Shared Word Translation
Ephesians 1
Greeting
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the holy ones who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love, having predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has graced us in the Beloved.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight, making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in him, for the administration of the fullness of times, to sum up all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.
In him we have also been made heirs, having been predestined according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who first hoped in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the first pledge of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the holy ones, I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,
which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above every ruler and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all in all.