Ephesians 1:3-23 (ESV)
Eph. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with
every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph. 1:4 even
as he chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that
we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Eph. 1:5 he predestined us* for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will,
Eph. 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed
us in the Beloved.
Eph. 1:7 In Him
we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
Eph.
1:8 which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom
and insight
Eph. 1:9 making known* to us the
mystery of His will, according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ
Eph. 1:10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on
earth.
Eph. 1:11 In Him we have obtained
an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His
will,
Eph. 1:12 so that we who were the
first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of His glory.
Eph. 1:13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Eph.
1:14 who is the guarantee* of our inheritance
until we acquire possession of it,* to the praise of His glory.
Eph. 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love* toward all
the saints,
Eph. 1:16 I do not cease to give
thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
Eph. 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in
the knowledge of Him,
Eph. 1:18 having
the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of
His glorious inheritance in the saints,
Eph. 1:19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great
might
Eph. 1:20 that He worked in Christ
when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
Eph. 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above
every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Eph. 1:22 And He put all things under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
Eph.
1:23 which is His body, the fullness of
Him who fills all in all.
