Ephesians 1
1 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:
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God: To God's people who are in Ephesus--believers in Christ Jesus.
2 grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ;
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ;
4 as he hath elected us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love:
even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence.
5 having predestinated us for his adopted children by Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, whereby he hath made us acceptable in that beloved one;
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.
7 in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace,
8 wherein he hath abounded towards us with all wisdom and intelligence,
the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us,
9 having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in himself;
when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose
10 at the dispensation of the fulness of the appointed times to gather together under one head all things in Christ, whether they be things in heaven or things in earth, in him:
for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it--the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him.
11 in whom also we have obtained our inheritance, predestinated according to the purpose of him who effectually worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will:
In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will,
12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first had hope in Christ.
so that we should be devoted to the extolling of His glorious attributes--we who were the first to fix our hopes on Christ.
13 In whom ye also trusted after ye had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the holy Spirit of promise,
And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--having believed in Him--were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit;
14 which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the final redemption, acquired by him, come, to the praise of his glory.
that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.
15 For this cause I also, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love ye have to all saints,
For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your love for all God's people,
16 have not ceased offering up my praises for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
offer never ceasing thanks on your behalf while I make mention of you in my prayers.
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation by the knowledge of him;
For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he hath called you, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance for the saints,
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened so that you may know what is the hope which His call to you inspires, what the wealth of the glory of His inheritance in God's people,
19 and what the transcendent greatness of his power in us, who believe, according to the energy of his mighty strength
and what the transcendent greatness of His power in us believers as seen in the working of His infinite might
20 which he displayed in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,
when He displayed it in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His own right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 far above all principality, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; (aiōn g165)
high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 and hath put all things under his feet, and hath appointed him head over all to the church,
God has put all things under His feet, and has appointed Him universal and supreme Head of the Church, which is His Body,
23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
the completeness of Him who everywhere fills the universe with Himself.
