NASB — Ephesians 1 — KJV

The Blessings of Redemption

1 Paul°, aan apostle° of bChrist° Jesus° Icby the will° of God°,

¶ To the IIdsaints° who are IIIat eEphesus° and f[who are] faithful° in bChrist° Jesus°: 2 aGrace° to you and peace° from God° our Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°.

[1] ILit through IIOr holy ones IIIThree early mss do not contain at Ephesus a2Co 1:1 bRo 8:1 c1Co 1:1 dAc 9:13 eAc 18:19 fCol 1:2
[2] aRo 1:7

3aBlessed° [be] the God° and Father° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, who has blessed° us with every° spiritual° blessing° in bthe heavenly° [places] in Christ°, 4 just° as aHe chose° us in Him before° bthe foundation° of the world°, that we would be choly° and blameless° before° IHim. dIn love° 5 IHe apredestined° us to badoption° as sons° through° Jesus° Christ° to Himself°, caccording° to the IIkind° intention° of His will, 6 ato the praise° of the glory° of His grace°, which° He freely° bestowed° on us in bthe Beloved°. 7 aIn IHim we have° bredemption° cthrough° His blood°, the dforgiveness° of our trespasses°, according° to ethe riches° of His grace° 8 which° He Ilavished° on IIus. In all° wisdom° and insight° 9 He Iamade° known° to us the mystery° of His will, baccording° to His IIkind° intention° which° He cpurposed° in Him 10 with a view° to an administration° Isuitable° to athe fullness° of the times°, [that is], bthe summing° up of all° things° in Christ°, things IIin the heavens° and things on the earth°. In Him 11 Ialso° we IIahave obtained° an inheritance°, having been bpredestined° caccording° to His purpose° who works° all° things° dafter° the counsel° of His will, 12 to the end° that we who were the first° to hope° in IChrist° would be ato the praise° of His glory°. 13 In IHim, you also°, after listening° to athe message° of truth°, the gospel° of your salvation°—having also° IIbelieved°, you were bsealed° in IHim with cthe Holy° Spirit° of promise°, 14 who° is Iagiven° as a pledge° of bour inheritance°, with a view° to the credemption° of d[God’s own] possession°, eto the praise° of His glory°.

[3] a2Co 1:3 bEp 1:20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12
[4] IOr Him, in love aEp 2:10; 2Th 2:13f bMt 25:34 cEp 5:27; Col 1:22 dEp 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2
[5] ILit having predestined IILit good pleasure aAc 13:48; Ro 8:29f bRo 8:14ff cPhp 2:13; Col 1:19
[6] aEp 1:12, 14 bMt 3:17
[7] ILit whom aCol 1:14 bRo 3:24; 1Co 1:30; Ep 1:14 cAc 20:28; Ro 3:25 dAc 2:38 eRo 2:4; Ep 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16
[8] ILit made abundant toward IIOr us, in all wisdom and insight
[9] ILit making known IILit good pleasure aRo 11:25; Ep 3:3 b1Co 1:21; Ga 1:15 cRo 8:28; Ep 1:11
[10] ILit of IILit upon aMk 1:15 bEp 3:15; Php 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20
[11] ILit in whom also IIOr were made a heritage aDt 4:20; Ep 1:14; Tit 2:14 bEp 1:5 cRo 8:28f; Ep 3:11 dRo 9:11; He 6:17
[12] II.e. the Messiah aEp 1:6, 14
[13] ILit whom IIOr believed in Him, you were sealed aEp 4:21; Col 1:5 bEp 4:30 cAc 2:33
[14] IOr a down payment a2Co 1:22 bAc 20:32 cEp 1:7 dEp 1:11 eEp 1:6, 12

