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Ephesians 1	Ephesians 1
Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:	Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.	Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:	Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:	Ephesians 1:4 Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
Ephesians 1:5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,	Ephesians 1:5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:	Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
Ephesians 1:7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,	Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,
Ephesians 1:8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,	Ephesians 1:8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
Ephesians 1:9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him	Ephesians 1:9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
Ephesians 1:10 unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, [I say,]	Ephesians 1:10 The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
Ephesians 1:11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;	Ephesians 1:11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
Ephesians 1:12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:	Ephesians 1:12 So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:
Ephesians 1:13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,-- in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,	Ephesians 1:13 In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,
Ephesians 1:14 which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of [God's] own possession, unto the praise of his glory.	Ephesians 1:14 Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which [ye show] toward all the saints,	Ephesians 1:15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,
Ephesians 1:16 cease not to give thanks for you, making mention [of you] in my prayers;	Ephesians 1:16 Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;
Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;	Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
Ephesians 1:18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,	Ephesians 1:18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,
Ephesians 1:19 and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might	Ephesians 1:19 And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,
Ephesians 1:20 which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly [places],	Ephesians 1:20 By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,
Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:	Ephesians 1:21 Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:
Ephesians 1:22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,	Ephesians 1:22 And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 1:23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.	Ephesians 1:23 Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.