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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians

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(Acts 19:8–12; Revelation 2:1–7)
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Pavl an Apostle of Jesvs Christ by the will of God, to the Saints, which are at Ephesus, and to ye faithfull in Christ Iesus:
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Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

Spiritual Blessings

(Romans 8:28–34)
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Blessed be God, and the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessing in heauenly thinges in Christ,
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As hee hath chosen vs in him, before the foundation of the worlde, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in loue:
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Who hath predestinate vs, to be adopted through Iesus Christ in him selfe, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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To the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made vs freely accepted in his beloued,
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By whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenes of sinnes, according to his rich grace:
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Whereby he hath bene aboundant toward vs in all wisedome and vnderstanding,
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And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,
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That in the dispensation of the fulnesse of the times, he might gather together in one all things, both which are in heauen, and which are in earth, euen in Christ:
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In whom also we are chosen when we were predestinate according to ye purpose of him, which worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will,
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That we, which first trusted in Christ, should be vnto the praise of his glorie:
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In whom also ye haue trusted, after that ye heard the worde of trueth, euen the Gospel of your saluation, wherein also after that ye beleeued, ye were sealed with the holy Spirite of promise,
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Which is the earnest of our inheritance, for the redemption of that libertie purchased vnto the prayse of his glory.

Spiritual Wisdom

(1 Corinthians 2:6–16)
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Therefore also after that I heard of the faith, which ye haue in the Lord Iesus, and loue toward all the Saints,
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I cease not to giue thankes for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
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That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ, that Father of glory, might giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome, and reuelation through the acknowledging of him,
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That the eyes of your vnderstanding may be lightened, that ye may knowe what the hope is of his calling, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is in the Saints,
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And what is the exceeding greatnesse of his power toward vs, which beleeue, according to the working of his mightie power,
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Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his right hand in the heauenly places,
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Farre aboue al principalitie, and power, and might, and domination, and euery Name, that is named, not in this world only, but also in that that is to come,
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And hath made all things subiect vnder his feete, and hath giuen him ouer all things to be the head to the Church,
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Which is his body, euen the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all things.
(Acts 19:8–12; Revelation 2:1–7)
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Paul, an apostle of Christ (a) Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual Blessings

(Romans 8:28–34)
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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,
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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
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having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
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to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.
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In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
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which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
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making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
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to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.
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We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,
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to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
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In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

Spiritual Wisdom

(1 Corinthians 2:6–16)
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For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,
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don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,
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having the eyes of your hearts (b) enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
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and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
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which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
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He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
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which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Fußnoten

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(b)1:18 TR reads “understanding” instead of “hearts”
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