Cross-Reference Analysis
Cross-Reference Analysis — Ephesians (Turkish)
| # | Ephesians ref | OT/NT ref | Relationship | Turkish rendering note | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ephesians 1:22 | Psalm 8:6 | All things under his feet | ”Her şeyi ayakları altına koydu” — extends the cosmic-headship sense to Christ’s supremacy over creation. | Medium |
| 2 | Ephesians 2:8-9 | Romans 3:20-28; Galatians 2:16 | Salvation by grace through faith, not works | Shared doctrinal-consistency rule (not a direct OT quotation but a direct doctrinal parallel): Lütuf, İman, and İyi işler must render with the same established Turkish terms across Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians — the amel-mizan avoidance rule applies at full force here too. | Critical |
| 3 | Ephesians 4:8 | Psalm 68:18 | He ascended on high, leading captivity captive | ”Yükseğe çıktı, tutsakları peşine taktı” — keep the triumphal-procession imagery concrete. | Medium |
| 4 | Ephesians 4:25 | Zechariah 8:16 | Speak truth with your neighbor | ”Her biriniz komşusuna gerçeği söylesin” — reuses established komşu (neighbor) vocabulary consistent with any future Romans 13:9 love-your-neighbor treatment. | Low |
| 5 | Ephesians 4:26 | Psalm 4:5 | Be angry and do not sin | ”Öfkelenin, ama günah işlemeyin” — 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; “Bunun için insan annesini babasını bırakıp karısına bağlanacak” — 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 On Emir (Ten Commandments) numbering and phrasing consistent with Turkish Protestant and Catholic catechetical convention. | 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 Turkish, including the shared amel-mizan avoidance discipline.