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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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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To God’s holy people in Ephesus,a the faithful 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 and peace to you 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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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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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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For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. 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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heb predestined us for adoption to sonshipc through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and 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, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

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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 sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

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

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that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

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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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hed made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed 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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to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment — to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

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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 were also chosen,e having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose 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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in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for 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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And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, 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 a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession — 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, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

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

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I have not stopped giving 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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I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spiritf of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

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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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I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

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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 his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength

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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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he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

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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, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present 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 God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for 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 everything in every way.

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