Ephesians 1:1-13 ▼

1 From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by God's will. To: His holy and faithful people in Ephesus who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

2 May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm,

4 just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

5 he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,

6 so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.

7 In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

8 that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom and understanding,

9 when he made known to us the secret of his will. This was according to his plan that he set forth in the Messiah

10 to usher in the fullness of the times and to bring together in the Messiah all things in heaven and on earth.

11 In the Messiah we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything that he wills to do,

12 so that we who had already fixed our hope on the Messiah might live for his praise and glory.

13 You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,