15 ¶ For this° reason° I too°, ahaving heard° of the faith° in the Lord° Jesus° which [exists] among° you and Iyour love° for ball° the IIsaints°, 16 ado not cease° giving° thanks° for you, bwhile making° mention° [of you] in my prayers°; 17 that the aGod° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, bthe Father° of glory°, may give° to you a spirit° of cwisdom° and of drevelation° in the Iknowledge° of Him. 18 [I pray that] athe eyes° of your heart° Imay be enlightened°, so° that you will know° what° is the bhope° of His ccalling°, what° are dthe riches° of the glory° of eHis inheritance° in fthe IIsaints°, 19 and what° is the surpassing° greatness° of His power° toward° us who believe°. a[These are] in accordance° with the working° of the bstrength° of His might° 20 which° He brought° about° in Christ°, when He araised° Him from the dead° and bseated° Him at His right° hand° in cthe heavenly° [places], 21 far° above° aall° rule° and authority° and power° and dominion°, and every° bname° that is named°, not only° in cthis° age° but also° in the one to come°. 22 And He aput° all° things° in subjection° under° His feet°, and gave° Him as bhead° over° all° things° to the church°, 23 which° is His abody°, the bfullness° of Him who cfills° dall° in all°.

[15] IThree early mss do not contain your love IIV 1, note 2 aCol 1:4; Phm 5 bEp 1:1; 3:18
[16] aRo 1:8f; Col 1:9 bRo 1:9
[17] IOr true knowledge aJn 20:17; Ro 15:6 bAc 7:2; 1Co 2:8 cCol 1:9 d1Co 14:6
[18] ILit being IIOr holy ones aAc 26:18; 2Co 4:6; He 6:4 bEp 4:4 cRo 11:29 dEp 1:7 eEp 1:11 fCol 1:12
[19] aEp 3:7; Col 1:29 bEp 6:10
[20] aAc 2:24 bMk 16:19 cEp 1:3
[21] aMt 28:18; Col 1:16 bPhp 2:9; Rv 19:12 cMt 12:32
[22] aPs 8:6; 1Co 15:27 b1Co 11:3; Ep 4:15; Col 1:18
[23] a1Co 12:27; Ep 4:12; Col 1:18, 24 bJn 1:16; Ep 3:19 cEp 4:10 dCol 3:11


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After the salutation,

1 ¶ Paul,º an apostleº of Jesusº Christº byº the willº of God,º to the² saintsº which areºª atº Ephesus,º andº to the faithfulº inº Christº Jesus:º 2 Graceº [be] to you,º andº peace,º fromº Godº ourº Father,º andº [from] the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º

[1] Nu 12:7; Lk 16:10; Ac 16:15; 19:1; Ro 1:1, 7; 1Co 1:1, 2; 4:12, 17; 2Co 1:1; Ga 1:1; 3:9; Ep 6:21; Col 1:2; Rv 2:10, 13; 17:14.
[2] Ro 1:7; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3; Tit 1:4.

and thanksgiving for the Ephesians,

3 Blessedº [be] the² Godº andº Fatherº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º who¹ hath blessedºª usº withº allº spiritualº blessingsº inº heavenlyº [places] inº Christ:º

[3] Gn 12:2; 14:20; 22:18; 1Ch 4:10; 29:20; Ne 9:5; Ps 72:17, 19; 134:3; Is 61:9; Dn 4:34; Lk 2:28; Jn 10:29; 14:20; 15:2; 17:21; 20:17; Ro 12:5; 15:6; 1Co 1:30; 12:12; 2Co 1:3; 5:17, 21; 11:31; Ga 3:9; Ep 1:10, 17, 20; 2:6; 3:10; 6:12; Php 2:11; He 8:5; 9:23; 1P 1:3; Rv 4:9; 5:9.

he treateth of our election,

4 According asº he hath chosenºª usº inº himº beforeº the foundationº of the world,º that weº should beºª holyº andº without blameº beforeº himº inº love:º 5 Having predestinatedºª usº untoº the adoption of childrenº byº Jesusº Christº toº himself,¹² accordingº to the² good pleasureº of his¹² will,º

