Ephesians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through God’s will, to the holy ones who are [in Ephesus] and faithful in Christ Jesus: [a] † 2 Favor to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. [d]

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, [e] 4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, for us to be holy and unblemished before him in love, 5 having decided beforehand for us adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, [g] 6 to the praise of the glory of his favor, with which he favored us in the Beloved, 7 in whom we have the ransoming through his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, according to the riches of his favor, [h] 8 which he made overflow to us in all wisdom and discernment, 9 making known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he set forth in him, [i] 10 for a household management of the fullness of the times: to sum up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth — in him, [j] † 11 in whom we were also allotted a portion, decided beforehand according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will, [k] 12 so that we who have hoped beforehand in the Christ might be to the praise of his glory — 13 in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the good news of your rescue, in whom also having trusted, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, [l] 14 which is the pledge of our inheritance, for a ransoming of the possession, to the praise of his glory. [m]

15 Because of this I also, having heard of the faith among you in the Lord Jesus and the love toward all the holy ones, 16 do not stop giving thanks for you, making mention in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him, 18 the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the holy ones, 19 and what the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who trust, according to the working of the might of his strength, [n]

20 which he has worked in the Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above every rule and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come; [o] 22 and he made everything subject under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the gathering, [p] 23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in all.