Ephesios 1
1 Paulus Apostolus Iesu Christi per voluntatem Dei, omnibus sanctis, qui sunt Ephesi, et fidelibus in Christo Iesu.
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith 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,
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
4 sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem, ut essemus sancti et immaculati in conspectu eius in charitate.
Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
5 Qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum: secundum propositum voluntatis suae,
As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
6 in laudem gloriae gratiae suae, in qua gratificavit nos in dilecto filio suo.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
7 In quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem eius, remissionem peccatorum secundum divitias gratiae eius,
In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,
8 quae superabundavit in nobis in omni sapientia, et prudentia:
Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
9 ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suae, secundum beneplacitum eius, quod proposuit in eo,
Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
10 in dispensatione plenitudinis temporum, instaurare omnia in Christo, quae in caelis, et quae in terra sunt, in ipso:
The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
11 In quo etiam et nos sorte vocati sumus praedestinati secundum propositum eius, qui operatur omnia secundum consilium voluntatis suae:
In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
12 ut simus in laudem gloriae eius nos, qui ante speravimus in Christo:
So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:
13 In quo et vos, cum audissetis verbum veritatis, (Evangelium salutis vestrae) in quo et credentes signati estis Spiritu promissionis sancto,
In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,
14 qui est pignus hereditatis nostrae, in redemptionem acquisitionis, in laudem gloriae ipsius.
Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, 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 cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,
16 non cesso gratias agens pro vobis, memoriam vestri faciens in orationibus meis:
Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;
17 ut Deus, Domini nostri Iesu Christi pater, gloriae, det vobis spiritum sapientiae et revelationis, in agnitione eius:
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;
18 illuminatos oculos cordis vestri, ut sciatis quae sit spes vocationis eius, et quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis,
And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
19 et quae sit supereminens magnitudo virtutis eius in nos, qui credimus secundum operationem potentiae virtutis eius,
And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,
20 quam operatus est in Christo, suscitans illum a mortuis, et constituens ad dexteram suam in caelestibus:
By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,
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 over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come: (aiōn g165)
22 Et omnia subiecit sub pedibus eius: et ipsum dedit caput supra omnem Ecclesiam,
And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,
23 quae est corpus ipsius, et plenitudo eius, qui omnia in omnibus adimpletur.
Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.
