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Ephesians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,tothesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40thatareG1510atEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181,andthefaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3BlessedG2127betheGodθεὸςtheosG2316andFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whohathblessedG2127uswitheveryspiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152blessingεὐλογίᾳeulogiaG2129intheheavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesinChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547:

4evenG2532ashechoseusinhimbeforethefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,thatweshouldbeG1510holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andwithoutblemishbeforehiminloveἀγάπῃagapēG26:

5having foreordainedusuntoadoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206assonsG5206throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547untohimself,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothegoodεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107pleasureG2107ofhiswill,

6tothepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofhisgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichhefreelybestowedonusintheBelovedἠγαπημένῳ,ēgapēmenōG25:

7inwhomwehaveourredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629throughhisbloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofourtrespassesG3900,accordingκατὰkataG2596totherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofhisgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,

8whichhemadetoaboundG4052towardusinallwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andprudence,

9makingknownuntousthemysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofhiswill,accordingκατὰkataG2596tohisgoodG2107pleasureεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107whichhepurposedinhim

10untoadispensationofthefulnessofthetimesG2540,tosumupallthingsπάνταpantaG3956inChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,thethingsG3956intheheavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andthethingsG3956upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093;inhim,Isay,

11inwhomalsoκαὶkaiG2532weweremadeaheritage, havingbeenforeordainedaccordingG2596tothepurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286ofhimwhoworkethallthingsπάνταpantaG3956afterthecounselβουλὴνboulēnG1012ofhiswill;

12totheendthatweshouldbeG1510untothepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391,wewhohadbeforehopedinChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547:

13inwhomyealsoκαὶkaiG2532,havingheardG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofthetruthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofyoursalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991,—inwhom,havingalsoκαὶkaiG2532believedG4100, yeweresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972withtheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,

14whichisG1510anearnestofourinheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817, untotheredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629ofGod’sownpossessionπεριποιήσεωςperipoiēseōsG4047, untothepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

15ForthiscauseIalsoG2532, havingheardG191ofthefaithπίστινpistinG4102intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whichisamongyou,andtheloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichye showtowardallthesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,

16ceaseπαύομαιpauomaiG3973nottogiveG2168thanksεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnG2168foryou,makingG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417ofyouinmyprayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335;

17thattheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theFatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofgloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,maygiveδώῃdōēG1325untoyouaspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andrevelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602intheknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofhim;

18havingtheeyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788ofyourheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588enlightenedπεφωτισμένουςpephōtismenousG5461,thatye mayknowwhatisG1510thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofhiscallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821,whattherichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofhisinheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817inthesaintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40,

19andwhattheexceedinggreatnessofhispowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411tous-wardwhobelieveG4100,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothatworkingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753ofthestrengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479ofhismight

20whichhewroughtinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,whenheraisedG1453himfromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andmadehimtositG2523athisrightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188intheheavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032places,

21faraboveallruleG746,andauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,andpowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411,anddominion,andeverynameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686thatisnamedG3686,notonlyG3440inthisworld,butalsoG2532inthatwhichistocomeG3195:

22andheputallthingsπάνταpantaG3956insubjectionG5293underhisfeetG4228,andgaveG1325himtobeheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776overallthingsπάνταpantaG3956tothechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,

23whichisG1510hisbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,thefulnessofhimthatfillethallinall.

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