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Paul ,
an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God ,
To the saints who are also 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 in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places ,
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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world ,
that we should be holy and blameless before him .
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He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ ,
according to the purpose of his will ,
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to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved .
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In him we have redemption through his blood ,
the forgiveness of our trespasses ,
according to the riches of his grace
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which he lavished upon us .
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For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will ,
according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ
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as a plan for the fulness of time ,
to unite all things in him ,
things in heaven and things on earth .
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In him ,
according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will ,
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we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory .
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In him you also ,
who have heard the word of truth ,
the gospel of your salvation ,
and have believed in him ,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit ,
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which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it ,
to the praise of his glory .
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For this reason ,
because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints ,
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I do not cease to give thanks for you ,
remembering you in my prayers ,
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
the Father of glory ,
may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him ,
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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 ,
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and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe ,
according to the working of his great might
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which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places ,
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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 that which is to come ;
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and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church ,
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which is his body ,
the fulness of him who fills all in all .