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Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, | To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: |
Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace | from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Ephesians 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, |
Ephesians 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 |
Ephesians 1:5 he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, | according to the purpose of his will, |
Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of his glorious grace, | with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. |
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, | the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, |
Ephesians 1:8 which he lavished upon us, | in all wisdom and insight |