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Ephesians 1:1-8

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ.

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;

4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

5 having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

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