Ephesians 1
Salutation |
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the
will of God,
To the saints which are at Ephesus, Acts
18.19-21 ; 19.1 and
to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Grace be to you, and peace, from
God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Spiritual Blessings in
Christ |
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Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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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:
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having predestinated us unto the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will,
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to the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved:
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in whom we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, Col. 1.14 according to the riches of his grace;
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wherein he hath abounded toward us in all
wisdom and prudence;
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having made known unto us the mystery of
his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself:
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that in the dispensation of the fulness
of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both
which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in
him.
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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:
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that we should be to the praise of his
glory, who first trusted in Christ.
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In whom ye also trusted, after
that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in
whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy
Spirit of promise,
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which is the earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of
his glory.
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Prayer for Knowledge
and Understanding |
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Wherefore I also, after I heard of your
faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
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cease not to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers;
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of him:
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the eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and
what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the
saints,
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and what is the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the
working of his mighty power,
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which he wrought in Christ, when he
raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand Ps.
110.1 in the heavenly places,
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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:
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and hath put all things under his
feet, Ps. 8.6 and gave him to be the head over all things to
the church,
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which is his body, Col. 1.18 the fulness of him that filleth all in
all.
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