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| Ephesians 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: | 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: | Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God: To God's people who are in Ephesus believers in Christ Jesus. |
| Ephesians 1:2 | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Ephesians 1:3 | 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; | 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: | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ; |
| Ephesians 1:4 | even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love; | 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: | even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence. |
| Ephesians 1:5 | having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire, | As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose, | For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ such being His gracious will and pleasure |
| Ephesians 1:6 | to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved, | To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One: | to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved 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, | In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace, | It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance the forgiveness of our offences so abundant was God's grace, |
| Ephesians 1:8 | which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, | Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care; | the grace which He, the possessor of all wisdom and understanding, lavished upon us, |
| Ephesians 1:9 | making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him | 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 | when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose |
| Ephesians 1:10 | to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him; | 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, | for the government of the world when the times are ripe for it the purpose which He has cherished in His own mind of restoring the whole creation to find its one Head in Christ; yes, things in Heaven and things on earth, to find their one Head in Him. |
| Ephesians 1:11 | in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will; | In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs; | In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will, |
| Ephesians 1:12 | to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: | So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ: | so that we should be devoted to the extolling of His glorious attributes we who were the first to fix our hopes on Christ. |
| Ephesians 1:13 | in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, | 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, | And in Him you Gentiles also, after listening to the Message of the truth, the Good News of your salvation having believed in Him were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit; |
| Ephesians 1:14 | who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory. | Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory. | that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling 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 you have toward all the saints, | 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, | For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your love for all God's people, |
| Ephesians 1:16 | don't cease to give thanks for you, making mention in my prayers, | Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers; | offer never ceasing thanks on your behalf while I make mention of you in my prayers. |
| 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; | 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; | For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father most glorious to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him, |
| Ephesians 1:18 | having the eyes of your hearts 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, | 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, | the eyes of your understanding being enlightened so that you may know what is the hope which His call to you inspires, what the wealth of the glory of His inheritance in God's people, |
| Ephesians 1:19 | and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might | And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power, | and what the transcendent greatness of His power in us believers as seen in the working of His infinite might |
| Ephesians 1:20 | which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, | By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven, | when He displayed it in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His own right hand in the heavenly realms, |
| 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. | 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: | high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come. |
| Ephesians 1:22 | He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the assembly, | And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church, | God has put all things under His feet, and has appointed Him universal and supreme Head of the Church, which is His Body, |
| Ephesians 1:23 | which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. | Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete. | the completeness of Him who everywhere fills the universe with Himself. |
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