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an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love 5 He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 He has made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Christ, 10 for the conclusion of His intentions in the days of fulfilment—to bring together everything in Christ, both the things in heaven and the things on earth—in Him.
11 In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, 12 so that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory.
13 In Christ you were also included, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. For when you believed in Him, you were marked with the seal, the promised Holy Spirit. 14 He is the guarantee of our inheritance as God’s own people, until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 This is why, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I continue praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so you may know what is the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance among the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power for us who believe, according to the working of His vast power 20 that He demonstrated in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given—not only in this age but also in the age to come. 22 And God has placed all things under His feet and appointed Him as head over everything for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way.