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| 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 1:2 | Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! |
| 1:3 | Blessed `is' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, |
| 1:4 | according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love, |
| 1:5 | having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, |
| 1:6 | to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved, |
| 1:7 | in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, |
| 1:8 | in which He did abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, |
| 1:9 | having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself, |
| 1:10 | in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him; |
| 1:11 | in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will, |
| 1:12 | for our being to the praise of His glory, `even' those who did first hope in the Christ, |
| 1:13 | in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise, |
| 1:14 | which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory. |
| 1:15 | Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints, |
| 1:16 | do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, |
| 1:17 | that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him, |
| 1:18 | the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, |
| 1:19 | and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might, |
| 1:20 | which He wrought in the Christ, having raised him out of the dead, and did set `him' at His right hand in the heavenly `places', |
| 1:21 | far above all principality, and authority, and might, and lordship, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one; |
| 1:22 | and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him -- head over all things to the assembly, |
| 1:23 | which is his body, the fulness of Him who is filling the all in all, |
| 1:1 | Paul an Apostle of Iesu Christ by the will of God. To the saynctes which are at Ephesus and to them which beleve on Iesus Christ. |
| 1:2 | Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ. |
| 1:3 | Blessed be God the father of oure lorde Iesus Christ which hath blessed vs with all maner of spirituall blessinges in hevely thynges by Chryst |
| 1:4 | accordynge as he had chosen vs in him before ye foudacio of ye worlde was layde that we shuld be saintes and without blame before him thorow loue. |
| 1:5 | And ordeyned vs before thorow Iesus Christ to be heyres vnto him silfe accordinge to the pleasure of his will |
| 1:6 | to ye prayse of the glorie of his grace where with he hath made vs accepted in the beloved. |
| 1:7 | By whom we have redemption thorow his bloude euen the forgevenes of synnes accordynge to the riches of his grace |
| 1:8 | which grace he shed on vs aboundantly in all wisdome and perceavaunce. |
| 1:9 | And hath openned vnto vs the mistery of his will accordinge to his pleasure and purposed the same in hym silfe |
| 1:10 | to have it declared when the tyme were full come yt all thynges bothe ye thynges which are in heven and also the thynges which are in erthe shuld be gaddered togedder even in Christ: |
| 1:11 | that is to saye in him in whom we are made heyres and were therto predestinate accordynge to the purpose of him which worketh all thinges after the purpose of his awne will: |
| 1:12 | that we which before beleved in Christ shuld be vnto the prayse of his glory. |
| 1:13 | In whom also ye (after that ye hearde the worde of trueth I meane the gospell of youre saluacio wherin ye beleved) were sealed with the holy sprete of promes |
| 1:14 | which is the ernest of oure inheritaunce to redeme the purchased possession and that vnto the laude of his glory. |
| 1:15 | Wherfore even I (after that I hearde of the fayth which ye have in the lorde Iesu and love vnto all the saynctes) |
| 1:16 | cease not to geve thankes for you makynge mencion of you in my prayers |
| 1:17 | that ye God of oure lorde Iesus Christ and the father of glory myght geve vnto you the sprete of wisdome and open to you the knowledge of him silfe |
| 1:18 | and lighten the eyes of youre myndes yt ye myght knowe what that hope is where vnto he hath called you and what the riches of his glorious inheritaunce is apon the sainctes |
| 1:19 | and what is the excedynge greatnes of his power to vs warde which beleve accordynge to the workynge of that his mighty power |
| 1:20 | which he wrought in Christ when he raysed him from deeth and set him on his right honde in hevenly thynges |
| 1:21 | above all rule power and myght and dominacion and above all names that are named not in this worlde only but also in the worlde to come: |
| 1:22 | and hath put all thynges vnder his fete and hath made him aboue all thynges ye heed of ye congregacion |
| 1:23 | which is his body and the fulnes of him that filleth all in all thynges. |
| 1:1 | Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the will of God. To ye sayntes which are Ephesus, & to the that beleue on Iesus Christ. |
| 1:2 | Grace be with you and peace from God oure father, & fro the LORDE Iesus Christ. |
| 1:3 | Blessed be God the father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vs wt all maner of spirituall blessynge in heauenly thynges by Christ |
| 1:4 | acordinge as he had chosen vs by him, or euer the foundacion of the worlde was layed, that we shulde be holy and without blame before him in loue, |
| 1:5 | & ordeyned vs before, to receaue vs as children thorow Iesus Christ, acordinge to the pleasure of his will, |
| 1:6 | vnto the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherby he hath made vs accepted in the Beloued, |
| 1:7 | in whom we haue redempcion thorow his bloude (namely) the forgeuenes of synnes, acordynge to ye riches of his grace, |
| 1:8 | which he hath shed vpon vs abundauntly in all wyssdome and prudece: |
| 1:9 | and hath opened vnto vs the mystery of his wil acordinge to his pleasure, which he had purposed in himselfe, |
| 1:10 | yt it shulde be preached wha the tyme was full come, that all thinges shulde be gathered together by Christ, both the thinges which are in heauen, and also the thinges that are vpon earth, |
| 1:11 | euen by him, by whom also we are come to the inheritaunce we that were therto predestinate before, acordinge to ye purpose of him, which worketh all thinges after ye councell of his owne wyll, |
| 1:12 | that we mighte be to the prayse of his glory, euen we that before beleued on Christ, |
| 1:13 | on who also ye beleued, after that ye herde the worde of trueth, namely ye Gospell of youre saluacion: wherin whan ye beleued, ye were sealed with the holy sprete of promes, |
| 1:14 | which is the ernest of oure inheritaunce to oure redempcion, that we mighte be his owne to the prayse off his glory. |
| 1:15 | Wherfore I also, (in so moch as I haue herde of the faith which ye haue in ye LORDE Iesu, and of youre loue vnto all ye sayntes) |
| 1:16 | ceasse not to geue thankes for you, and make mencion of you in my prayers, |
| 1:17 | that ye God of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, the father of glory maye geue vnto you the sprete of wyssdome, and open vnto you the knowlege of himselfe, |
| 1:18 | and lighten the eyes of youre vnderstondinge, that ye maye knowe what is the hope of youre callynge, and what the riches of his glorious enheritaunce is vpon the sayntes, |
| 1:19 | & what is the exceadinge greatnesse of his power towarde vs, which beleue acordinge to ye workynge of his mightie power, |
| 1:20 | which he wroughte in Christ, whan he raysed him vp fro the deed, and set him on his righte hade i heauely thinges, |
| 1:21 | aboue all rule, power, and mighte, and dominacio, and aboue all that maye be named, not onely in this worlde, but also in ye worlde to come. |
| 1:22 | And hath put all thinges vnder his fete, and hath made him aboue all thinges the heade of the cogregacion, |
| 1:23 | which is his body, and the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all. |
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