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Chapter 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: |
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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:
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| 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. |
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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, |
| 14 | 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, |
| 16 | Cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers; |
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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, |
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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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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, |
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23 | Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth
all in all. |
