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Eph 1:1-23

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1:1 This letter is from Paul , chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus . I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus , * who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus . 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace . 3 All praise to God , the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ . 4 Even before he made the world , God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes . 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ . This is what he wanted to do , and it gave him great pleasure . 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son . * 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins . 8 He has showered his kindness on us , along with all wisdom and understanding . 9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ , a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure . 10 And this is the plan : At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ — everything in heaven and on earth . 11 Furthermore , because we are united with Christ , we have received an inheritance from God , * for he chose us in advance , and he makes everything work out according to his plan . 12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God . 13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth , the Good News that God saves you . And when you believed in Christ , he identified you as his own * by giving you the Holy Spirit , whom he promised long ago . 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people . He did this so we would praise and glorify him . 15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere , * 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you . I pray for you constantly , 17 asking God , the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , to give you spiritual wisdom * and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God . 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called — his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance . * 19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him . This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms . 21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else — not only in this world but also in the world to come . 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church . 23 And the church is his body ; it is made full and complete by Christ , who fills all things everywhere with himself .

1 Παῦλος , ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ · τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν [ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ , ] 20 καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ · 2 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ . 3 εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεός , καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ , ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ · 4 καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου , εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ · 5 προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν · κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ · 6 εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ . 7 ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν παραπτωμάτων κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ · 8 ἧς ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς ἡμᾶς , ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ φρονήσει · 9 γνωρίσας ἡμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ , κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ ἣν προέθετο ἐν αὐτῷ , 10 εἰς οἰκονομίαν : τοῦ πληρώματος τῶν καιρῶν ἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαι τὰ πάντα ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ -- τὰ ἐπὶ τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς . 11 ἐν αὐτῷ ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν , προορισθέντες κατὰ πρόθεσιν , τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐνεργοῦντος κατὰ τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ . 12 εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης αὐτοῦ τοὺς προηλπικότας ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ . 13 ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας , τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν · ἐν ᾧ καὶ πιστεύσαντες , ἐσφραγίσθητε τῷ πνεύματι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῷ ἁγίῳ · 14 ὅ ἐστιν ἀρραβὼν τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν εἰς ἀπολύτρωσιν τῆς περιποιήσεως · εἰς ἔπαινον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ . 15 διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ ἀκούσας τὴν καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ [ τὴν ἀγάπην ] 20 τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους , 16 οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν · μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου , 17 ἵνα ὁ θεὸς , τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης , δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ · 18 πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ , τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις · 19 καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας · κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ 20 ἣν ἐνήργησεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ καθίσας ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις · 21 ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου -- οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι . 22 καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ · 23 ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ , τὸ πλήρωμα , τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου .