Ephesians 1:1-11 (New Living Translation)
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This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.It is written to God's holy people in Ephesus, a who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
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May grace and peace be yours, sent to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
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How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.
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Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.
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So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
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He is so rich in kindness that he purchased our freedom through the blood of his Son, and our sins are forgiven.
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He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
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God's secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure.
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And this is his plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ -- everything in heaven and on earth.
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Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, b for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online)
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