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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/ephesians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/ephesians/1.htm">New International Version</a> Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. <a href="/nlt/ephesians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. <a href="/esv/ephesians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/bsb/ephesians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. <a href="/blb/ephesians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms, <a href="/kjv/ephesians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> 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, <a href="/nasb_/ephesians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nasb/ephesians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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, <a href="/nasb77/ephesians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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, <a href="/lsb/ephesians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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, <a href="/amp/ephesians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ, <a href="/csb/ephesians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. <a href="/hcsb/ephesians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. <a href="/asv/ephesians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ: <a href="/cev/ephesians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven! <a href="/erv/ephesians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ: <a href="/gwt/ephesians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. <a href="/isv/ephesians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm, <a href="/msb/ephesians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. <a href="/net/ephesians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ. <a href="/nheb/ephesians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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; <a href="/wbt/ephesians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: <a href="/wey/ephesians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ; <a href="/web/ephesians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, <a href="/blb/ephesians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms, <a href="/ylt/ephesians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/ephesians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Praised be God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, he having praised us in every spiritual praise in heavenly things in Christ:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ: <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ, <a href="/nabre/ephesians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Blessed be the God, and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heaven through Christ: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Blessed is The God and The Father of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, he who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings in Heaven in The Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ, <a href="/godbey/ephesians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one having blessed us with all spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ: <a href="/haweis/ephesians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ; <a href="/mace/ephesians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all the spiritual blessings in Christ's kingdom. <a href="/wey/ephesians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has crowned us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ; <a href="/worrell/ephesians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; <a href="/worsley/ephesians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ; <a href="/parallel/ephesians/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=16" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/1.htm">Spiritual Blessings</a> 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3<a href="/greek/2128.htm" title="2128: Eulogētos (Adj-NMS) -- (used only of God), blessed (as entitled to receive blessing from man), worthy of praise. From eulogeo; adorable.">Blessed be</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">of our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2127.htm" title="2127: eulogēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.">has blessed</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christō (N-DMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasē (Adj-DFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/4152.htm" title="4152: pneumatikē (Adj-DFS) -- Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious.">spiritual</a> <a href="/greek/2129.htm" title="2129: eulogia (N-DFS) -- Adulation, praise, blessing, gift. ">blessing</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2032.htm" title="2032: epouraniois (Adj-DNP) -- From epi and ouranos; above the sky.">heavenly realms.</a> 4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, <a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, <a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12-14</a> giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. / He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a> Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28-30</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. / For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. <a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14</a> He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">2 Peter 1:3-4</a> His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. / Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. <a href="/romans/15-29.htm">Romans 15:29</a> I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-4.htm">1 Corinthians 1:4-5</a> I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus. / For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, <a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a> From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a> And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. <a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a> For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a> I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2</a> And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:Blessed.<a href="/genesis/14-20.htm">Genesis 14:20</a> And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">1 Chronicles 29:20</a> And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.<a href="/nehemiah/9-5.htm">Nehemiah 9:5</a> Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.God.<a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17</a> That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:<a href="/john/10-29.htm">John 10:29,30</a> My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand… <a href="/john/20-17.htm">John 20:17</a> Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.who.<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2,3</a> And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: … <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.<a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm">1 Chronicles 4:10</a> And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.heavenly.<a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Ephesians 1:20</a> Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,<a href="/ephesians/2-6.htm">Ephesians 2:6</a> And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:<a href="/ephesians/3-10.htm">Ephesians 3:10</a> To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,places, or, things.<a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.in Christ.<a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm">Ephesians 1:10</a> That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/14-16.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/galatians/3-9.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/galatians/4-15.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-2.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Crowned</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-2.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/4-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-11.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/luke/19-38.htm">Realms</a> <a href="/galatians/6-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Spiritual</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/6-14.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-11.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-14.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-5.htm">Crowned</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-5.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-6.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-20.htm">Realms</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Spiritual</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 1</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/1-1.htm">After Paul's salutation,</a> 3. <a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">and thanksgiving for the Ephesians,</a> 4. <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">he treats of our election,</a> 6. <a href="/ephesians/1-6.htm">and adoption by grace;</a> 11. <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">which is the true and proper fountain of man's salvation.