Ephesians 1–2

1^*aPaul, an apostle of Jesus Christ ^bby the will of God, to the saints which are at ^cEphesus, and to ^dthe faithful in Christ Jesus: ^2eGrace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

^3fBlessed be ^gthe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings ^hin heavenly ^||places in Christ: ⁴According as ⁱhe hath ^jchosen us in him ^kbefore the foundation of the world, that we should be ^lholy and without blame before him in love: ^5mHaving predestinated us unto ⁿthe adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, ^oaccording to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath ^pmade us accepted in ^qthe beloved. ^7rIn whom we have ^sredemption ^tthrough his blood, ^uthe forgiveness of sins, according to ^vthe riches of his grace; ⁸Wherein ^whe hath abounded toward us in all ^xwisdom and prudence; ^9yHaving made known unto us the mystery of his will, ^oaccording to his good pleasure which ^zhe hath purposed in himself: ¹⁰That in the dispensation of ^athe fulness of times ^bhe might gather together in one ^call things in Christ, ^cboth which are in ^†heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: ¹¹In whom also ^dwe have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated ^eaccording to the purpose of him who worketh all things after ^fthe counsel of his own will: ¹²That we should be ^gto the praise of his glory, who ^hfirst ^||trusted in Christ. ¹³In whom ye also trusted, ⁱafter that ye heard ^kthe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also ^lafter that ye believed, ye were ^msealed with that holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴Which is ⁿthe earnest ^dof our inheritance until the ^oredemption of ^pthe purchased possession, ^gunto the praise of his glory.

¹⁵Wherefore I also, ^qafter I ^rheard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, ^16stCease not ^uto give thanks ^vfor you, making mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁷That ^wthe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^tmay give unto you the spirit of ^xwisdom and ^yrevelation ^||in the knowledge of him: ^18zThe eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is ^athe hope of his calling, and what ^bthe riches of the glory of his ^cinheritance in the saints, ¹⁹And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, ^daccording to the working ^†of his mighty power, ²⁰Which he wrought in Christ, ^ewhen he raised him from the dead, and ^fset him at his own right hand ^gin the heavenly places, ^21hFar above all ^ikprincipality, and ^kpower, and might, and dominion, and ^levery name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: ²²And ^mhath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be ⁿthe head over all things to the church, ^23oWhich is his body, ^pthe fulness of him that ^qfilleth ^rall in all.

2^aAnd you ^bhath he quickened, ^bwho were dead in trespasses and sins; ²Wherein ^cin time past ^ccye walked according to the ^dcourse of ^ethis world, according to ^fthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in ^gthe children of disobedience: ³Among whom also we all had our conversation ^cin times past in ^hthe lusts of our flesh, fulfilling ^†the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and ⁱwere ^jby nature ^jjthe children of wrath, even as others. ⁴But God, who is ^krich in mercy, for ^lhis great love wherewith he loved us, ⁵Even ^abmwhen we were dead in sins, hath ⁿquickened us together with Christ, ^||(by grace ye are saved;) ⁶And hath raised us up together, and made us ^osit together ^pin heavenly places in Christ Jesus: ⁷That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding ^kriches of his grace in ^qhis kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. ⁸For ^rby grace are ye saved ^sthrough faith; and that not of yourselves: ^tit is the gift of God: ^9uNot of works, ^wlest any man should boast. ¹⁰For we are ^xhis workmanship, ^ycreated in Christ Jesus unto ^zgood works, ^awhich God hath before ^||ordained ^aathat we should walk in them.

¹¹Wherefore remember, ^bthat ye being in ^ctime past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called ^dthe Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; ¹²That at that time ye were without Christ, ^ebeing aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and ^fstrangers from ^gthe covenants of promise, ^hhaving no hope, and without God in the world: ¹³But now in Christ Jesus ⁱye who ^csometimes were ^jfar off are made nigh ^kby the blood of Christ. ¹⁴For ^lhe is our peace, ^mwho hath made both one, and hath ⁿbroken down the middle wall of partition between us; ^15oHaving abolished ^pin his flesh ^ppthe enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ^oqordinances; for to make in himself of twain one ^rnew man, so ^lmaking peace; ¹⁶And that he might ^sreconcile both unto God in ^ssone body by the cross, ^othaving slain ^pthe enmity ^||uthereby: ¹⁷And came and ^wpreached peace to you which were ^jafar off, and to ^xthem that were nigh. ¹⁸For ^ythrough him we both ^zhave access ^aby one Spirit unto the Father. ¹⁹Now therefore ye are no more ^bcstrangers and ^cdforeigners, but ^efellowcitizens with the saints, and ^fof the household of God; ²⁰And are ^gbuilt upon the foundation of the ^hiapostles and ⁱprophets, ^kJesus Christ himself being ^lthe chief corner stone; ²¹In whom all the building ^mfitly framed together groweth unto ⁿan holy temple in the Lord: ²²In whom ^oye also are builded together ^pfor an habitation of God through the Spirit.