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Ephesians 1:4-14

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.

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