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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Chapter 1
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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:
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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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