New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 1:13-23

13In 1Him, you alsoG2532, after listeningG191 to 2the messageG3056 of truthG225, the gospelG2098 of your salvationG4991--having alsoG2532 3believedG4100, you were 4sealedG4972 in 5Him with 6the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of promiseG1860, 14whoG3739 is 7 8givenG728 as a pledgeG728 of 9our inheritanceG2817, with a viewG1519 to the 10redemptionG629 of 11God’s own possessionG4047, 12to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

15For thisG3778 reasonG1223 I tooG2532, 13having heardG191 of the faithG4102 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 which exists amongG2596 you and 14your loveG26 for 15allG3956 the 16saintsG40, 16 17do not ceaseG3973 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for you, 18while makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335; 17that the 19GodG2316 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 20the FatherG3962 of gloryG1391, may giveG1325 to you a spiritG4151 of 21wisdomG4678 and of 22revelationG602 in the 23knowledgeG1922 of Him. 18I pray that 24the eyesG3788 of your heartG2588 25may be enlightenedG5461, soG1519 that you will knowG3609 whatG5101 is the 26hopeG1680 of His 27callingG2821, whatG5101 are 28the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of 29His inheritanceG2817 in 30the 31saintsG40, 19and whatG5101 is the surpassingG5235 greatnessG3174 of His powerG1411 towardG1519 us who believeG4100. 32These are in accordanceG2596 with the workingG1753 of the 33strengthG2904 of His mightG2479 20whichG3739 He broughtG1754 aboutG1754 in ChristG5547, when He 34raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498 and 35seatedG2523 Him at His rightG1188 handG1188 in 36the heavenlyG2032 places, 21farG5231 aboveG5231 37allG3956 ruleG746 and authorityG1849 and powerG1411 and dominionG2963, and everyG3956 38nameG3686 that is namedG3687, not onlyG3440 in 39thisG3778 ageG165 but alsoG2532 in the one to comeG3195. 22And He 40putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 underG5259 His feetG4228, and gaveG1325 Him as 41headG2776 overG5228 allG3956 thingsG3956 to the churchG1577, 23whichG3748 is His 42bodyG4983, the 43fullnessG4138 of Him who 44fillsG4137 45allG3956 in allG3956.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
2. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
3. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
4. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
5. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
6. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩
7. Ephesians 1:14 Or a down payment ↩
8. Ephesians 1:14 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
9. Ephesians 1:14 Acts 20:32 ↩
10. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:7 ↩
11. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:11 ↩
12. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:6, 12 ↩
13. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
14. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
15. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
16. Ephesians 1:15 V 1, note 2 ↩
17. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
18. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
19. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
20. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
21. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
22. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
23. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
24. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
25. Ephesians 1:18 Lit being ↩
26. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
27. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
28. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
29. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
30. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
31. Ephesians 1:18 Or holy ones ↩
32. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 3:7; Col 1:29 ↩
33. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 6:10 ↩
34. Ephesians 1:20 Acts 2:24 ↩
35. Ephesians 1:20 Mark 16:19 ↩
36. Ephesians 1:20 Eph 1:3 ↩
37. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 28:18; Col 1:16 ↩
38. Ephesians 1:21 Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12 ↩
39. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 12:32 ↩
40. Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6; 1 Cor 15:27 ↩
41. Ephesians 1:22 1 Cor 11:3; Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 ↩
42. Ephesians 1:23 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 ↩
43. Ephesians 1:23 John 1:16; Eph 3:19 ↩
44. Ephesians 1:23 Eph 4:10 ↩
45. Ephesians 1:23 Col 3:11 ↩

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