Ephesians 1:4–14

⁴according as he has chosen us in him before the world’s foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; ⁵having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved: ⁷in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace; ⁸which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence, ⁹having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself ¹⁰for 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, ¹¹in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will, ¹²that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ: ¹³in whom ye also have trusted, having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory.