1:1   From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, to his holy and faithful people in Ephesus who are in union with Christ Jesus.

1:2   May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours!

1:3   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm,

1:4   just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

1:5   he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will,

1:6   so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.

1:7   In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

1:8   that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom and understanding,

1:9   when he made known to us the secret of his will. This was according to his plan that he set forth in Christ

1:10   to usher in the fullness of the times and to gather up all things in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth.

1:11   In Christ we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything according to the intention of his will,

1:12   so that we who had already fixed our hope on Christ might live for his praise and glory.

1:13   You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in him you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

1:14   who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to his praise and glory.

1:15   Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

1:16   I never stop giving thanks for you as I mention you in my prayers.

1:17   I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation through knowing Christ fully.

1:18   Then, with the eyes of your hearts enlightened, you will know the hope of his calling, the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

1:19   and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,

1:20   which he put to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.

1:21   He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

1:22   God has put everything under his feet and has made him the head of everything for the good of the church,

1:23   which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills everything in every way.