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\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to those who are set apart for God in Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus.
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\f + \ft Some early versions omit, \fqa in Ephesus, \fqb but this expression is probably in Paul's original letter.\f*
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\v 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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\v 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
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\v 4 God chose us in him from the beginning of the world, that we may be holy and blameless in his sight.
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\v 5 God predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will.
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\v 6 Our adoption results in the praise of his glorious grace that he has freely given us in the One he loves.
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\v 7 In Jesus Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
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\v 8 He lavished this grace upon us with all wisdom and understanding.
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\v 9 God made known to us the hidden purpose of his will, according to what pleased him, which he demonstrated in Christ.
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\v 10 Christ's work was a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things together, all things in heaven and on earth, under one head, even Christ.
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\v 11 In Christ we were appointed as heirs. We were decided on beforehand according to the plan of him who works out everything according to the purpose of his will.
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\v 12 God appointed us as heirs so that we might be the first to have confident hope in Christ, and so we would be for the praise of his glory.
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\v 13 In Christ, you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and you believed in him, then you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
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\v 14 The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance until we take full possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
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\v 15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and about your love for all God's people,
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\v 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you, as I mention you in my prayers.
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\v 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.
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\v 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened for you to know what is the confidence of our calling. I pray that you may know the richness of the glory of his inheritance among those who are set apart for him.
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\v 19 I pray that you may know the exceeding greatness of his power in us who believe. This greatness is according to the working of the strength of his power.
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\v 20 This is the power that worked in Christ when God raised him from the dead ones and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
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\v 21 He seated Christ far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named. He seated Christ not only for this age, but also for the age to come.
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\v 22 God has subjected all things under Christ's feet. He has made him the head over all things in the church.
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\v 23 It is the church that is his body, the fullness of him who fills all things in all ways.
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