Ephesians :   Chapter 1 
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1:1   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: 

1:2   Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 

1:3   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 

1:4   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: 

1:5   Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 

1:6   To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 

1:7   In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 

1:8   Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 

1:9   Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 

1:10   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: 

1:11   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: 

1:12   That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 

1:13   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, 

1:14   Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 

1:15   Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 

1:16   Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 

1:17   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: 

1:18   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, 

1:19   And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 

1:20   Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 

1:21   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: 

1:22   And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 

1:23   Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. 