Translation:Ephesians

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Chapter 1

¹From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God to the holy ones and believers in Christ

Jesus who are in Ephesus.

² Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Rich Blessings of God

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the One who blessed us with

all the spiritual blessings in heaven, in Christ. ⁴ For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world was set, so that we may be holy and unblemished in His sight. Out of love, ⁵ he marked us out beforehand to adoption through Jesus Christ for Himself according to His good pleasure and will, ⁶ to the praise of his glorious, undeserved favor that He favored us by means of His loved one ⁷ in whom we have a release through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his undeserved favor. ⁸ He kindly covered us with all wisdom and understanding and ⁹ made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure that He purposed for Himself ¹⁰for an administration at the fulfillment of the days to bring everything together in the Christ, the things in heaven and the things on earth.

¹¹ In Him we were also made heirs, having been marked out beforehand according to the purpose of the One who works

everything in agreement of His will, ¹² that we should bring praise for His glory, everyone who has trusted in the Christ. ¹³ After you heard the truthful word (the good news of your salvation) you believed and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is a pledge of our inheritance that we received before the fact, for a release of the possession, to His praise and glory.

Paul Prays for the Spiritual Advancement of the Ephesians

¹⁵ That is why, when I heard of your faith in Jesus our Lord and your love in connection with

the saints, ¹⁶ I always thank God for you and remember you when I pray. ¹⁷ This is my prayer: That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in all knowledge of Him. ¹⁸The eyes of your heart have been opened so that you know what the hope is to which you are being called; the glorious riches for His heirs among the saints and ¹⁹ the surpassing majesty of his power to all of us who believe, in accord with his mighty strength.

²⁰ This power He used to raise the Christ from the dead and seat him at His right hand in

heaven. ²¹ He is above every ruler, authority, power, and named name in this age and the age to come. ²² And everything He put under his feet and gave headship over all things pertaining to the church ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.