Paul, aan apostle of bChrist Jesus 1 cby the will of God,
To the 2 dsaints who are 3at eEphesus and fwho are faithful in bChrist Jesus:
2aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in bthe heavenly places in Christ,
4just as aHe chose us in Him before bthe foundation of the world, that we would be choly and blameless before 1Him. dIn love
51He apredestined us to badoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, caccording to the 2kind intention of His will,
6ato the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in bthe Beloved.
7aIn 1Him we have bredemption cthrough His blood, the dforgiveness of our trespasses, according to ethe riches of His grace
8which He 1lavished on 2us. In all wisdom and insight
9He 1 amade known to us the mystery of His will, baccording to His 2kind intention which He cpurposed in Him
10with a view to an administration 1suitable to athe fullness of the times, that is, bthe summing up of all things in Christ, things 2in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him
111also we 2 ahave obtained an inheritance, having been bpredestined caccording to His purpose who works all things dafter the counsel of His will,
12to the end that we who were the first to hope in 1Christ would be ato the praise of His glory.
13In 1Him, you also, after listening to athe message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also 2believed, you were bsealed in 1Him with cthe Holy Spirit of promise,
14who is 1 agiven as a pledge of bour inheritance, with a view to the credemption of dGod's own possession, eto the praise of His glory.
15For this reason I too, ahaving heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and 1your love for ball the 2saints,
16ado not cease giving thanks for you, bwhile making mention of you in my prayers;
17that the aGod of our Lord Jesus Christ, bthe Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of cwisdom and of drevelation in the 1knowledge of Him.
18I pray that athe eyes of your heart 1may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the bhope of His ccalling, what are dthe riches of the glory of eHis inheritance in fthe 2saints,
19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. aThese are in accordance with the working of the bstrength of His might
20which He brought about in Christ, when He araised Him from the dead and bseated Him at His right hand in cthe heavenly places,
21far above aall rule and authority and power and dominion, and every bname that is named, not only in cthis age but also in the one to come.
22And He aput all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as bhead over all things to the church,
23which is His abody, the bfullness of Him who cfills dall in all.