Ephesians 1

Chapter 1

The Blessings of Redemption

¹Paul, ^aan apostle of ^bChrist Jesus ^1cby the will of God,

To the ^2dsaints who are ³at ^eEphesus and ^fwho are faithful in Christ Jesus:

^2aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

^3aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in ^bthe heavenly places in Christ,

⁴just as ^aHe chose us in Him before ^bthe foundation of the world, that we would be ^choly and blameless before ¹Him. ^dIn love

⁵¹He ^apredestined us to ^badoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, ^caccording to the ²kind intention of His will,

^6ato the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in ^bthe Beloved.

^7aIn ¹Him we have ^bredemption ^cthrough His blood, the ^dforgiveness of our trespasses, according to ^ethe riches of His grace

⁸which He ¹lavished on ²us. In all wisdom and insight

⁹He ^1amade known to us the mystery of His will, ^baccording to His ²kind intention which He ^cpurposed in Him

¹⁰with a view to an administration ¹suitable to ^athe fullness of the times, that is, ^bthe summing up of all things in Christ, things ²in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him

¹¹¹also we ^2ahave obtained an inheritance, having been ^bpredestined ^caccording to His purpose who works all things ^dafter the counsel of His will,

¹²to the end that we who were the first to hope in ¹Christ would be ^ato the praise of His glory.

¹³In ¹Him, you also, after listening to ^athe message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ²believed, you were ^bsealed in Him with ^cthe Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁴who is ^1agiven as a pledge of ^bour inheritance, with a view to the ^credemption of ^dGod’s own possession, ^eto the praise of His glory.

¹⁵For this reason I too, ^ahaving heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ¹your love for ^ball the ²saints,

^16ado not cease giving thanks for you, ^bwhile making mention of you in my prayers;

¹⁷that the ^aGod of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^bthe Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of ^cwisdom and of ^drevelation in the ¹knowledge of Him.

¹⁸I pray that ^athe eyes of your heart ¹may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the ^bhope of His ^ccalling, what are ^dthe riches of the glory of ^eHis inheritance in ^fthe ²saints,

¹⁹and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. ^aThese are in accordance with the working of the ^bstrength of His might

²⁰which He brought about in Christ, when He ^araised Him from the dead and ^bseated Him at His right hand in ^cthe heavenly places,

²¹far above ^aall rule and authority and power and dominion, and every ^bname that is named, not only in ^cthis age but also in the one to come.

²²And He ^aput all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as ^bhead over all things to the church,

²³which is His ^abody, the ^bfullness of Him who ^cfills ^dall in all.