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Ephesians 1:1–4

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Paul, an apostlea of Christ Jesus by the will of God,b

To God’s holy peoplec in Ephesus,ad the faithfule in Christ Jesus:

2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.f

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 realmsh with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose usi in him before the creation of the worldj to be holy and blamelessk in his sight. In lovel

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Footnotes

  1. aSome early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.

Cross references

  1. aSee 1 Co 1:1
  2. bSee 2 Co 1:1
  3. cSee Ac 9:13
  4. dSee Ac 18:19
  5. eCol 1:2
  6. fSee Ro 1:7
  7. g2 Co 1:3; 1 Pe 1:3
  8. hver 20; Eph 2:6; 3:10; 6:12
  9. i2 Th 2:13
  10. jSee Mt 25:34
  11. kLev 11:44; 20:7; 2 Sa 22:24; Ps 15:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22
  12. lEph 4:2, 15, 16

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will:

To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.

I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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