Ephesians 1
1 To Christ’s People at Ephesus who are faithful to him, from Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God.
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 May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has blessed us on high with every spiritual blessing, 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 For he chose us in our union with Christ before the creation of the universe, that we might be holy and blameless in his sight, living in the spirit of 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 From the first he destined us, in his good-will towards us, to be adopted as Sons through Jesus Christ,
having before appointed us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto Himself, according to the good pleasure of his will;
6 and so to enhance that glorious manifestation of his loving-kindness which he gave us in The Beloved;
to the praise of his glorious grace, whereby He hath made us acceptable in the Beloved:
7 for in him, and through the shedding of his blood, we have found redemption in the pardon of our offences.
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 All this accords with the loving-kindness which God lavished upon us, accompanied by countless gifts of wisdom and discernment,
wherein He hath abounded towards us with the highest wisdom and prudence;
9 when he made known to us his hidden purpose. And it also accords with the good-will which God purposed to exhibit in Christ,
having made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure, which He had before purposed in Himself:
10 in view of that Divine Order which was to mark the completion of the ages, when he should make everything, both in Heaven and on earth, centre 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 him, I say, for by our union with him we became God’s Heritage, having from the first been destined for this in the intention of him who, in all that happens, is carrying out his own fixed purpose;
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 that we should enhance his glory — we who have been the first to rest our hopes on the Christ.
that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13 And you, too, by your union with him, after you had heard the Message of the Truth, the Good News of your Salvation — you believed in him and were sealed as his by receiving the holy Spirit, which he had promised.
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 And the Spirit is a pledge of our future heritage, fore-shadowing the full redemption of God’s own People — to enhance his Glory.
who is the pledge of our inheritance, till the redemption of his purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 And therefore I, ever since I heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your confidence in all Christ’s People,
Wherefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus,
16 have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make 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 My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself;
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 that your minds may be so enlightened that you may realise the hope given by God’s Call, the wealth of the glory of his heritage among Christ’s People,
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 the transcendent greatness of the power which he is able to exercise in dealing with us who believe in him.
and what the exceeding greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the energy of his mighty strength;
20 The same mighty power was exerted upon the Christ, when he raised the Christ from the dead and ‘caused him to sit at his right hand’ on high, exalting him above all Angels and Archangels of every rank,
which He exerted in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at his own right hand in heavenly places,
21 and above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age 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 And God placed ‘all things under Christ’s feet,’ and gave him to the Church as its supreme Head;
and hath put all things under his feet, and given Him to be head over all things to the church;
23 for the Church is Christ’s Body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.
which is his body, the complete work of Him, who filleth all in all.