[4] Dt 7:6; Ps 135:4; Is 41:8; 42:1; 65:8; Mt 11:25; 24:22, 24, 31; 25:34; Lk 1:74; Jn 10:16; 15:16; 17:24; Ac 13:48; 15:18; 18:10; Ro 8:28, 30, 33; 9:23; 11:5; 1Co 1:8; Ga 5:6, 13, 22; Ep 2:10; 3:17; 4:2, 15; 5:2, 27; Php 2:15; Col 1:22; 2:2; 3:12; 1Th 3:12; 4:7; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; 2:10, 19; Tit 1:1; 2:11; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:2, 20; 2:9; 2P 1:5; 3:14; 1Jn 4:16; Rv 13:8; 17:8.
[5] Jr 3:4, 19; Dn 4:35; Ho 1:10; Mt 1:25; 11:26; Lk 10:21; 11:32; Jn 1:12; 11:52; 20:17; Ro 8:14, 23, 29; 9:11; 1Co 1:1, 21; 2Co 6:18; Ga 3:26; 4:5; Ep 1:9, 11; Php 2:13; 2Th 1:11; He 2:10; 12:5; 1Jn 3:1; Rv 21:7.

and adoption by grace,

6 Toº the praiseº of the gloryº of his¹² grace,º whereinºº he hath made¹ª us¹ acceptedºª² inº the² beloved.ºª 7 Inº whomº we haveºª redemptionº throughº hisº blood,º the² forgivenessº of sins,º accordingº to the² richesº of hisº grace;º 8 Whereinº he hath aboundedºª towardº usº inº allº wisdomº andº prudence;º 9 Having made knownºª unto usº the² mysteryº of his¹² will,º according² to¹ his¹² good pleasureº whichº he hath purposedºª inº himself:¹² 10 That inº the dispensationº of the² fulnessº of timesº he might gather together in oneºª all thingsº inº Christ,º bothº whichº are inº heaven,º andº whichº are onº earth;º [even] inº him:º

[6] Ps 22:20; 60:5; Pv 8:30; 16:4; Is 42:1; 43:21; 45:24; 49:1; 61:3, 11; Jr 23:6; 33:9; Zc 13:7; Mt 3:17; 17:5; Lk 2:14; Jn 3:35; 10:17; Ro 3:22; 5:15; 8:1; 9:23; 2Co 4:15; 5:21; Ep 1:7, 12, 14, 18; 2:7; 3:10; Php 1:11; 3:9; 4:19; Col 1:13; 2Th 1:8; 1Ti 1:14; 1P 2:5, 9; 4:11.
[7] Ex 34:7; Jb 33:24; Ps 32:1; 86:5; 130:4, 7; Is 43:25; 55:6; Jr 31:34; Dn 9:9, 19, 24; Jna 4:2; Mi 7:18; Zc 9:11; 13:1, 7; Mt 20:28; 26:28; Mk 14:24; Lk 1:77; 7:40, 47; 24:47; Jn 20:23; Ac 2:38; 3:19; 10:43; 13:38; 20:28; Ro 2:4; 3:24; 4:6; 9:23; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 8:9; Ep 1:6; 2:4, 7; 3:8, 16; Php 4:19; Col 1:14, 27; 2:2, 13; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; 3:6; He 9:12, 22; 10:4, 17; 1P 1:18; 2:24; 3:18; 1Jn 1:7; 2:2, 12; 4:10; Rv 5:9; 14:4.
[8] Ps 104:24; Pv 8:12; Is 52:13; Dn 2:20; Mt 11:19; Ro 5:15, 20; 11:33; 1Co 1:19; 2:7; Ep 1:11; 3:10; Col 2:3; Jde 1:25; Rv 5:12.
[9] Jb 23:13; Ps 33:11; Is 14:24; 46:10; Jr 2:29; Lm 3:37; Mt 13:11; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 13:48; Ro 8:28; 16:25; 1Co 2:10; Ga 1:12, 16; Ep 1:5, 11, 17; 3:3, 11; Col 1:26; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 1:9.
[10] Gn 49:10; Is 2:2; Dn 2:44; 9:24; Am 9:11; Mi 4:1; Mal 3:1; Mt 25:32; 1Co 3:22; 10:11; 11:3; Ga 4:4; Ep 1:22; 2:15; 3:15; Php 2:9; Col 1:20; 3:11; He 1:2; 9:10; 11:40; 12:22; 1P 1:20; Rv 5:9; 7:4; 19:4.

