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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Ephesians 1 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ephesians/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ephesians/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Ephesians 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../galatians/6.htm" title="Galatians 6">◄</a> Ephesians 1 <a href="../ephesians/2.htm" title="Ephesians 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/ephesians/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Greeting</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,</p><p class="regular">To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts saints who are also faithful (omitting in Ephesus)">a</a></sup></span> in Christ Jesus:</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> <p class="heading">Spiritual Blessings in Christ</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>he predestined us<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or before him in love, 5having predestined us">b</a></sup></span> for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>making known<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known...">c</a></sup></span> to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>who is the guarantee<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or down payment">d</a></sup></span> of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or until God redeems his possession">e</a></sup></span> to the praise of his glory.</p> <p class="heading">Thanksgiving and Prayer</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts omit your love">f</a></sup></span> toward all the saints, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Some manuscripts <i><span class="catch-word">saints who are</span> also faithful</i> (omitting <i class="catch-word">in Ephesus</i>)<br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">before him</span> in love, <verse-num>5</verse-num>having predestined us</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">he lavished upon us</span> in all wisdom and insight, making known...</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>down payment</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">until</span> God redeems his possession</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Some manuscripts omit <i class="catch-word">your love</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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