Ephesians 1
1 This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to God's will, to the Christians in Ephesus and those who trust in Christ Jesus.
PAULOS, an apostle of Jeshu Meshiha by the will of Aloha, to those who are in Ephesos, saints and believers in Jeshu Meshiha:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
peace be with you, and grace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
3 Praise God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with all that's spiritually good in the heavenly world,
Blessed be He, Aloha, the Father of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, who hath blessed us with all blessings of the Spirit in heaven, in the Meshiha;
4 just as he chose us to be in him before the beginning of this world, so that in love we could be holy and without fault before him.
as he before elected us in him, from before the foundations of the world, that we should be saints, and without blemish before him,
5 He decided in advance to adopt us as his children, working through Jesus Christ to bring us to himself. He was happy to do this because this is what he wanted.
and in love predesignated us unto himself, and constituted us children in Jeshu Meshiha, according to the pleasure of his will;
6 So we praise him for his glorious grace that he so kindly gave us in his beloved Son.
that the glory of his grace might be glorified, that (grace) which he hath poured upon us by the hand of his Beloved:
7 Through him we gain salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins as a result of his priceless grace
in whom we have redemption, and by his blood the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace
8 that he so generously provided for us, together with all wisdom and understanding.
which he hath made to abound in us in all wisdom and in all understanding of the Spirit;
9 He revealed to us his previously-hidden will through which he was happy to pursue his plan
and hath made known to us the mystery of his will, which before he had determined in himself should be done:
10 at the appropriate time to bring everyone together in Christ—those in heaven and those on the earth.
that in the dispensation of the fulness of the times, every thing from the first might be renovated in the Meshiha, in heaven and in earth. And by him
11 In him—we were chosen beforehand, according to the plan of the one who is working everything out according to his will,
we have been chosen, even as he predesignated and willed, who worketh all according to the mind of his will;
12 for the purpose that we who were the first to hope in Christ could praise his glory.
that we who first hoped in the Meshiha, should be to the honour of his glory.
13 In him—you too have heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation. In him—because you trusted in him you were stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit's promise,
In whom you also heard the word of truth, which is the gospel of your salvation; and in whom you believed and were sealed with the Spirit of Holiness who was promised;
14 which is a down-payment on our inheritance when God redeems what he's kept safe for himself—us, who will praise and give him glory!
who is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of those who are saved, and unto the praise of his majesty.
15 That's the reason, because I've heard of your trust in the Lord Jesus and the love that you have for all Christians,
ON account of this, behold, I also, since I heard of your faith in our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and your love to all the saints,
16 why I never stop thanking God for you and remember you in my prayers.
have not ceased to give thanks on your behalf, and to remember you in my prayers;
17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom to see and know him as he really is.
that the God of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, the Father of glory, would give to you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in his knowledge,
18 May your minds be enlightened so you can understand the hope he's called you to— the glorious riches he promises as an inheritance to his holy people.
and would enlighten the eyes of your hearts to know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance for the saints,
19 May you also understand God's amazing power
and what is the inheritance of his power in us who believe, according to the operation of the might of his power,
20 that he demonstrated in raising Christ from the dead. God seated Christ at his right hand in heaven,
which he wrought in the Meshiha, and raised him from among the dead, and set him at his right hand in heaven, above all the principalities,
21 far above any other ruler, authority, power, or lord, or any leader with all their titles—not only in this world, but also in the coming world too. (aiōn g165)
and powers, and mighty ones, and rulers, and above every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in (that) to come; (aiōn g165)
22 God has made everything subject to the authority of Christ, and has given him the responsibility as head over everything for the church,
and subjected every thing beneath his feet: and Him who is over all he hath given to be the head of the church,
23 which is his body, filled full and made complete by Christ, who fills and brings everything to completion.
which is His body, the completeness of Him who all in all completeth.
