Ephesians 1

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 be 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 to be holy and blameless before him. In love, he predestined us for adoption as sons to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, 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 trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding, making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in him, to carry out his plan when the times reach their fullness: to bring all things together in Christ, things in the heavens and things on earth. In him we were also given an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who first hoped in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you too, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of his possession, to the praise of his glory. For this reason I too, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength, which he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above every rule, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. He subjected all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all in all.

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