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Ephesians 1:9-23

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.

15For thisG3778 reasonG1223 I tooG2532, 30having heardG191 of the faithG4102 in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 which exists amongG2596 you and 31your loveG26 for 32allG3956 the 33saintsG40, 1634do not ceaseG3973 givingG2168 thanksG2168 for you, 35while makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335; 17that the 36GodG2316 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 37the FatherG3962 of gloryG1391, may giveG1325 to you a spiritG4151 of 38wisdomG4678 and of 39revelationG602 in the 40knowledgeG1922 of Him. 18I pray that 41the eyesG3788 of your heartG2588 42may be enlightenedG5461, soG1519 that you will knowG3609 whatG5101 is the 43hopeG1680 of His 44callingG2821, whatG5101 are 45the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of 46His inheritanceG2817 in 47the 48saintsG40, 19and whatG5101 is the surpassingG5235 greatnessG3174 of His powerG1411 towardG1519 us who believeG4100. 49These are in accordanceG2596 with the workingG1753 of the 50strengthG2904 of His mightG2479 20whichG3739 He broughtG1754 aboutG1754 in ChristG5547, when He 51raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498 and 52seatedG2523 Him at His rightG1188 handG1188 in 53the heavenlyG2032 places, 21farG5231 aboveG5231 54allG3956 ruleG746 and authorityG1849 and powerG1411 and dominionG2963, and everyG3956 55nameG3686 that is namedG3687, not onlyG3440 in 56thisG3778 ageG165 but alsoG2532 in the one to comeG3195. 22And He 57putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 underG5259 His feetG4228, and gaveG1325 Him as 58headG2776 overG5228 allG3956 thingsG3956 to the churchG1577, 23whichG3748 is His 59bodyG4983, the 60fullnessG4138 of Him who 61fillsG4137 62allG3956 in allG3956.

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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 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:15 V 1, note 2 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 1:18 Lit being ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 1:18 Or holy ones ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 3:7; Col 1:29 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 6:10 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 1:20 Acts 2:24 ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 1:20 Mark 16:19 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 1:20 Eph 1:3 ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 28:18; Col 1:16 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 1:21 Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12 ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 12:32 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6; 1 Cor 15:27 ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 1:22 1 Cor 11:3; Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 1:23 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 ↩
  60. 60. Ephesians 1:23 John 1:16; Eph 3:19 ↩
  61. 61. Ephesians 1:23 Eph 4:10 ↩
  62. 62. Ephesians 1:23 Col 3:11 ↩

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