      | ¶ | 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: | |
 | Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. | ||
| ¶ | Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ: | |
 | 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: | ||
| Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, | ||
| To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. | ||
| In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; | ||
| Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; | ||
| Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: | ||
| 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: | ||
| 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: | ||
| That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. | ||
| 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, | ||
| Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. | ||
| ¶ | Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, | |
| Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; | ||
| 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: | ||
| 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, | ||
| And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, | ||
| Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places], | ||
| 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: | ||
| And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church, | ||
| Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. |
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Ephesians - Chapter 1
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