Ephesians 1:3–14

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^g who has blessed us in the heavenly realms^h with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴For he chose usⁱ in him before the creation of the world^j to be holy and blameless^k in his sight. In love^{l 5}he^b predestined^m us for adoption to sonship^cn through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure^o and will—⁶to the praise of his glorious grace,^p which he has freely given us in the One he loves.^{q 7}In him we have redemption^r through his blood,^s the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches^t of God’s grace ⁸that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, ⁹he^d made known to us the mystery^u of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed^v in Christ, ¹⁰to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment^w—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.^x

¹¹In him we were also chosen,^e having been predestined^y according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose^z of his will, ¹²in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.^{a 13}And you also were included in Christ^b when you heard the message of truth,^c the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,^d the promised Holy Spirit,^{e 14}who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance^f until the redemption^g of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.^h