</a> 13. <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">And because the height of this mystery cannot be easily attained unto,</a> 16. <a href="/ephesians/1-16.htm">he prays that they may come to the full knowledge and possession thereof in Christ.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ephesians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ This phrase begins with a doxology, a form of praise to God, which is common in Jewish and early Christian writings. The term "blessed" signifies a deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's supreme authority and goodness. The reference to "God and Father" emphasizes the intimate relationship between God and Jesus, affirming the doctrine of the Trinity. This relationship is foundational to Christian theology, highlighting Jesus' divine nature and His role as the mediator between God and humanity. The phrase also reflects the Jewish tradition of blessing God, seen throughout the Psalms and other Old Testament scriptures.who has blessed us in Christ The phrase "who has blessed us" indicates that believers are recipients of God's favor and grace. The blessings are not earned but are given through God's mercy. The use of "in Christ" is significant, as it underscores the belief that all spiritual blessings are mediated through Jesus. This reflects the New Testament teaching that Jesus is the source of all spiritual life and blessings, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a> and <a href="/colossians/2-10.htm">Colossians 2:10</a>. The concept of being "in Christ" is central to Pauline theology, signifying a union with Christ that transforms the believer's identity and status before God.with every spiritual blessing The term "every spiritual blessing" suggests the completeness and sufficiency of God's gifts to believers. These blessings are not material but spiritual, indicating their eternal and heavenly nature. This aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a>). The spiritual blessings include redemption, forgiveness, adoption as God's children, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, as elaborated in the subsequent verses of <a href="/ephesians/1.htm">Ephesians 1</a>. These blessings are a foretaste of the eternal inheritance promised to believers.in the heavenly realms The phrase "in the heavenly realms" points to the spiritual dimension where these blessings originate and where believers' true citizenship lies (<a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a>). It contrasts with the earthly realm, emphasizing the transcendence and superiority of spiritual realities over temporal ones. The "heavenly realms" also refer to the sphere of spiritual warfare, as mentioned later in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>, where believers are called to stand firm against spiritual forces. This phrase reassures believers of their secure position in Christ, seated with Him in the heavenly places (<a href="/ephesians/2-6.htm">Ephesians 2:6</a>), and highlights the ultimate victory and authority of Christ over all spiritual powers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The source of all blessings, who is praised for His generosity and grace. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The Son of God, through whom believers receive spiritual blessings. 3. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Ephesians, writing to the church in Ephesus. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> A major city in Asia Minor, known for its diverse culture and the early Christian church established there. 5. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_realms.htm">Heavenly Realms</a> The spiritual dimension where God’s blessings are stored and from which they are dispensed to believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_blessings.htm">Understanding Spiritual Blessings</a> Recognize that spiritual blessings are not material but are far more valuable, encompassing salvation, grace, and eternal life. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ.htm">The Role of Christ</a> Acknowledge that all blessings come through Jesus Christ, emphasizing the importance of a personal relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_praise.htm">Living in Praise</a> Cultivate a lifestyle of praise and gratitude towards God for His abundant blessings, as Paul exemplifies in this verse. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_perspective.htm">Heavenly Perspective</a> Encourage believers to focus on the eternal and spiritual aspects of life, rather than temporary, earthly concerns. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_christ.htm">Unity in Christ</a> Understand that these blessings are available to all believers, fostering a sense of unity and shared identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 1</a> <a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_blessings.htm">What are spiritual blessings?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'every_spiritual_blessing'.htm">What does "Every Spiritual Blessing" mean?</a> <a href="/q/who_gives_us_all_spiritual_blessings.htm">Who blesses us with every spiritual blessing in Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what_rewards_come_from_perseverance.htm">What does 'Every Spiritual Blessing' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) It may be noted, as bearing on the question of the general or special character of this Epistle, that (with the single exception of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, which may be looked upon as virtually a continuation of the First Epistle) all St. Paul's Epistles addressed to particular churches pass at once from the salutation to refer to the particular circumstances, gifts, and needs of the Church, generally in the form of thanksgiving and prayer, sometimes (as in <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm" title="I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ to another gospel:">Galatians 1:6</a>) in rebuke. In St. Peter's First Epistle, on the other hand, addressed to those "scattered" through many churches, we have an opening exactly similar to the opening of this Epistle. There is, indeed, here a thanksgiving below (<a href="/context/ephesians/1-15.htm" title="Why I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,">Ephesians 1:15-22</a>), but it is entirely general, belonging to the whole Church.The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.--On this phrase (used in <a href="/romans/15-6.htm" title="That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.">Romans 15:6</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm" title="Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;">2Corinthians 1:3</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/11-31.htm" title="The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for ever more, knows that I lie not.">2Corinthians 11:31</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm" title="Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,">1Peter 1:3</a>) see Note on <a href="/romans/15-6.htm" title="That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.">Romans 15:6</a>. It is, however, to be noted here, that in the Vatican MS. the words "and Father" are omitted, and that the phrase "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ" occurs below in <a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm" title="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:">Ephesians 1:17</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 3-14. - THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR DIVINE ORDINATION TO THE BLESSINGS OF GRACE. In this glorious anthem, in which the apostle, tracing all to the Divine Fountain, enumerates the glorious privileges of the Church, and blesses God for them, he first (ver. 3) states summarily the ground of thanksgiving, expanding it with glowing fullness in vers. 4-14. Verse 3. - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every blessing of the Spirit, in heavenly places in Christ. Here we have (1) the Author of our blessings; (2) their nature and sphere; (3) the Medium through whom we have them. . . . <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Blessed [be] Εὐλογητὸς (Eulogētos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2128.htm">Strong's 2128: </a> (used only of God), blessed (as entitled to receive blessing from man), worthy of praise. From eulogeo; adorable. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. of our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ, Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. has blessed εὐλογήσας (eulogēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2127.htm">Strong's 2127: </a> (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Christ Χριστῷ (Christō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. every πάσῃ (pasē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. spiritual πνευματικῇ (pneumatikē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4152.htm">Strong's 4152: </a> Spiritual. From pneuma; non-carnal, i.e. ethereal, or a spirit, or supernatural, regenerate, religious. blessing εὐλογίᾳ (eulogia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2129.htm">Strong's 2129: </a> Adulation, praise, blessing, gift. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heavenly realms. ἐπουρανίοις (epouraniois) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2032.htm">Strong's 2032: </a> From epi and ouranos; above the sky. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">NT Letters: Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father (Ephes. 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