” — reuses established Nächster (neighbor) vocabulary consistent with Romans 13:9’s love-your-neighbor citation. | Low |
| 5 | Ephesians 4:26 | Psalm 4:5 | Be angry and do not sin | ”Zürnet, und sündiget nicht” — Luther’s own rendering; keep the permission-with-limit structure (anger itself not forbidden, sin is). | Medium |
| 6 | Ephesians 5:14 | Isaiah 60:1 (echoed) | Awake, sleeper, and Christ will shine on you | Likely an early Christian hymn fragment echoing Isaiah’s light imagery, not a direct citation formula; render as a distinct poetic unit. | Medium |
| 7 | Ephesians 5:31 | Genesis 2:24 | A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife | Direct quotation; “Deshalb wird ein Mensch Vater und Mutter verlassen und seiner Frau anhangen” — must render identically to any future Genesis-curriculum treatment of this verse. | High |
| 8 | Ephesians 6:2-3 | Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16 | Honor your father and mother | Direct quotation of the fifth commandment; keep standard Zehn-Gebote (Ten Commandments) numbering and phrasing consistent with German catechetical tradition (Luther’s Small Catechism). | Medium |
Coverage confirmation
Eight cross-references span chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. Row 2 establishes a direct doctrinal-consistency requirement linking Ephesians to both the Romans and Galatians baselines already promoted for German.