Ephesians 1

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:● 2Grace {be} to you, and peace, from God our Father, and {from} the Lord Jesus Christ.● 3Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly {places} in Christ: {places: or, things}● 4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:● 5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,● 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.● 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;● 8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;● 9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:● 10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; {even} in him: {heaven: Gr. the heavens}● 11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:● 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. {trusted: or, hoped}● 13In whom ye also {trusted}, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,● 14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.● 15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,● 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;● 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: {in...: or, for the acknowledgement}● 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,● 19And what {is} the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, {his mighty power: Gr. the might of his power}● 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set {him} at his own right hand in the heavenly {places},● 21Far 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:● 22And hath put all {things} under his feet, and gave him {to be} the head over all {things} to the church,● 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.●