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Ephesians 1 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the holy ones who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: | |
| 2 | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | |
| 3 | Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, | Praise 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. | |
| 4 | according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love, | even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love | For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love | |
| 5 | having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, | he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, | he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— | |
| 6 | to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved, | to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. | to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. | |
| 7 | in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, | In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, | In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace | |
| 8 | in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence, | which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight | that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, | |
| 9 | having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself, | making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ | he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, | |
| 10 | in regard to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth—in Him; | as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. | to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. | |
| 11 | in whom also we obtained an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who is working all things according to the counsel of His will, | In 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, | In 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, | |
| 12 | for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who first hoped in the Christ, | so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. | in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. | |
| 13 | in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth—the good news of your salvation—in whom also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, | In 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, | And 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, | |
| 14 | which is a deposit of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory. | who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. | who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. | |
| 15 | Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the holy ones, | For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, | For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, | |
| 16 | do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, | I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, | I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. | |
| 17 | that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of Him, | that 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, | I 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. | |
| 18 | the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the holy ones, | having 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, | I 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, | |
| 19 | and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might, | and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might | and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength | |
| 20 | which He worked in the Christ, having raised Him out of the dead, and sat [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly [places], | that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, | he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, | |
| 21 | far above all principality, and authority, and might, and lordship, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one; | far 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. | far 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. | |
| 22 | and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him—head over all things to the Assembly, | And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, | And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, | |
| 23 | which is His body, the fullness of Him who is filling all in all. | which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. | which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. | |
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