Ephesians 1:1-7

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus,[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise for Spiritual Blessings 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 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
5 he[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
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 sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

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Cross References 20

  • 1. S 1 Corinthians 1:1
  • 2. S 2 Corinthians 1:1
  • 3. S Acts 9:13
  • 4. S Acts 18:19
  • 5. Colossians 1:2
  • 6. S Romans 1:7
  • 7. 2 Corinthians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3
  • 8. ver 20; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 6:12
  • 9. 2 Thessalonians 2:13
  • 10. S Matthew 25:34
  • 11. Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 20:7; 2 Samuel 22:24; Psalms 15:2; Ephesians 5:27; Colossians 1:22
  • 12. Eph 4:2,15,16
  • 13. ver 11; Romans 8:29,30
  • 14. S Romans 8:14,15
  • 15. Luke 12:32; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Colossians 1:19
  • 16. ver 12,14
  • 17. Matthew 3:17
  • 18. ver 14; S Romans 3:24
  • 19. S Romans 3:25
  • 20. S Romans 2:4

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Some early manuscripts do not have "in Ephesus."
  • [b]. Or "sight in love. " 5"He"
  • [c]. The Greek word for "adoption to sonship" is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
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