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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: |
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Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: |
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According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: |
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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of
children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, |
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To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein
he hath made us accepted in the beloved. |
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In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; |
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Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all
wisdom and prudence; |
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Having made known unto us the mystery of his
will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: |
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That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he
might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth;
even in him: |
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In whom also we have obtained an inheritance,
being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his
own will: |
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That we should be to the praise of his glory, who
first trusted in Christ. |
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In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that holy Spirit of promise, |
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Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. |
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Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in
the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, |
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Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention
of you in my prayers; |
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: |
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The eyes of your understanding being enlightened;
that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance
in the saints, |
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And what is the exceeding greatness of his power
to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, |
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Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him
from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, |
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Far above all principality, and power, and might,
and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to
come: |
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And hath put all things under his feet, and gave
him to be the head over all things to the church, |
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Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth
all in all. |
