1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God’s will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus. 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 with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ; 4  according as he has chosen us in him before the world’s foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; 5  having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6  to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved: 7  in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace; 8  which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence, 9  having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself 10  for the administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,