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The Blessings of Redemption
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Spiritual Blessings
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.
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight
He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him
God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ — which is to fulfill his own good plan.
with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him
And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ — everything in heaven and on earth.
also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,
to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation — having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints,
do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;
I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else — not only in this world but also in the world to come.
And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.