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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are also faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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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,
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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
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He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
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