Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which
are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed
us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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According 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:
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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according
to the good pleasure of his will,
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To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted
in the beloved.
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In whom we have
redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
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Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
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Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
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That 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: |
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In 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: |
 (1:11) "We have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated."
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That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. |
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In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel
of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with
that holy Spirit of promise, |
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Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. |
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Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love
unto all the saints, |
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Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; |
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto
you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: |
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance
in the saints, |
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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of his mighty power, |
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Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him
at his own right hand in the heavenly places, |
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Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to
come: |
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And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over
all things to the church, |
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Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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