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New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 1:4-23

4just as 1He chose us in Him before 2the foundation of the world, that we would be 3holy and blameless before 4Him. 5In love 56He 7predestined us to 8adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, 9according to the good pleasure of His will, 610to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in 11the Beloved. 712In 13Him we have 14redemption 15through His blood, the 16forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to 17the riches of His grace 8which He 18lavished on 19us. In all wisdom and insight 9He 2021made known to us the mystery of His will, 22according to His good pleasure which He 23set forth in Him, 10regarding His plan of 24the fullness of the times, 25to bring all things together in Christ, things 26in the heavens and things on the earth. 1127In Him we also 28have obtained an inheritance, having been 29predestined 30according to the purpose of Him who works all things 31in accordance with the plan of His will, 12to the end that 32we who were the first to hope in the 33Christ would be 34to the praise of His glory. 13In 35Him, 36you also, after listening to 37the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also 38believed, you were 39sealed in 40Him with 41the Holy Spirit of the promise, 14who is a 42first installment of 43our inheritance, in regard to the 44redemption of 45God’s own possession, 46to the praise of His glory.

15For this reason I too, 47having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and 48your love for 49all the 50saints, 1651do not cease giving thanks for you, 52while making mention of you in my prayers; 17that the 53God of our Lord Jesus Christ, 54the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of 55wisdom and of 56revelation in the 57knowledge of Him. 18I pray that 58the eyes of your heart 59may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the 60hope of His 61calling, what are 62the riches of the glory of 63His inheritance in 64the 65saints, 19and what is the 66boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. 67These are in accordance with the working of the 68strength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He 69raised Him from the dead and 70seated Him at His right hand in 71the heavenly places, 21far above 72all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every 73name that is named, not only in 74this age but also in the one to come. 22And He 75put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him 76head over all things to the church, 23which is His 77body, the 78fullness of Him who 79fills 80all in all.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love. He ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:8 Or us in all wisdom and insight. He ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:11 Lit In whom also ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Jewish believers ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Messiah ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 1:14 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 1:14 Acts 20:32 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:7 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:11 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:6, 12 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 1:15 Col 1:4; Philem 5 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 1:15 Eph 1:1; 3:18 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 1:15 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9 ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 1:16 Rom 1:9 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 1:17 John 20:17; Rom 15:6 ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 1:17 Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 1:17 Col 1:9 ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 1:17 1 Cor 14:6 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6; Heb 6:4 ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 1:18 Lit having been ↩
  60. 60. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 4:4 ↩
  61. 61. Ephesians 1:18 Rom 11:29 ↩
  62. 62. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:7 ↩
  63. 63. Ephesians 1:18 Eph 1:11 ↩
  64. 64. Ephesians 1:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  65. 65. Ephesians 1:18 See note 2 v 15 ↩
  66. 66. Ephesians 1:19 Lit surpassing ↩
  67. 67. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 3:7; Col 1:29 ↩
  68. 68. Ephesians 1:19 Eph 6:10 ↩
  69. 69. Ephesians 1:20 Acts 2:24 ↩
  70. 70. Ephesians 1:20 Mark 16:19 ↩
  71. 71. Ephesians 1:20 Eph 1:3 ↩
  72. 72. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 28:18; Col 1:16 ↩
  73. 73. Ephesians 1:21 Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12 ↩
  74. 74. Ephesians 1:21 Matt 12:32 ↩
  75. 75. Ephesians 1:22 Ps 8:6; 1 Cor 15:27 ↩
  76. 76. Ephesians 1:22 1 Cor 11:3; Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 ↩
  77. 77. Ephesians 1:23 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 ↩
  78. 78. Ephesians 1:23 John 1:16; Eph 3:19 ↩
  79. 79. Ephesians 1:23 Eph 4:10 ↩
  80. 80. Ephesians 1:23 Col 3:11 ↩

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