which is the true and proper fountain of man's salvation.

11 Inº whomº alsoº we have obtained an inheritance,ºª being predestinatedºª according² to¹ the purposeº of him who workethºª all thingsº afterº the² counselº of his own¹² will:º 12 That¹ weº should beºª toº the praiseº of hisº glory,º who¹ first trustedºª inº Christ.º

[11] Jb 12:13; Ps 37:18; Pv 8:14; Is 5:19; 28:29; 40:13; 46:10; Jr 23:18; 32:19; Zc 6:13; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 20:27, 32; 26:18; Ro 8:17; 11:34; Ga 3:18; Ep 1:5, 8, 9, 14; Col 1:12; 3:24; Tit 3:7; He 6:17; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:4; 3:9.
[12] Ps 2:12; 146:3; Is 11:10; 12:2; 32:1; 42:1; 45:23, 25; Jr 17:5; 23:6; Mt 12:18; Jn 14:1; Ro 15:12; Ep 1:6, 13, 14; 2:7; 3:21; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 1:12; Jm 1:18; 1P 1:21.

And because the height of this mystery cannot easily be attained unto,

13 Inº whomº yeº alsoº [trusted], after that ye heardºª the² wordº of truth,º the² gospelº of yourº salvation:º inº whomº alsoº after that ye believed,ºª ye were sealed² with¹ª that holyº Spiritº of promise,º 14 Whichº isºª the earnestº of ourº inheritanceº untilº the redemptionº of the² purchased possession,º untoº the praiseº of hisº glory.º 15 Whereforeºº I also,º after I heardºª ofº yourº faithº inº the² Lordº Jesus,º andº loveº untoº allº the² saints,º

[13] Ps 119:43; Jol 2:28; Mk 16:15; Lk 11:13; 24:49; Jn 1:17; 6:27; 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; Ac 1:4; 2:16, 33; 13:26; Ro 1:16; 4:11; 6:17; 10:14; 2Co 1:22; 6:7; Ga 3:14; Ep 2:11; 4:21, 30; Col 1:4, 21, 23; 1Th 2:13; 2Ti 2:15, 19; 3:15; Tit 2:11; He 2:3; Jm 1:18; 1P 2:10; Rv 7:2.
[14] Lv 25:24; Ps 74:2; 78:54; Jr 32:7; Lk 21:28; Ac 20:28; Ro 8:15, 23; 2Co 1:22; 5:5; Ga 4:6; Ep 1:6, 12; 4:30; 1P 2:9.
[15] Ps 16:3; Ga 5:6; Col 1:3, 4; 1Th 1:3; 4:9; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5, 14; Phm 1:5; He 6:10; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 3:17; 4:21.

he prayeth that they may come

16 Ceaseºª notº to give thanksºª forº you,º makingºª mentionº of youº inº myº prayers;º 17 Thatº the² Godº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º the² Fatherº of glory,º may giveºªª unto youº the spiritº of wisdomº andº revelationº inº the knowledgeº of him:¹²

