| 1 | Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God , to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus : |
| 2 | Grace [be] to you , and peace , from God our Father , and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ . |
| 3 | Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ : |
| 4 | 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 : |
| 5 | Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself , according to the good pleasure of his will , |
| 6 | To the praise of the glory of his grace , wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved . |
| 7 | In whom we have redemption through his blood , the forgiveness of sins , according to the riches of his grace ; |
| 8 | Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence ; |
| 9 | Having made known unto us the mystery of his will , according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself : |
| 10 | 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 : |
| 11 | 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 : |
| 12 | That we should be to the praise of his glory , who first trusted in Christ . |
| 13 | 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 , |
| 14 | Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession , unto the praise of his glory . |
| 15 | Wherefore I also , after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus , and love unto all the saints , |
| 16 | Cease not to give thanks for you , making mention of you in my prayers ; |
| 17 | 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 : |
| 18 | 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 , |
| 19 | And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe , according to the working of his mighty power , |
| 20 | Which he wrought in Christ , when he raised him from the dead , and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places], |
| 21 | 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 : |
| 22 | And hath put all [things] under his feet , and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church , |
| 23 | Which is his body , the fulness of him that filleth all in all . |
