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Paul ,
an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God ,
To the saints who are in Ephesus ,
and faithful in Christ Jesus :
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ .
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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 ,
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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 ,
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having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself ,
according to the good pleasure of His will ,
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to the praise of the glory of His grace ,
by which He made us accepted in the Beloved .
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In Him we have redemption through His blood ,
the forgiveness of sins ,
according to the riches of His grace
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which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence ,
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having made known to us the mystery of His will ,
according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself ,
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that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ ,
both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him .
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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 ,
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that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory .
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In Him you also trusted ,
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 ,
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who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession ,
to the praise of His glory .
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Therefore I also ,
after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints ,
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do not cease to give thanks for you ,
making mention of you in my prayers :
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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 ,
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the eyes of your 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 ,
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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe ,
according to the working of His mighty power
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which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places ,
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far above all principality and power and might and dominion ,
and every name that is named ,
not only in this age but also in that which is to come .
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And He put all things under His feet ,
and gave Him to be head over all things to the church ,
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which is His body ,
the fullness of Him who fills all in all .