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Ephesians 1:1-14

1PaulG3972, 1an apostleG652 of 2ChristG5547 JesusG2424 34by the willG2307 of GodG2316,

To the 56saintsG40 who are 7at 8EphesusG2181 and 9are faithfulG4103 in 10ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 211GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

312BlessedG2128 be the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who has blessedG2127 us with everyG3956 spiritualG4152 blessingG2129 in 13the heavenlyG2032 places in ChristG5547, 4justG2531 asG2531 14He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 15the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 16holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 17Him. 18In loveG26 519He 20predestinedG4309 us to 21adoptionG5206 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 22accordingG2596 to the goodG2107 pleasureG2107 of His willG2307, 623to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, with whichG3739 He favoredG5487 us in 24the BelovedG25. 725In 26Him we haveG2192 27redemptionG629 28throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 29forgivenessG859 of our wrongdoingsG3900, accordingG2596 to 30the richesG4149 of His graceG5485 8whichG3739 He 31lavishedG4052 on 32us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428 9He 3334madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His willG2307, 35accordingG2596 to His goodG2107 pleasureG2107 whichG3739 He 36setG4388 forthG4388 in Him, 10regardingG1519 His planG3622 of 37the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, 38to bringG346 allG3956 thingsG3956 togetherG346 in ChristG5547, things 39in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093. 1140In Him we alsoG2532 41have obtainedG2820 anG2820 inheritanceG2820, having been 42predestinedG4309 43accordingG2596 to the purposeG4286 of Him who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 44in accordanceG2596 with the planG1012 of His willG2307, 12to the endG1519 that 45we who were the firstG4276 toG4276 hopeG4276 in the 46ChristG5547 would be 47to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391. 13In 48Him, 49you alsoG2532, after listeningG191 to 50the messageG3056 of truthG225, the gospelG2098 of your salvationG4991--having alsoG2532 51believedG4100, you were 52sealedG4972 in 53Him with 54the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of the promiseG1860, 14whoG3739 is a 55firstG728 installmentG728 of 56our inheritanceG2817, inG1519 regardG1519 toG1519 the 57redemptionG629 of 58God’s own possessionG4047, 59to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:1 Rom 8:1 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:1 Lit through ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:1 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:1 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:1 Acts 9:13 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:1 Three early mss do not contain at Ephesus ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:1 Acts 18:19 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:1 Col 1:2 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:1 Rom 8:1 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:3 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:3 Eph 1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love. He ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:8 Or us in all wisdom and insight. He ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 1:11 Lit In whom also ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Jewish believers ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Messiah ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 1:14 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 1:14 Acts 20:32 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:7 ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:11 ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 1:14 Eph 1:6, 12 ↩

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