< Ephesians 1 >
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ,
4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved,
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
in whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
in which He abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
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;
11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
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,
12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
for our being to the praise of His glory, [even] those who first hoped in the Christ,
13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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,
14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
which is a deposit of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the holy ones,
16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
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,
18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
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,
19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
which He worked in the Christ, having raised Him out of the dead, and sat [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly [places],
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. (aiōn )
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; (aiōn )
22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him—head over all things to the Assembly,
23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
which is His body, the fullness of Him who is filling all in all.