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Ephesians 1:1-10

1τοῖςtoisG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,to the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40whichτοῖςtoisG3588areοὖσινousinG1510atἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181,andκαὶkaiG2532to the faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485beto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3ὁhoG3588BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētosG2128bethe Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473Lordκυρίου ὁkuriou hoG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoτοῖςtoisG3588hath blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127usG1473withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152blessingsεὐλογίᾳeulogiaG2129inἐνenG1722heavenlyἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032placesinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547:

4According asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he hath chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586usG1473inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846beforeπρὸproG4253the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,that weG1473should beG1510holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532without blameἀμώμουςamōmousG299beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26:

5Having predestinatedπροορίσαςproorisasG4309usG1473untoεἰςeisG1519the adoption of childrenυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206byδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toεἰςeisG1519himselfαὐτὸνautonG846,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the good pleasureτὴν εὐδοκίανtēn eudokianG3588 G2107of hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτοῦ θελήματοςtou thelēmatosG3588 G2307,

6τῆςtēsG3588ToεἰςeisG1519the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceχάριτος τῷcharitos tōG3588 G5485,G1722whereinἧςhēsG3739he hath madeG5487usG1473acceptedG5487inG1722the belovedἠγαπημένῳ,ēgapēmenōG25.

7InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionτὴν ἀπολύτρωσινtēn apolutrōsinG3588 G629throughδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588 G129,the forgivenessτὴν ἄφεσινtēn aphesinG3588 G859of sinsτῶν παραπτωμάτων,tōn paraptōmatōnG3588 G3900,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the richesτὸ πλοῦτοςto ploutosG3588 G4149of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485;

8WhereinἧςhēsG3739he hath aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052towardεἰςeisG1519usG1473inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532prudenceφρονήσειphronēseiG5428;

9Having made knownγνωρίσαςgnōrisasG1107unto usG1473the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466of hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτοῦ θελήματοςtou thelēmatosG3588 G2307,according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846good pleasureτὴν εὐδοκίανtēn eudokianG3588 G2107whichἣνhēnG3739he hath purposedπροέθετοproethetoG4388inἐνenG1722himselfαὐτῷautōG846:

10τοῦtouG3588That inεἰςeisG1519the dispensationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622of the fulnessπληρώματος τῶνplērōmatos tōnG3588 G4138of timesκαιρῶν, τὰkairōn taG3588 G2540he might gather together in oneἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαιanakephalaiōsasthaiG346all thingsπάνταpantaG3956inG1722Christτῷ Χριστῷ,tō ChristōG3588 G5547,bothG5037which areτὰtaG3588inG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖςtois ouranoisG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532which areτὰtaG3588onG1909earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093; even in him:

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