Ephesians 1
1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, that is, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Sovereign 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 with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 just as He[F] chose us in Him[S] before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him[F], in love,
just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love.
5 having predestined us into an adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, into Him[S], according to the good pleasure of His[F] will,
He foreordained us for adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He graced us in the Beloved;
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.
7 in whom we have the redemption through His[S] blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His[F] grace,
In him we have redemption through his blood, the remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of God's grace,
8 that He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and intelligent design,
which he lavished upon us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
9 having made known to us the ‘secret’ of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him[S],
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ
10 with a view to administering the fullness of the times, so as to bring all things together under one head in Christ—those on the heavens and those on the earth—in Him[S],
as a plan for the fullness of times, to bring everything together in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 in whom we were also assigned an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him[F] who works all things according to the decision of His will,
In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his own will,
12 so that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first trusted in the Christ;
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
13 about whom, to be sure, we had heard the true Word—the Gospel of your salvation; by whom, since you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
And when you heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Christ, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the down payment on our inheritance until the release of the possession, to the praise of His glory.
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 Because of this, having heard about 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 the saints,
16 I really do not stop giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
I have not ceased giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
17 that the God of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the real knowledge of Himself,
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him.
18 the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that you may know 1) what is the hope of His[F] calling, and 2) what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 and 3) what the exceeding greatness of His power into us who are believing, according to the demonstration of the extent of His might
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
20 which He exercised in the Christ when He raised Him[S] from among the dead and seated Him at His[F] right, in the heavenly realms,
He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above every ruler and authority and power and dominion—even every name that can be named, not only in this age but also in the next. (aiōn g165)
far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 In short, He[F] placed everything under His[S] feet, and appointed Him to be Head over everything in the Church,
God put all things in subjection under Christ's feet and appointed him as head over all things for the church,
23 which is His body, the complement of Him who fills everything in every way.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
