Ephesians 1
1 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: 2 Grace be to
you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the
God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ: 4 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: 5 Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of
children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of
his will, 6 To the
praise of the
glory of
his grace, wherein he hath
made us accepted in the
beloved.
7 In whom we
have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of
sins, according to the
riches of
his grace; 8 Wherein he hath
abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9 Having made
known unto
us the
mystery of
his will, according
to his good
pleasure which he hath
purposed in himself: 10 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: 11 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: 12 That we should
be to the
praise of
his glory, who first
trusted in Christ. 13 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, 14 Which is the
earnest of
our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased
possession, unto the
praise of
his glory. 15 Wherefore I also, after I
heard of your faith in the
Lord Jesus, and love unto all the
saints, 16 Cease not to give
thanks for you, making mention of
you in my prayers; 17 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: 18 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, 19 And what is the
exceeding greatness of
his power to us-ward who believe, according
to the
working of
his mighty power, 20 Which he
wrought in Christ, when he
raised him from the
dead, and set him
at his
own right
hand in the
heavenly places,
21 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:
22 And hath
put all things
under his feet, and gave him to be the
head over all things to the
church, 23 Which is his body, the
fulness of him that
filleth all in all.