Ephesians 1
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Ephesians 1:1-9

1PaulG3972, 1an apostleG652 of 2ChristG5547 JesusG2424 34by the willG2307 of GodG2316,

To the 56saintsG40 who are 7at 8EphesusG2181 and 9who are faithfulG4103 in 10ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 211GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

312BlessedG2128 be the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who has blessedG2127 us with everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 in 13the heavenlyG2032 places in ChristG5547, 4justG2531 as 14He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 15the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 16holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 17Him. 18In loveG26 519He 20predestinedG4309 us to 21adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 22accordingG2596 to the 23kindG2107 intentionG2107 of His will, 624to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, whichG3739 He freelyG5487 bestowedG5487 on us in 25the BelovedG25. 726In 27Him we haveG2192 28redemptionG629 29throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 30forgivenessG859 of our trespassesG3900, accordingG2596 to 31the richesG4149 of His graceG5485 8whichG3739 He 32lavishedG4052 on 33us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428 9He 3435madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His will, 36accordingG2596 to His 37kindG2107 intentionG2107 whichG3739 He 38purposedG4388 in Him

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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 ↩

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