Ephesios 1
1 Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei sanctis omnibus qui sunt Ephesi et fidelibus in Christo Iesu
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God: To God's people who are in Ephesus--believers in Christ Jesus.
2 gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo
May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi qui benedixit nos in omni benedictione spiritali in caelestibus in Christo
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ;
4 sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem ut essemus sancti et inmaculati in conspectu eius in caritate
even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence.
5 qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum secundum propositum voluntatis suae
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--
6 in laudem gloriae gratiae suae in qua gratificavit nos in dilecto
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.
7 in quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem eius remissionem peccatorum secundum divitias gratiae eius
It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace,
8 quae superabundavit in nobis in omni sapientia et prudentia
the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us,
9 ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suae secundum bonum placitum eius quod proposuit in eo
when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose
10 in dispensationem plenitudinis temporum instaurare omnia in Christo quae in caelis et quae in terra sunt in ipso
for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it--the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him.
11 in quo etiam sorte vocati sumus praedestinati secundum propositum eius qui omnia operatur secundum consilium voluntatis suae
In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will,
12 ut simus in laudem gloriae eius qui ante speravimus in Christo
so that we should be devoted to the extolling of His glorious attributes--we who were the first to fix our hopes on Christ.
13 in quo et vos cum audissetis verbum veritatis evangelium salutis vestrae in quo et credentes signati estis Spiritu promissionis Sancto
And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--having believed in Him--were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit;
14 qui est pignus hereditatis nostrae in redemptionem adquisitionis in laudem gloriae ipsius
that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.
15 propterea et ego audiens fidem vestram quae est in Domino Iesu et dilectionem in omnes sanctos
For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your love for all God's people,
16 non cesso gratias agens pro vobis memoriam vestri faciens in orationibus meis
offer never ceasing thanks on your behalf while I make mention of you in my prayers.
17 ut Deus Domini nostri Iesu Christi Pater gloriae det vobis spiritum sapientiae et revelationis in agnitione eius
For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him,
18 inluminatos oculos cordis vestri ut sciatis quae sit spes vocationis eius quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened so that you may know what is the hope which His call to you inspires, what the wealth of the glory of His inheritance in God's people,
19 et quae sit supereminens magnitudo virtutis eius in nos qui credidimus secundum operationem potentiae virtutis eius
and what the transcendent greatness of His power in us believers as seen in the working of His infinite might
20 quam operatus est in Christo suscitans illum a mortuis et constituens ad dexteram suam in caelestibus
when He displayed it in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His own right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 supra omnem principatum et potestatem et virtutem et dominationem et omne nomen quod nominatur non solum in hoc saeculo sed et in futuro (aiōn g165)
high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come. (aiōn g165)
22 et omnia subiecit sub pedibus eius et ipsum dedit caput supra omnia ecclesiae
God has put all things under His feet, and has appointed Him universal and supreme Head of the Church, which is His Body,
23 quae est corpus ipsius plenitudo eius qui omnia in omnibus adimpletur
the completeness of Him who everywhere fills the universe with Himself.
