Ephesians 1:3-14

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 10asG1519 a planG3622 for theG3588 fullnessG4138 ofG3588 timeG2540, to bringG346 all thingsG3956 inG1909 heavenG3772 andG2532 onG1909 earthG1093 together inG1722 ChristG5547.

11InG1722 HimG846 we were also chosen as God’s ownG2532G2820, having been predestinedG4309 according toG2596 the planG4286 ofG3588 Him who works outG1754 everythingG3956 byG2596 theG3588 counselG1012 ofG3588 HisG846 willG2307, 12in order thatG1519 weG1473, whoG3588 were the first to hopeG4276 inG1722 ChristG5547, would beG1510 forG1519 the praiseG1868 of HisG846 gloryG1391.

13AndG2532 inG1722 Him, having heardG191 andG2532 believedG4100 theG3588 wordG3056 of truthG225—theG3588 gospelG2098 ofG3588 yourG4771 salvationG4991—youG4771 were sealedG4972 withG3588 theG3588 promisedG1860 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 14whoG3739 isG1510 the pledgeG728 of ourG1473 inheritanceG2817 untilG1519 the redemptionG629 of thoseG3588 who are God’s possessionG4047, toG1519 the praiseG1868 ofG3588 HisG846 gloryG1391.