Ephesians
Ephesians 1
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Ephesians 1 — Scripture text (King James Version)
, an apostle of by the will of God, to the saints which are at , and to the faithful in : be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord , who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in : 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: Having predestinated us unto the of children by to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the of his , wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have through his blood, the of sins, according to the riches of his ; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in , both which are in heaven, and which are earth; even in him: 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: That we should be to the praise of his , who first trusted in . In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard of truth, the of your : in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his . Wherefore I also, after I heard of your in the Lord , and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord , the Father of , may give unto you the spirit of and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in , when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 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: And hath all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to , Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.