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Ephesians 1

The Blessings of Redemption

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Paulg3972,  aan apostleg652 of  bChristg5547 Jesusg2424  1 cby the willg2307 of Godg2316,

To the  2 dsaintsg40 who are  3at  eEphesusg2181 and  fwho are faithfulg4103 in  bChristg5547 Jesusg2424:

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 aGraceg5485 to you and peaceg1515 from Godg2316 our Fatherg3962 and the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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 aBlessedg2128 be the Godg2316 and Fatherg3962 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, who has blessedg2127 us with everyg3956 spiritualg4152 blessingg2129 in  bthe heavenlyg2032 places in Christg5547,

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justg2531a as  aHe choseg1586 us in Him beforeg4253  bthe foundationg2602 of the worldg2889, that we would be  cholyg40 and blamelessg299b beforeg2714  1Him.  dIn loveg26

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 1He  apredestinedg4309 us to  badoptiong5206 as sonsg5206 throughg1223 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 to Himselfg846,  caccordingg2596 to the  2kindg2107 intentiong2107 of His will,

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 ato the praiseg1868 of the gloryg1391 of His graceg5485, whichg3739 He freelyg5487 bestowedg5487 on us in  bthe Belovedg25.

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 aIn  1Him we haveg2192  bredemptiong629  cthroughg1223 His bloodg129, the  dforgivenessg859 of our trespassesg3900, accordingg2596 to  ethe richesg4149 of His graceg5485

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whichg3739 He  1lavishedg4052 on  2us. In allg3956 wisdomg4678 and insightg5428

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He  1 amadeg1107 knowng1107 to us the mysteryg3466 of His will,  baccordingg2596 to His  2kindg2107 intentiong2107 whichg3739 He  cpurposedg4388 in Him

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with a viewg1519 to an administrationg3622  1suitableg3588 to  athe fullnessg4138 of the timesg2540, that is,  bthe summingg346 up of allg3956 thingsg3956 in Christg5547, things  2in the heavensg3772 and things on the earthg1093. In Him

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 1alsog2532 we  2 ahave obtainedg2820 an inheritanceg2820, having been  bpredestinedg4309  caccordingg2596 to His purposeg4286 who worksg1754 allg3956 thingsg3956  dafterg2596 the counselg1012 of His will,

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to the endg1519 that we who were the firstg4276 to hopeg4276 in  1Christg5547 would be  ato the praiseg1868 of His gloryg1391.

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In  1Him, you alsog2532, after listeningg191 to  athe messageg3056 of truthg225, the gospelg2098 of your salvationg4991--having alsog2532  2believedg4100, you were  bsealedg4972 in  1Him with  cthe Holyg40 Spiritg4151 of promiseg1860,

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whog3739 is  1 agiveng728 as a pledgeg728 of  bour inheritanceg2817, with a viewg1519 to the  credemptiong629 of  dGod's own possessiong4047,  eto the praiseg1868 of His gloryg1391.

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For thisg3778 reasong1223 I toog2532,  ahaving heardg191 of the faithg4102 in the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 which exists amongg2596 you and  1your loveg26 for  ballg3956 the  2saintsg40,

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 ado not ceaseg3973 givingg2168 thanksg2168 for you,  bwhile makingg4160 mentiong3417 of you in my prayersg4335;

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that the  aGodg2316 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547,  bthe Fatherg3962 of gloryg1391, may giveg1325 to you a spiritg4151 of  cwisdomg4678 and of  drevelationg602 in the  1knowledgeg1922 of Him.

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I pray that  athe eyesg3788 of your heartg2588  1may be enlightenedg5461, sog1519 that you will knowg3609a whatg5101 is the  bhopeg1680 of His  ccallingg2821, whatg5101 are  dthe richesg4149 of the gloryg1391 of  eHis inheritanceg2817 in  fthe  2saintsg40,

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and whatg5101 is the surpassingg5235 greatnessg3174 of His powerg1411 towardg1519 us who believeg4100.  aThese are in accordanceg2596 with the workingg1753b of the  bstrengthg2904 of His mightg2479

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whichg3739 He broughtg1754 aboutg1754 in Christg5547, when He  araisedg1453 Him from the deadg3498 and  bseatedg2523 Him at His rightg1188 handg1188 in  cthe heavenlyg2032 places,

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farg5231 aboveg5231  aallg3956 ruleg746 and authorityg1849 and powerg1411 and dominiong2963, and everyg3956  bnameg3686 that is namedg3687, not onlyg3440 in  cthisg3778 ageg165 but alsog2532 in the one to comeg3195.

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And He  aputg5293 allg3956 thingsg3956 in subjectiong5293 underg5259 His feetg4228, and gaveg1325 Him as  bheadg2776 overg5228 allg3956 thingsg3956 to the churchg1577,

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whichg3748 is His  abodyg4983, the  bfullnessg4138 of Him who  cfillsg4137  dallg3956 in allg3956.



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