Ephesians 1
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Ephesians 1:9-14

9He 12madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His will, 3accordingG2596 to His 4kindG2107 intentionG2107 whichG3739 He 5purposedG4388 in Him 10with a viewG1519 to an administrationG3622 6suitableG3588 to 7the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, that is, 8the summingG346 up of allG3956 thingsG3956 in ChristG5547, things 9in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093. In Him 1110alsoG2532 we 1112have obtainedG2820 an inheritanceG2820, having been 13predestinedG4309 14accordingG2596 to His purposeG4286 who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 15afterG2596 the counselG1012 of His will, 12to the endG1519 that we who were the firstG4276 to hopeG4276 in 16ChristG5547 would be 17to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391. 13In 18Him, you alsoG2532, after listeningG191 to 19the messageG3056 of truthG225, the gospelG2098 of your salvationG4991--having alsoG2532 20believedG4100, you were 21sealedG4972 in 22Him with 23the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of promiseG1860, 14whoG3739 is 2425givenG728 as a pledgeG728 of 26our inheritanceG2817, with a viewG1519 to the 27redemptionG629 of 28God’s own possessionG4047, 29to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:9 Lit good pleasure ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:10 Lit of ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:11 Lit in whom also ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made a heritage ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:12 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:14 Or a down payment ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:14 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:14 Acts 20:32 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:7 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:11 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:6, 12 ↩

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