EPHESIANS 1 [†]Paul,  a an apostle of Christ Jesus  b by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and  c are faithful [1] in Christ Jesus:

2 d Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3[†] e Blessed be  f the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing  g in the heavenly places, 4[†] h even as he  i chose us in him  j before the foundation of the world, that we should be  k holy and blameless before him. In love 5[†] l he predestined us [2] for  m adoption as sons through Jesus Christ,  n according to the purpose of his will, 6[†] o to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in  p the Beloved. 7[†] q In him we have  r redemption  s through his blood,  t the forgiveness of our trespasses,  u according to the riches of his grace, 8which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9[†] v making known [3] to us the mystery of his will,  n according to his purpose, which he  w set forth in Christ 10[†]as a plan for  x the fullness of time,  y to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

11[†]In him we have obtained  z an inheritance,  a having been predestined  b according to the purpose of him who works all things according to  c the counsel of his will, 12[†]so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be  d to the praise of his glory. 13[†]In him you also, when you heard  e the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him,  f were sealed with the  g promised Holy Spirit, 14[†]who is  h the guarantee [4] of our  i inheritance until  j we acquire  k possession of it, [5]  l to the praise of his glory.

15[†]For this reason,  m because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love [6] toward all the saints, 16[†]I  n do not cease to give thanks for you,  o remembering you in my prayers, 17[†]that  p the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,  q may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18[†] r having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is  s the hope to which he has called you, what are  t the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,  u according to the working of  v his great might 20that he worked in Christ  w when he raised him from the dead and  x seated him at his right hand  y in the heavenly places, 21 z far above  a all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above  b every name that is named, not only in  c this age but also in the one to come. 22[†]And  d he put all things under his feet and gave him as  e head over all things to the church, 23[†] f which is his body,  g the fullness of him  h who fills  i all in all.