New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 1:3-13

3 1BlessedG2128 be the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who has blessedG2127 us with everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 in 2the heavenlyG2032 places in ChristG5547,

4justG2531 as 3He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 4the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 5holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 6Him. 7In loveG26

5 8He 9predestinedG4309 us to 10adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 11accordingG2596 to the 12kindG2107 intentionG2107 of His will,

6 13to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, whichG3739 He freelyG5487 bestowedG5487 on us in 14the BelovedG25.

7 15In 16Him we haveG2192 17redemptionG629 18throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 19forgivenessG859 of our trespassesG3900, accordingG2596 to 20the richesG4149 of His graceG5485

8whichG3739 He 21lavishedG4052 on 22us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428

9He 23 24madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His will, 25accordingG2596 to His 26kindG2107 intentionG2107 whichG3739 He 27purposedG4388 in Him

10with a viewG1519 to an administrationG3622 28suitableG3588 to 29the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, that is, 30the summingG346 up of allG3956 thingsG3956 in ChristG5547, things 31in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093. In Him

11 32alsoG2532 we 33 34have obtainedG2820 an inheritanceG2820, having been 35predestinedG4309 36accordingG2596 to His purposeG4286 who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 37afterG2596 the counselG1012 of His will,

12to the endG1519 that we who were the firstG4276 to hopeG4276 in 38ChristG5547 would be 39to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

13In 40Him, you alsoG2532, after listeningG191 to 41the messageG3056 of truthG225, the gospelG2098 of your salvationG4991--having alsoG2532 42believedG4100, you were 43sealedG4972 in 44Him with 45the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of promiseG1860,

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Notes

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

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