Ephesians 1
The Blessings of Redemption
1Paul, aan apostle of bChrist Jesus ▼▼ Lit through
,
dby the will of God, To the ▼▼ Or holy ones
,
fsaints who are ▼▼ Three early mss do not contain at Ephesus
at hEphesus and i who are faithful in jChrist Jesus: 2 kGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 lBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in mthe heavenly places in Christ, 4just as nHe chose us in Him before othe foundation of the world, that we would be pholy and blameless before ▼▼ Or Him, in love
Him. rIn love 5 ▼▼ Lit having predestined
He tpredestined us to uadoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, vaccording to the ▼▼ Lit good pleasure
kind intention of His will, 6 xto the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in ythe Beloved. 7 zIn ▼▼ Lit whom
Him we have abredemption acthrough His blood, the adforgiveness of our trespasses, according to aethe riches of His grace 8which He ▼▼ Lit made abundant toward
lavished on ▼▼ Or us, in all wisdom and insight
us. In all wisdom and insight 9He ▼▼ Lit making known
,
aimade known to us the mystery of His will, ajaccording to His ▼▼ Lit good pleasure
kind intention which He alpurposed in Him 10with a view to an administration ▼▼ Lit of
suitable to anthe fullness of the times, that is, aothe summing up of all things in Christ, things ▼▼ Lit upon
in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him 11 ▼▼ Lit in whom also
also we ▼▼ Or were made a heritage
,
ashave obtained an inheritance, having been atpredestined auaccording to His purpose who works all things avafter the counsel of His will, 12to the end that we who were the first to hope in ▼▼ I.e. the Messiah
Christ would be axto the praise of His glory. 13In ▼▼ Lit whom
Him, you also, after listening to azthe message of truth, the gospel of your salvation— having also ▼▼ Or believed in Him, you were sealed
believed, you were bbsealed in ▼▼ Lit whom
Him with bdthe Holy Spirit of promise, 14who is ▼▼ Or a down payment
,
bfgiven as a pledge of bgour inheritance, with a view to the bhredemption of bi God’s own possession, bjto the praise of His glory. 15For this reason I too, bkhaving heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ▼▼ Three early mss do not contain your love
your love for bmall the ▼▼ V 1, note 2
saints, 16 bodo not cease giving thanks for you, bpwhile making mention of you in my prayers; 17that the bqGod of our Lord Jesus Christ, brthe Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of bswisdom and of btrevelation in the ▼▼ Or true knowledge
knowledge of Him. 18I pray that bvthe eyes of your heart ▼▼ Lit being
may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the bxhope of His bycalling, what are bzthe riches of the glory of caHis inheritance in cbthe ▼▼ Or holy ones
saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. cd These are in accordance with the working of the cestrength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He cfraised Him from the dead and cgseated Him at His right hand in chthe heavenly places, 21far above ciall rule and authority and power and dominion, and every cjname that is named, not only in ckthis age but also in the one to come. 22And He clput all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as cmhead over all things to the church, 23which is His cnbody, the cofullness of Him who cpfills cqall in all.
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