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, even 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 things by 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 unblameable 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 before appointed us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto Himself, 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 his glorious grace, whereby He hath made us acceptable 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, even the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
wherein He hath abounded towards us with the highest 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 secret of his will, according to his good pleasure, which He had before 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 fulness of times, He might reduce all things, both in heaven and on earth, under one head in Christ:
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;
even in Him, in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated to it according to the purpose of Him who effecteth 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, when ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also when ye believed, ye 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 pledge of our inheritance, till the redemption of his 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,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
and your love to all the saints, 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, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to 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,
and enlighten the eyes of your understanding; that ye may know, what is the hope of his calling, and how rich 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 the exceeding greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the energy of his mighty strength;
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 exerted in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at his own right hand in 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 g165)
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 g165)
22 He put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the church,
and hath put all things under his feet, and given Him to be 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 complete work of Him, who filleth all in all.
