1Paul, an apostle1 of Christ Jesus by the will of God,2 To God’s holy people3 in Ephesus,a4 the faithful5 in Christ Jesus:
2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.1
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,1 who has blessed us in the heavenly realms2 with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
4For he chose us1 in him before the creation of the world2 to be holy and blameless3 in his sight. In love4
5hea predestined1 us for adoption to sonshipb2 through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure3 and will—
6to the praise of his glorious grace,1 which he has freely given us in the One he loves.2
7In him we have redemption1 through his blood,2 the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches3 of God’s grace
8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
9hea made known to us the mystery1 of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed2 in Christ,
10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment1 —to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.2
11In him we were also chosen,a having been predestined1 according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose2 of his will,
12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.1
13And you also were included in Christ1 when you heard the message of truth,2 the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,3 the promised Holy Spirit,4
14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance1 until the redemption2 of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.3
15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus1 and your love for all God’s people,2
16I have not stopped giving thanks for you,1 remembering you in my prayers.2
17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,1 may give you the Spirita of wisdom2 and revelation, so that you may know him better.
18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened1 in order that you may know the hope to which he has called2 you, the riches3 of his glorious inheritance4 in his holy people,5
19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power1 is the same as the mighty strength2
20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead1 and seated him at his right hand2 in the heavenly realms,3
21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,1 and every name2 that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.3
22And God placed all things under his feet1 and appointed him to be head2 over everything for the church,
23which is his body,1 the fullness of him2 who fills everything in every way.3