[16] Gn 40:14; 1S 7:8; 12:23; Is 62:6; Ro 1:8; Php 1:3; Col 1:3; 1Th 1:2; 5:17; 2Th 1:3.
[17] Gn 41:38; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 24:7, 10; 29:3; Pv 2:5; Is 11:2; Jr 2:11; 9:24; 24:7; 31:34; Dn 2:28; 5:11; 10:1; Mt 6:13; 11:25, 27; 16:17; Lk 2:14; 12:12; 21:15; Jn 8:54; 14:17, 26; 16:3; 17:3, 25; 20:17; Ac 6:10; 7:2; Ro 1:28; 1Co 2:8, 10; 12:8; 14:6; 2Co 12:1; Ep 1:3; 3:5, 18; Col 1:9, 10; 2:2, 3; 2Ti 2:25; Tit 1:1; Jm 2:1; 3:17; 2P 1:3; 3:18; 1Jn 2:3; Rv 7:12.

to the full knowledge,

18 The² eyesº of yourº understandingº being enlightened;ºª that¹ yeº may knowºª whatº isºª the² hopeº of hisº calling,º andº whatº the² richesº of the² gloryº of hisº inheritanceº inº the² saints,º 19 Andº whatº [is] the² exceedingºª greatnessº of hisº powerº toº us-wardº who¹ believe,ºª according² to¹ the² workingº of hisº mighty¹ power,º²

[18] Ps 119:18; Is 6:10; 29:10, 18; 32:3; 42:7; Mt 13:15; Lk 24:45; Ac 16:14; 26:18; Ro 5:4; 8:24, 28; 2Co 4:4, 6; Ga 5:5; Ep 1:7, 11; 2:12; 3:8, 16; 4:1, 4; 5:8; Php 3:14; Col 1:5, 23; 3:15; 1Th 2:12; 5:8; 2Th 1:11; 2:16; 1Ti 6:12; Tit 2:13; 3:7; He 10:32; 1P 1:3; 3:9; 5:10; 1Jn 3:1.
[19] Ps 110:2; Is 53:1; Jn 3:6; Ac 26:18; Ro 1:16; 2Co 4:7; 5:17; Ep 2:10; 3:7, 20; Php 2:13; Col 1:29; 2:12; 1Th 1:5; 2Th 1:11; Jm 1:18.

and possession thereof in Christ.

20 Whichº he wroughtºª inº Christ,º when he raisedºª himº fromº the dead,º andº setºª [him] atº his own¹² right handº inº the² heavenlyº [places], 21 Far aboveº allº principality,º andº power,º andº might,º andº dominion,º andº everyº nameº that is named,ºª notº onlyº inº thisº world,º butº alsoº inº that which is to come:ºª 22 Andº hath putºª allº [things] underº hisº feet,º andº gaveºª himº [to be] the headº overº allº [things] to the² church,º 23 Whichº isºª hisº body,º the² fulnessº of him that fillethºª allº inº all.º

[20] Ps 16:9; 110:1; Mt 22:43; 26:64; 28:18; Mk 14:62; 16:19; Jn 10:18, 30; 17:1; Ac 2:24, 34; 4:10; 5:31; 7:55; 10:40; 26:8; Ro 1:4; 6:5; 8:34; Ep 1:3; 2:5; 4:8; Php 3:10; Col 3:1; He 1:3; 2:9; 10:12; 13:20; 1P 1:3; Rv 1:17; 5:11.
[21] Dn 7:27; Mt 25:31; 28:18, 19; Jn 5:25; Ac 4:12; Ro 8:38; Ep 3:10; 6:12; Php 2:9; Col 1:15; 2:10, 15; He 1:4; 2:5; 4:14; 1P 3:22; Rv 19:12; 20:10.
[22] Gn 3:15; Ps 8:6; 91:13; Mt 16:18; Ac 20:28; 1Co 11:3; 15:25; Ep 3:21; 4:15; Col 1:8; 2:10, 19; 1Ti 3:15; He 2:8; 12:22.
[23] Jn 1:16; Ro 13:5; 1Co 12:6, 12; 15:28; Ep 2:16; 3:19; 4:4, 10, 12; 5:23; Col 1:18, 19, 24; 2:9; 3:11, 15.


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