Ephesians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints (in Ephesus) who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, that is, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Sovereign 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 places in Christ;
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;
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
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,
5 having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
having predestined us into an adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, into Him[S], according to the good pleasure of His[F] will,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved One,
to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He graced us in the Beloved;
7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
in whom we have the redemption through His[S] blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His[F] grace,
8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
that He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and intelligent design,
9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
having made known to us the ‘secret’ of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him[S],
10 to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
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],
11 in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
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,
12 to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
so that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first trusted in the Christ;
13 in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation, —in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
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,
14 who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
who is the down payment on our inheritance until the release of the possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,
Because of this, having heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
I really do not stop giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
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,
18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
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,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
and 3) what the exceeding greatness of His power into us who are believing, according to the demonstration of the extent of His might
20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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,
21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
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)
22 He put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
In short, He[F] placed everything under His[S] feet, and appointed Him to be Head over everything in the Church,
23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
which is His body, the complement of Him who fills everything in every way.
