New American Standard Bible 2020

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 asG2531 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 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 11accordingG2596 to the goodG2107 pleasureG2107 of His willG2307,

6 12to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, with whichG3739 He favoredG5487 us in 13the BelovedG25.

7 14In 15Him we haveG2192 16redemptionG629 17throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 18forgivenessG859 of our wrongdoingsG3900, accordingG2596 to 19the richesG4149 of His graceG5485

8whichG3739 He 20lavishedG4052 on 21us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428

9He 22 23madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His willG2307, 24accordingG2596 to His goodG2107 pleasureG2107 whichG3739 He 25setG4388 forthG4388 in Him,

10regardingG1519 His planG3622 of 26the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, 27to bringG346 allG3956 thingsG3956 togetherG346 in ChristG5547, things 28in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093.

11 29In Him we alsoG2532 30have obtainedG2820 anG2820 inheritanceG2820, having been 31predestinedG4309 32accordingG2596 to the purposeG4286 of Him who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 33in accordanceG2596 with the planG1012 of His willG2307,

12to the endG1519 that 34we who were the firstG4276 toG4276 hopeG4276 in the 35ChristG5547 would be 36to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

13In 37Him, 38you alsoG2532, after listeningG191 to 39the messageG3056 of truthG225, the gospelG2098 of your salvationG4991--having alsoG2532 40believedG4100, you were 41sealedG4972 in 42Him with 43the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of the 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. He ↩
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 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
13. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
14. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
15. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
16. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
17. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
18. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
19. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
20. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
21. Ephesians 1:8 Or us in all wisdom and insight. He ↩
22. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
23. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
24. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
25. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
26. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
27. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
28. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
29. Ephesians 1:11 Lit In whom also ↩
30. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
31. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
32. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
33. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
34. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Jewish believers ↩
35. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Messiah ↩
36. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩
37. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
38. Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers ↩
39. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:21; Col 1:5 ↩
40. Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed ↩
41. Ephesians 1:13 Eph 4:30 ↩
42. Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom ↩
43. Ephesians 1:13 Acts 2:33 ↩

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