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Ephesians 1

New Living Translation NLT

1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure.

10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.

11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.

12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.

15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,

16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,

17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.

18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power

20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.

21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come.

22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.

23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

Common English Bible CEB

1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will. To the holy and faithful people in Christ Jesus in Ephesus.

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

3 Bless the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven.

4 God chose us in Christ to be holy and blameless in God's presence before the creation of the world.

5 God destined us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ because of his love. This was according to his goodwill and plan

6 and to honor his glorious grace that he has given to us freely through the Son whom he loves.

7 We have been ransomed through his Son's blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace,

8 which he poured over us with wisdom and understanding.

9 God revealed his hidden design to us, which is according to his goodwill and the plan that he intended to accomplish through his Son.

10 This is what God planned for the climax of all times: to bring all things together in Christ, the things in heaven along with the things on earth.

11 We have also received an inheritance in Christ. We were destined by the plan of God, who accomplishes everything according to his design.

12 We are called to be an honor to God's glory because we were the first to hope in Christ.

13 You too heard the word of truth in Christ, which is the good news of your salvation. You were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit because you believed in Christ.

14 The Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance, which is applied toward our redemption as God's own people, resulting in the honor of God's glory.

15 Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, this is the reason that

16 I don't stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers.

17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you.

18 I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God's call, what is the richness of God's glorious inheritance among believers,

19 and what is the overwhelming greatness of God's power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God's powerful strength.

20 God's power was at work in Christ when God raised him from the dead and sat him at God's right side in the heavens,

21 far above every ruler and authority and power and angelic power, any power that might be named not only now but in the future.

22 God put everything under Christ's feet and made him head of everything in the church,

23 which is his body. His body, the church, is the fullness of Christ, who fills everything in every way.