Paul, aan apostle
of bChrist
Jesus
1 cby the will
of God
,
To the 2 dsaints who are 3at eEphesus
and fwho are faithful
in bChrist
Jesus
:
aGrace to you and peace
from God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
aBlessed be the God
and Father
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, who has blessed
us with every
spiritual
blessing
in bthe heavenly
places in Christ
,
just as aHe chose
us in Him before
bthe foundation
of the world
, that we would be choly
and blameless
before
1Him. dIn love
1He apredestined us to badoption
as sons
through
Jesus
Christ
to Himself
, caccording
to the 2kind
intention
of His will,
ato the praise of the glory
of His grace
, which
He freely
bestowed
on us in bthe Beloved
.
aIn 1Him we have bredemption
cthrough
His blood
, the dforgiveness
of our trespasses
, according
to ethe riches
of His grace
which He 1lavished
on 2us. In all
wisdom
and insight
He 1 amade known
to us the mystery
of His will, baccording
to His 2kind
intention
which
He cpurposed
in Him
with a view to an administration
1suitable
to athe fullness
of the times
, that is, bthe summing
up of all
things
in Christ
, things 2in the heavens
and things on the earth
. In Him
1also we 2 ahave obtained
an inheritance
, having been bpredestined
caccording
to His purpose
who works
all
things
dafter
the counsel
of His will,
to the end that we who were the first
to hope
in 1Christ
would be ato the praise
of His glory
.
In 1Him, you also, after listening
to athe message
of truth
, the gospel
of your salvation
--having also
2believed
, you were bsealed
in 1Him with cthe Holy
Spirit
of promise
,
who is 1 agiven
as a pledge
of bour inheritance
, with a view
to the credemption
of dGod's own possession
, eto the praise
of His glory
.
For this reason
I too
, ahaving heard
of the faith
in the Lord
Jesus
which exists among
you and 1your love
for ball
the 2saints
,
ado not cease giving
thanks
for you, bwhile making
mention
of you in my prayers
;
that the aGod of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, bthe Father
of glory
, may give
to you a spirit
of cwisdom
and of drevelation
in the 1knowledge
of Him.
I pray that athe eyes of your heart
1may be enlightened
, so
that you will know
what
is the bhope
of His ccalling
, what
are dthe riches
of the glory
of eHis inheritance
in fthe 2saints
,
and what is the surpassing
greatness
of His power
toward
us who believe
. aThese are in accordance
with the working
of the bstrength
of His might
which He brought
about
in Christ
, when He araised
Him from the dead
and bseated
Him at His right
hand
in cthe heavenly
places,
far above
aall
rule
and authority
and power
and dominion
, and every
bname
that is named
, not only
in cthis
age
but also
in the one to come
.
And He aput all
things
in subjection
under
His feet
, and gave
Him as bhead
over
all
things
to the church
,
which is His abody
, the bfullness
of Him who cfills
dall
in all
.