Greeting
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Paul, 1an apostle of Christ Jesus 2by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and 3are faithfula in Christ Jesus:
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
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5Blessed be 6the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing 7in the heavenly places,
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8even as he 9chose us in him 10before the foundation of the world, that we should be 11holy and blameless before him. In love
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12he predestined usb for 13adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, 14according to the purpose of his will,
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17In him we have 18redemption 19through his blood, 20the forgiveness of our trespasses, 21according to the riches of his grace,
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which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
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22making knownc to us the mystery of his will, 23according to his purpose, which he 24set forth in Christ
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as a plan for 25the fullness of time, 26to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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In him we have obtained 27an inheritance, 28having been predestined 29according to the purpose of him who works all things according to 30the counsel of his will,
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In him you also, when you heard 32the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, 33were sealed with the 34promised Holy Spirit,
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who is 35the guaranteed of our 36inheritance until 37we acquire 38possession of it,e39to the praise of his glory.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
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For this reason, 40because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your lovef toward all the saints,
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that 43the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, 44may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
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45having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is 46the hope to which he has called you, what are 47the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, 48according to the working of 49his great might
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that he worked in Christ 50when he raised him from the dead and 51seated him at his right hand 52in the heavenly places,
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