{"book":"Ephesians","slug":"ephesians","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"Ephesians","prev":"galatians/6","next":"ephesians/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by [the] will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, [the] faithful in Christ Jesus:","f":["Some manuscripts do not include in Ephesus."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by [the] will of God,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To the saints in Ephesus, [the] faithful in Christ Jesus:"}],"h":"Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.","f":[],"h":"Spiritual Blessings","style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"For He chose us in Him before [the] foundation of [the] world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"to [the] praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved [One].","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"In [Him] we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[And] He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in [Christ]","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth {together} in Christ.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to [the] plan of [Him who] works out everything by the counsel of His will,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for [the] praise of His glory.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"And in [Him], having heard and believed the word of truth — the gospel of your salvation — you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"who is [the] pledge of our inheritance until [the] redemption of those [who are] [God’s] possession, to [the] praise of His glory.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and [your] love for all the saints,","f":[],"h":"Spiritual Wisdom","style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"{I have} not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you [a] spirit of wisdom and revelation in [your] knowledge of Him.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"[I ask that] the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,","f":["TR the eyes of your understanding"],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. [ These are ] in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from [the] dead and seated [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly realms,","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the [one] to come.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"And [God] put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"which is His body, the fullness of [Him] who fills all in all.","f":[]}]}