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From: Sha'ul, by God's will an emissary of the Messiah Yeshua To: God's people living in Ephesus, that is, those who are trusting in the Messiah Yeshua:
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Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
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Praised be ADONAI, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who in the Messiah has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heaven.
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In the Messiah he chose us in love before the creation of the universe to be holy and without defect in his presence.
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He determined in advance that through Yeshua the Messiah we would be his sons - in keeping with his pleasure and purpose -
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.