Ephesians 1:1-9

1PaulG3972, an apostleG652 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 byG1223 the willG2307 of GodG2316,

To theG3588 saintsG40 inG1722 EphesusG2181,1 the faithfulG4103 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424:

2GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 to youG4771 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

3BlessedG2128 be theG3588 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, whoG3588 has blessedG2127 usG1473 inG1722 ChristG5547 withG1722 everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 inG1722 theG3588 heavenly realmsG2032. 4ForG2531 He choseG1586 usG1473 inG1722 HimG846 beforeG4253 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889 to beG1510 holyG40 andG2532 blamelessG299 in His presenceG2714G846. InG1722 loveG26 5He predestinedG4309 usG1473 forG1519 adoption as His sonsG5206G1519G846 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, according toG2596 theG3588 good pleasureG2107 ofG3588 HisG846 willG2307, 6toG1519 the praiseG1868 ofG3588 HisG846 gloriousG1391 graceG5485, whichG3739 He has freely givenG5487 usG1473 inG1722 theG3588 BelovedG25 One.

7InG1722 Him we haveG2192 redemptionG629 throughG1223 HisG846 bloodG129, theG3588 forgivenessG859 of ourG3588 trespassesG3900, according toG2596 theG3588 richesG4149 ofG3588 HisG846 graceG5485 8thatG3739 He lavishedG4052 onG1519 usG1473 withG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678 andG2532 understandingG5428. 9And He has made knownG1107 to usG1473 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of HisG846 willG2307 according toG2596 HisG846 good pleasureG2107, whichG3739 He purposedG4388 inG1722 Christ