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Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

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Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithfula in Christ Jesus:

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

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

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Redemption in Christ

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,

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Spiritual Blessings in 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,

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just as He chose 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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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

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having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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he predestined usb for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

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to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He [a]made us accepted in the Beloved.

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to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [b]prudence,

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which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

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having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

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making knownc to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

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that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, [c]both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.

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as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

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In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

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that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

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so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.

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In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

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In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

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who[d] is the [e]guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

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who is the guaranteed of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,e to the praise of his glory.

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Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your lovef toward all the saints,

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do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

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I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

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the eyes of your [f]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

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which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

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that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

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far above all principality[g] and [h]power and [i]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

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far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

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And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

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And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,

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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

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Ephesians 1

Ephesians 1