New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 1

The Blessings of Redemption

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424by the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, To thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40who are atEphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181and who arefaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128bethe GodθεὸςtheosG2316and FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,who has blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127us with everyπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152blessingεὐλογίᾳeulogiaG2129inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesin ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,

4justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asHe choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586us in Him beforeπρὸproG4253the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889, that we would beholyἁγίουςhagiousG40and blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714Him.In loveἀγάπῃagapēG26

5HepredestinedπροορίσαςproorisasG4309us toadoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206as sonsG5206throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to HimselfG846,accordingκατὰkataG2596to thekindG2107intentionG2107of His will,

6to the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,whichἧςhēsG3739He freelyG5487bestowedG5487on us inthe Belovedἠγαπημένῳ,ēgapēmenōG25.

7InHim we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629throughδιὰdiaG1223His bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129, theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of our trespassesπαραπτωμάτων,paraptōmatōnG3900,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothe richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485

8whichἧςhēsG3739HelavishedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052onus. In allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678and insightφρονήσειphronēseiG5428

9HemadeG1107knownG1107to us the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of His will,accordingκατὰkataG2596to HiskindG2107intentionG2107whichἣνhēnG3739HepurposedπροέθετοproethetoG4388in Him

10with a viewεἰςeisG1519to an administrationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622suitableG3588tothe fullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138of the timesκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540, that is,the summingἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαιanakephalaiōsasthaiG346up of allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, thingsin the heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772and things on the earthγῆς,gēsG1093. In Him

11alsoκαὶkaiG2532wehave obtainedG2820an inheritanceG2820, having beenpredestinedπροορισθέντεςprooristhentesG4309accordingκατὰkataG2596to His purposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286who worksἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956afterκατὰkataG2596the counselβουλὴνboulēnG1012of His will,

12to the endG1519that we who were the firstG4276to hopeG4276inChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547would beto the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

13InHim, you alsoκαὶkaiG2532,after listeningἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191tothe messageλόγονlogonG3056of truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of your salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991--having alsoκαὶkaiG2532believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesG4100, you weresealedἐσφραγίσθητεesphragisthēteG4972in Him withthe HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860,

14whoὅhoG3739isgivenG728as a pledgeG728ofour inheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817,with a viewG1519to theredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629of God’s ownpossessionπεριποιήσεωςperipoiēseōsG4047,to the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

15For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223I tooG2532,having heardἀκούσαςakousasG191of the faithπίστινpistinG4102in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424which existsamongκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596you andyour loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26forallπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,

16do not ceaseπαύομαιpauomaiG3973givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnG2168for you,while makingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417of youin my prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335;

17that theGodθεὸςtheosG2316of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of gloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,may giveδώῃdōēG1325to you a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofwisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678and ofrevelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602in theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of Him.

18I pray thatthe eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588may be enlightenedπεφωτισμένουςpephōtismenousG5461,soεἰςeisG1519that you will knowG3609whatτίςtisG5101is thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of HiscallingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821,whatτίςtisG5101arethe richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofHis inheritanceκληρονομίαςklēronomiasG2817in thesaintsἁγίοις,hagioisG40,

19and whatτίtiG5101is the surpassingὑπερβάλλονhuperballonG5235greatnessμέγεθοςmegethosG3174of His powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411towardεἰςeisG1519us who believeπιστεύονταςpisteuontasG4100. These arein accordanceκατὰkataG2596with the workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of thestrengthκράτουςkratousG2904of His mightἰσχύοςischuosG2479

20whichἣνhēnG3739He broughtG1754aboutG1754in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, when HeraisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andseatedκαθίσαςkathisasG2523Him at His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188inthe heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032places,

21farG5231aboveG5231allπάσηςpasēsG3956ruleἀρχῆςarchēsG746and authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849and powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and dominionκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963,and everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686that is namedὀνομαζομένουonomazomenouG3687,not onlyG3440inthisτούτῳtoutōG3778ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165but alsoG2532in the one to comeμέλλοντι,mellontiG3195.

22And HeputὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956in subjectionG5293underὑπὸhupoG5259His feetπόδαςpodasG4228,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325Him asheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776overὑπὲρhuperG5228allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,

23whichἥτιςhētisG3748is HisbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of Him whofillsπληρουμένου.¶plēroumenouG4137allπάνταpantaG3956in allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

The Blessings of Redemption

Commentaries on Ephesians 1