Ephesians 1:3–21

Redemption in Christ

^3aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, ⁴just as ^bHe chose us in Him ^cbefore the foundation of the world, that we should ^dbe holy and without blame before Him in love, ^5ehaving predestined us to ^fadoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, ^gaccording to the good pleasure of His will, ⁶to the praise of the glory of His grace, ^hby which He ¹made us accepted in ⁱthe Beloved.

^7jIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to ^kthe riches of His grace ⁸which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and ²prudence, ^9lhaving made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure ^mwhich He purposed in Himself, ¹⁰that in the dispensation of ⁿthe fullness of the times ^oHe might gather together in one ^pall things in Christ, ³both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. ^11qIn Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to ^rthe purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, ^12sthat we ^twho first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

¹³In Him you also trusted, after you heard ^uthe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ^vyou were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ^14wwho ⁴is the ⁵guarantee of our inheritance ^xuntil the redemption of ^ythe purchased possession, ^zto the praise of His glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

¹⁵Therefore I also, ^aafter I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, ^16bdo not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: ¹⁷that ^cthe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^dmay give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, ^18ethe eyes of your ⁶understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is ^fthe hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, ^gaccording to the working of His mighty power ²⁰which He worked in Christ when ^hHe raised Him from the dead and ⁱseated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, ^21jfar above all ^kprincipality ⁷and ⁸power and ⁹might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.