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Ephesians 1:1-7

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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are 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 in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
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 just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless 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 He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
6 to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed 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 him we have 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
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