Ephesios 1
1 Paulus Apostolus Iesu Christi per voluntatem Dei, omnibus sanctis, qui sunt Ephesi, et fidelibus in Christo Iesu.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Iesu Christo.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui benedixit nos in omni benedictione spirituali in caelestibus in Christo,
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,
4 sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem, ut essemus sancti et immaculati in conspectu eius in charitate.
just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and unblemished before him in love.
5 Qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum: secundum propositum voluntatis suae,
He foreordained us for adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 in laudem gloriae gratiae suae, in qua gratificavit nos in dilecto filio suo.
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.
7 In quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem eius, remissionem peccatorum secundum divitias gratiae eius,
In him we have redemption through his blood, the remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of God's grace,
8 quae superabundavit in nobis in omni sapientia, et prudentia:
which he lavished upon us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
9 ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suae, secundum beneplacitum eius, quod proposuit in eo,
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ
10 in dispensatione plenitudinis temporum, instaurare omnia in Christo, quae in caelis, et quae in terra sunt, in ipso:
as a plan for the fullness of times, to bring everything together in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 In quo etiam et nos sorte vocati sumus praedestinati secundum propositum eius, qui operatur omnia secundum consilium voluntatis suae:
In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his own will,
12 ut simus in laudem gloriae eius nos, qui ante speravimus in Christo:
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
13 In quo et vos, cum audissetis verbum veritatis, (Evangelium salutis vestrae) in quo et credentes signati estis Spiritu promissionis sancto,
And when you heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Christ, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 qui est pignus hereditatis nostrae, in redemptionem acquisitionis, in laudem gloriae ipsius.
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 Propterea et ego audiens fidem vestram, quae est in Christo Iesu, et dilectionem in omnes sanctos,
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 non cesso gratias agens pro vobis, memoriam vestri faciens in orationibus meis:
I have not ceased giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
17 ut Deus, Domini nostri Iesu Christi pater, gloriae, det vobis spiritum sapientiae et revelationis, in agnitione eius:
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him.
18 illuminatos oculos cordis vestri, ut sciatis quae sit spes vocationis eius, et quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis,
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 et quae sit supereminens magnitudo virtutis eius in nos, qui credimus secundum operationem potentiae virtutis eius,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
20 quam operatus est in Christo, suscitans illum a mortuis, et constituens ad dexteram suam in caelestibus:
He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 supra omnem principatum et potestatem, et virtutem, et dominationem, et omne nomen, quod nominatur non solum in hoc saeculo, sed etiam in futuro. (aiōn g165)
far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 Et omnia subiecit sub pedibus eius: et ipsum dedit caput supra omnem Ecclesiam,
God put all things in subjection under Christ's feet and appointed him as head over all things for the church,
23 quae est corpus ipsius, et plenitudo eius, qui omnia in omnibus adimpletur.
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
