< 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, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace [be] to you, and peace from God our Father, and [from] 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 places in Christ;
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] 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;
According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his 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, in which he hath made us accepted 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 redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
In which he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence;
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 mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
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;
That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might collect in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:
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 also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12 to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in 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,
In whom ye also [trusted], after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that 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.
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased 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,
Wherefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
Cease not to give 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 to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
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 understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and 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 what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
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 wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],
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 )
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: (aiōn )
22 He put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
And put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,
23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.