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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 1

The Blessings of Redemption

1Paul, 1an apostle of 2Christ Jesus 34by the will of God,

To the 56saints who are 7at 8Ephesus and 9who are faithful in 10Christ Jesus: 211Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

312Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in 13the heavenly places in Christ, 4just as 14He chose us in Him before 15the foundation of the world, that we would be 16holy and blameless before 17Him. 18In love 519He 20predestined us to 21adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, 22according to the 23kind intention of His will, 624to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in 25the Beloved. 726In 27Him we have 28redemption 29through His blood, the 30forgiveness of our trespasses, according to 31the riches of His grace 8which He 32lavished on 33us. In all wisdom and insight 9He 3435made known to us the mystery of His will, 36according to His 37kind intention which He 38purposed in Him 10with a view to an administration 39suitable to 40the fullness of the times, that is, 41the summing up of all things in Christ, things 42in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him 1143also we 4445have obtained an inheritance, having been 46predestined 47according to His purpose who works all things 48after the counsel of His will, 12to the end that we who were the first to hope in 49Christ would be 50to the praise of His glory. 13In 51Him, you also, after listening to 52the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also 53believed, you were 54sealed in 55Him with 56the Holy Spirit of promise, 14who is 5758given as a pledge of 59our inheritance, with a view to the 60redemption of 61God’s own possession, 62to the praise of His glory.

15For this reason I too, 63having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and 64your love for 65all the 66saints, 1667do not cease giving thanks for you, 68while making mention of you in my prayers; 17that the 69God of our Lord Jesus Christ, 70the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of 71wisdom and of 72revelation in the 73knowledge of Him. 18I pray that 74the eyes of your heart 75may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the 76hope of His 77calling, what are 78the riches of the glory of 79His inheritance in 80the 81saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. 82These are in accordance with the working of the 83strength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He 84raised Him from the dead and 85seated Him at His right hand in 86the heavenly places, 21far above 87all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every 88name that is named, not only in 89this age but also in the one to come. 22And He 90put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as 91head over all things to the church, 23which is His 92body, the 93fullness of Him who 94fills 95all in all.

Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:1 Rom 8:1 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:1 Lit through ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:1 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:1 Or holy ones ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:1 Acts 9:13 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:1 Three early mss do not contain at Ephesus ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:1 Acts 18:19 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:1 Col 1:2 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:1 Rom 8:1 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:3 Eph 1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:5 Lit good pleasure ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:8 Or us, in all wisdom and insight ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 1:9 Lit good pleasure ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 1:10 Lit of ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 1:11 Lit in whom also ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made a heritage ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 1:12 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 1:14 Or a down payment ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 1:14 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 1:14 Acts 20:32 ↩
  60. 60. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:7 ↩
  61. 61. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:11 ↩
  62. 62. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:6, 12 ↩
  63. 63. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
  64. 64. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
  65. 65. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
  66. 66. Ephesians 1:15 V 1, note 2 ↩
  67. 67. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
  68. 68. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
  69. 69. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
  70. 70. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
  71. 71. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
  72. 72. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
  73. 73. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
  74. 74. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
  75. 75. Ephesians 1:18 Lit being ↩
  76. 76. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
  77. 77. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
  78. 78. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
  79. 79. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
  80. 80. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  81. 81. Ephesians 1:18 Or holy ones ↩
  82. 82. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 3:7; Col 1:29 ↩
  83. 83. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 6:10 ↩
  84. 84. Ephesians 1:20 Acts 2:24 ↩
  85. 85. Ephesians 1:20 Mark 16:19 ↩
  86. 86. Ephesians 1:20 Eph 1:3 ↩
  87. 87. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 28:18; Col 1:16 ↩
  88. 88. Ephesians 1:21 Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12 ↩
  89. 89. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 12:32 ↩
  90. 90. Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6; 1 Cor 15:27 ↩
  91. 91. Ephesians 1:22 1 Cor 11:3; Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 ↩
  92. 92. Ephesians 1:23 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 ↩
  93. 93. Ephesians 1:23 John 1:16; Eph 3:19 ↩
  94. 94. Ephesians 1:23 Eph 4:10 ↩
  95. 95. Ephesians 1:23 Col 3:11 ↩

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