Ephesians 1

²To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

²To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

¹Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

¹Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

⁷To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

⁴To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

⁶And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

¹⁸And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

⁹And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

¹⁰You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

²⁹My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

³⁰I and the Father are one.”

⁹He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

²⁸And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

²⁹For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

¹⁰For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

³⁴Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

⁹But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

⁵Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

²⁹For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

³⁰And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

¹¹In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

⁵to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

⁶And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

¹²But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

¹Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

¹⁴For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

¹⁵For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

²²And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

²³for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

¹³He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

¹²in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

¹⁹And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

⁷In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

⁸that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

¹⁷And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

²⁴He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

²⁴and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

⁷But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

⁸If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

¹⁸For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

¹⁹but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

²²According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

¹²In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

¹⁰His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!

³in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

²⁴How many are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

¹²I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

²⁶the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

²⁷To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

²⁵Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

²⁶but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—

³that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

⁴In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

⁹He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

¹¹In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

¹²I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

²⁰and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

⁹Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

⁴But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

⁴⁴In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

¹⁵“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

²But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

²⁸And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

⁴and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

¹⁰I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

¹¹I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.

¹⁴who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

⁵He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

¹¹according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁶to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

⁵This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the Lord.

⁶He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.

¹³And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

¹⁴who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

¹“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

²He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.

²¹to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

⁶In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.

²²placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

¹⁹Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

¹³And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

¹⁴He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

²²placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

⁵And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

⁶And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

¹⁵For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

¹⁶The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

²³Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

⁵because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

³We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

⁴because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

³We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

¹⁰For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

²¹And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

¹⁷If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

⁹God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

⁹For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

³We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

³We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

²³As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.

³I thank my God every time I remember you.

⁴In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,

²The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.

¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

¹⁸Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

⁹For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

¹⁰so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

⁵then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.

³His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

¹⁸will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth

¹⁹of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

¹⁸to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

⁶For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁴⁵Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

¹Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

²Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

⁷In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

¹⁸Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.

¹³For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

¹²And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

²⁰Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

²⁹To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

⁷Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

¹²But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

¹⁹After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

¹A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

³The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

¹⁸Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

²⁴But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

²⁵David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

⁹Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

¹⁰And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

¹⁵The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

¹⁶For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

²²who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

⁴So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

²⁷Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’

¹⁸And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

¹⁰And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

²⁵For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

²⁶The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

⁶You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

⁷all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

⁸and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

¹⁹He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

¹⁸And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

¹⁹For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

¹⁶From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

⁹For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

¹⁰And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

¹²to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

¹⁹of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

¹⁰He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.