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Greeting

¹ Paul,^(C1) an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will:^(C2)

To the faithful saints^(C3) in Christ Jesus^(F1) at Ephesus.^(F2)(C4)

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

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.^{(C1) 4} For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.^{(F1)(C1) 5} He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace^(C1) that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.^(C2)

⁷ In him we have redemption^(C1) through his blood, the forgiveness^(C2) of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace ⁸ that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding.^{(F1) 9} He made known to us the mystery of his will,^(C1) according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ^{(C2) 10} as a plan for the right time^(F1)—to bring everything together in Christ,^(C1) both things in heaven and things on earth^(C2) in him.^(C3)

¹¹ In him we have also received an inheritance,^(F1) because we were predestined^(C1) according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will, ¹² so that we who had already put our hope^(C1) in Christ might bring praise to his glory.^(C2)

¹³ In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit^(C1) when you heard the word of truth,^(C2) the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. ¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment^(C1) of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Insight

¹⁵ This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, ¹⁶ I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(F1) would give you the Spirit^(F2)(C1) of wisdom and revelation^(C2) in the knowledge of him. ¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope^(C1) of his calling,^(C2) what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power^(C1) toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.

God’s Power in Christ

²⁰ He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand^(C1) in the heavens^(C2)— ²¹ far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given,^(F1)(C1) not only in this age but also in the one to come.^{(C2) 22} And he subjected everything under his feet^(F1)(C1) and appointed him^(F2) as head^(C2) over everything for the church, ²³ which is his body,^(C1) the fullness^(C2) of the one who fills all things^(C3) in every way.