Ephesians 1 NKJV

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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">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/ephesians/1.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>Greeting</span></h3><p class="chapter-1"><span class="text Eph-1-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,</span></p><p class="top-1"><span class="text Eph-1-1">To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:</span></p> <p class="top-1"> <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.</span></p> <h3> Redemption in Christ</span></h3><p><span class="text Eph-1-3"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Blessed <i>be</i> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly <i>places</i> in Christ, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span>made us accepted in the Beloved.</span></p> <p> <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 sins, according to the riches of His grace </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span>prudence, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>In Him you also <i>trusted,</i> after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>who<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span> is the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.</span></p> <h3> Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom</span></h3><p><span class="text Eph-1-15"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: </span> <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 to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>the eyes of your <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and what <i>is</i> the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated <i>Him</i> at His right hand in the heavenly <i>places,</i> </span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>far above all principality<span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span> and <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span>power and <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[i]</a></span>might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.</span></p> <p> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ephesians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And He put all <i>things</i> under His feet, and gave Him <i>to be</i> head over all <i>things</i> to the church, </span> <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.</span></p> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-29213a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:6">Ephesians 1:6</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>bestowed grace (favor) upon us</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29215b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:8">Ephesians 1:8</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>understanding</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29217c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:10">Ephesians 1:10</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU, M omit <i>both</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29221d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:14">Ephesians 1:14</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU <i>which</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29221e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:14">Ephesians 1:14</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>down payment, earnest</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29225f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:18">Ephesians 1:18</span> <span class='footnote-text'>NU, M <i>hearts</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29228g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:21">Ephesians 1:21</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>rule</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29228h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:21">Ephesians 1:21</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>authority</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-29228i"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Ephesians 1:21">Ephesians 1:21</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>power</i></span></li></ol></div> </span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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