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| 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God's holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: | 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. | 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, |
| 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love | 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love |
| 5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- | 5he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, |
| 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. | 6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. |
| 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace | 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, |
| 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, | 8which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight |
| 9he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, | 9making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ |
| 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment--to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. | 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. |
| 11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, | 11In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, |
| 12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. | 12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. |
| 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, | 13In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, |
| 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory. | 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. |
| 15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, | 15For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, |
| 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. | 16I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, |
| 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. | 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, |
| 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, | 18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, |
| 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength | 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might |
| 20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, | 20that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, |
| 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. | 21far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. |
| 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, | 22And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, |
| 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. | 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. |
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