Ephesians 1 - NKJV Bible Online

Ephesians 1

Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

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

Redemption in Christ

3 ^aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as ^aHe chose us in Him ^bbefore the foundation of the world, that we should ^cbe holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 ^ahaving predestined us to ^badoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, ^caccording to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, ^aby which He ¹made us accepted in ^bthe Beloved.
7 ^aIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to ^bthe riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and ¹prudence, 9 ^ahaving made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure ^bwhich He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of ^athe fullness of the times ^bHe might gather together in one ^call things in Christ, ¹both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 11 ^aIn Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to ^bthe purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 ^athat we ^bwho first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard ^athe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ^byou were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 ^awho¹ is the ²guarantee of our inheritance ^buntil the redemption of ^cthe purchased possession, ^dto the praise of His glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

15 Therefore I also, ^aafter I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 ^ado not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that ^athe God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, ^bmay give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 ^athe eyes of your ¹understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is ^bthe hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, ^aaccording to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when ^aHe raised Him from the dead and ^bseated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 ^afar above all ^bprincipality¹ and ²power and ³might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
22 And ^aHe put all things under His feet, and gave Him ^bto be head over all things to the church, 23 ^awhich is His body, ^bthe fullness of Him ^cwho fills all in all.

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