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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:
Grace be to you, and peace,
from God our Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places
in Christ: 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: Having
predestinated us unto the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to
himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will, To the praise
of the glory of his grace, wherein
he hath made us accepted
in the beloved. In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of his grace;
Wherein he hath abounded
toward us in all wisdom and
prudence; Having made known unto
us the mystery of his will, according
to his good pleasure which he hath
purposed in himself: 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: 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: That we should be to the
praise of his glory, who first trusted
in Christ 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, Which is
the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory. Wherefore I
also, after I heard of your faith in the
Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Cease not to give thanks for you,
making mention of you in my prayers;
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:
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, And what is
the exceeding greatness of his power
to us-ward who believe, according to
the working of his mighty power,
Which he wrought in Christ, when he \
raised him from the dead, and set him
at his own right hand in the heavenly
places, 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: And hath put all
things under his feet, and gave
him to be the head over all things
to the church, Which is his body,
the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Ephesians 1
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