Ephesians 1
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1 Paul, an
apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints
which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace be
to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:
4 According as
he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ
to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise
of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in
the beloved.
7 In whom we
have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace;
8 Wherein he
hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9 Having made
known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the
dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together
in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and
which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also
we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according
to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel
of his own will:
12 That we
should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in
Christ.
13 In whom ye
also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the
earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I
heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the
saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks
for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the
hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the
exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in
Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him
at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that
which is to come:
22 And hath put all things
under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all
things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the
fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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