Ephesians 1:2-11

2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:1 4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8In which he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:2 11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: