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1 Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei sanctis omnibus qui sunt Ephesi et fidelibus in Christo Iesu
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi qui benedixit nos in omni benedictione spiritali in caelestibus in Christo
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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,
4 sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem ut essemus sancti et inmaculati in conspectu eius in caritate
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just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
5 qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum secundum propositum voluntatis suae
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having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 in laudem gloriae gratiae suae in qua gratificavit nos in dilecto
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to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
7 in quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem eius remissionem peccatorum secundum divitias gratiae eius
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
8 quae superabundavit in nobis in omni sapientia et prudentia
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which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 ut notum faceret nobis sacramentum voluntatis suae secundum bonum placitum eius quod proposuit in eo
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having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
10 in dispensationem plenitudinis temporum instaurare omnia in Christo quae in caelis et quae in terra sunt in ipso
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that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him.
11 in quo etiam sorte vocati sumus praedestinati secundum propositum eius qui omnia operatur secundum consilium voluntatis suae
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In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
12 ut simus in laudem gloriae eius qui ante speravimus in Christo
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that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 in quo et vos cum audissetis verbum veritatis evangelium salutis vestrae in quo et credentes signati estis Spiritu promissionis Sancto
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In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 qui est pignus hereditatis nostrae in redemptionem adquisitionis in laudem gloriae ipsius
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who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
15 propterea et ego audiens fidem vestram quae est in Domino Iesu et dilectionem in omnes sanctos
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Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 non cesso gratias agens pro vobis memoriam vestri faciens in orationibus meis
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do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:
17 ut Deus Domini nostri Iesu Christi Pater gloriae det vobis spiritum sapientiae et revelationis in agnitione eius
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 inluminatos oculos cordis vestri ut sciatis quae sit spes vocationis eius quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis
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the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 et quae sit supereminens magnitudo virtutis eius in nos qui credidimus secundum operationem potentiae virtutis eius
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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
20 quam operatus est in Christo suscitans illum a mortuis et constituens ad dexteram suam in caelestibus
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which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 supra omnem principatum et potestatem et virtutem et dominationem et omne nomen quod nominatur non solum in hoc saeculo sed et in futuro
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far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
22 et omnia subiecit sub pedibus eius et ipsum dedit caput supra omnia ecclesiae
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And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
23 quae est corpus ipsius plenitudo eius qui omnia in omnibus adimpletur
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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