Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 1

(Acts 19:8–12; Revelation 2:1–7)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,To theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40τοῖςtoisG3588οὖσινousinG1510inἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181,καὶkaiG2532thefaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Spiritual Blessings

(Romans 8:28–34)

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128betheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoὁhoG3588has blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127usG1473inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547withἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152blessingεὐλογίᾳeulogiaG2129inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032.

4ForκαθὼςkathōsG2531He choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586usG1473inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846beforeπρὸproG4253thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889G1473to beG1510holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299in His presenceκατενώπιον αὐτοῦkatenōpion autouG2714 G846.InἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26

5He predestinedπροορίσαςproorisasG4309usG1473forεἰςeisG1519adoption as His sonsυἱοθεσίαν εἰς αὐτὸνhuiothesian eis autonG5206 G1519 G846throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588good pleasureεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307,

6toεἰςeisG1519thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichἧςhēsG3739He has freely givenἐχαρίτωσενecharitōsenG5487usG1473inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Belovedἠγαπημένῳ,ēgapēmenōG25One.

7InἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192τὴνtēnG3588redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629throughδιὰdiaG1223Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,theτὴνtēnG3588forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of ourτῶνtōnG3588trespassesπαραπτωμάτων,paraptōmatōnG3900,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485

8thatἧςhēsG3739He lavishedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052onεἰςeisG1519usG1473withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532understandingφρονήσειphronēseiG5428.

9AndHe has made knownγνωρίσαςgnōrisasG1107to usG1473theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307according toκατὰkataG2596Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588good pleasureεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107,whichἣνhēnG3739He purposedπροέθετοproethetoG4388inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846

10asεἰςeisG1519a planοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622for theτοῦtouG3588fullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138ofτῶνtōnG3588timeκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,to bringἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαιanakephalaiōsasthaiG346all thingsπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588inἐπὶepiG1909τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588onἐπὶepiG1909τοῖςtoisG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093together inἐνenG1722τὰtaG3588ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547τῆςtēsG3588.

11InG1722HimG846G1722ᾧhōG3739we were also chosen as God’s ownκαὶ ἐκληρώθημενkai eklērōthēmenG2532 G2820,having been predestinedπροορισθέντεςprooristhentesG4309according toκατὰkataG2596theplanπρόθεσινprothesinG4286ofτοῦtouG3588Him whoworks outἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754τὰtaG3588everythingπάνταpantaG3956byκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588counselβουλὴνboulēnG1012ofτοῦtouG3588HisG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307,

12in order thatεἰςeisG1519weG1473,whoτὸtoG3588were the first to hopeπροηλπικόταςproēlpikotasG4276inἐνenG1722τοὺςtousG3588ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547τῷtōG3588,would beG1510forεἰςeisG1519thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739,having heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191andκαὶkaiG2532believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225—theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμεῖςhumeisG4771salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991—youὑμῶν,humōnG4771were sealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972withτῷtōG3588theτῆςtēsG3588τῷtōG3588promisedἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739,

14whoὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510thepledgeἀρραβὼνarrabōnG728of ourG1473τῆςtēsG3588inheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817untilεἰςeisG1519theredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629of thoseτῆςtēsG3588who are God’spossessionπεριποιήσεωςperipoiēseōsG4047,toεἰςeisG1519thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

Spiritual Wisdom

(1 Corinthians 2:6–16)

15For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223 G3778,ever sinceG2504I heard aboutἀκούσαςakousasG191τὴνtēnG3588yourκαθ᾽ ὑμᾶςkath᾽ humasG2596 G4771faithπίστινpistinG4102inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andG2532yourτὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26τὴνtēnG3588forεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,

16I have notοὐouG3756stoppedπαύομαιpauomaiG3973giving thanksεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnG2168forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,remembering youμνείαν ποιούμενοςmneian poioumenosG4160 G3417inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473τῶνtōnG3588prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335,

17thatἵναinaG2443theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theὁhoG3588τῆςtēsG3588gloriousδόξης,doxēsG1391FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,may giveδώῃdōēG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771aspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602inἐνenG1722yourknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846.

18I ask thattheτοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788ofτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588may be enlightenedπεφωτισμένουςpephōtismenousG5461,so thatεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588may knowG1492τίςtisG5101ἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821τίςtisG5101,theὁhoG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846gloriousδόξης τῆςdoxēs tēsG3588 G1391inheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40,

19andκαὶkaiG2532τίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588surpassingὑπερβάλλονhuperballonG5235greatnessμέγεθοςmegethosG3174ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411toεἰςeisG1519usG1473whoτοὺςtousG3588believeπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100. These arein accordance withκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846mightyἰσχύοςischuosG2479τῆςtēsG3588strengthκράτουςkratousG2904,

20whichἣνhēnG3739He exertedἐνήργησενenērgēsenG1754inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547when He raisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andκαὶkaiG2532seatedκαθίσαςkathisasG2523HimatἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032,

21far aboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάσηςpasēsG3956ruleἀρχῆςarchēsG746andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849καὶkaiG2532,powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532dominionκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686that is namedὀνομαζομένουonomazomenouG3687,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440inἐνenG1722the presentτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588oneto comeμέλλοντι,mellontiG3195.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532GodputὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293everythingπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532madeἔδωκενedōkenG1325HimαὐτὸνautonG846headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776overὑπὲρhuperG5228everythingπάνταpantaG3956for theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,

23whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,theτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138ofτοῦtouG3588Himwho fillsπληρουμένου.¶plēroumenouG4137τὰtaG3588allπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956.