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Ephesians 1:2-11

21GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

32BlessedG2128 be the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who has blessedG2127 us with everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 in 3the heavenlyG2032 places in ChristG5547, 4justG2531 as 4He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 5the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 6holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 7Him. 8In loveG26 59He 10predestinedG4309 us to 11adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 12accordingG2596 to the 13kindG2107 intentionG2107 of His will, 614to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, whichG3739 He freelyG5487 bestowedG5487 on us in 15the BelovedG25. 716In 17Him we haveG2192 18redemptionG629 19throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 20forgivenessG859 of our trespassesG3900, accordingG2596 to 21the richesG4149 of His graceG5485 8whichG3739 He 22lavishedG4052 on 23us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428 9He 2425madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His will, 26accordingG2596 to His 27kindG2107 intentionG2107 whichG3739 He 28purposedG4388 in Him 10with a viewG1519 to an administrationG3622 29suitableG3588 to 30the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, that is, 31the summingG346 up of allG3956 thingsG3956 in ChristG5547, things 32in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093. In Him 1133alsoG2532 we 3435have obtainedG2820 an inheritanceG2820, having been 36predestinedG4309 37accordingG2596 to His purposeG4286 who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 38afterG2596 the counselG1012 of His will,

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:3 Eph 1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:5 Lit good pleasure ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:8 Or us, in all wisdom and insight ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:9 Lit good pleasure ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:10 Lit of ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:11 Lit in whom also ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made a heritage ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩

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