1Paul , an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God , to the saints that are at Ephesus , and the faithful in Christ Jesus : 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ . 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ : 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world , that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: 5having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself , according to the good pleasure of his will , 6to the praise of the glory of his grace , which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
Redemption Through Christ
7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses , according to the riches of his grace , 8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence , 9making known unto us the mystery of his will , according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him 10unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times , to sum up all things in Christ , the things in the heavens , and the things upon the earth ; in him , I say , 11in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will ; 12to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory , we who had before hoped in Christ :
The Role of the Holy Spirit
13in whom ye also , having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation ,— in whom , having also believed , ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise , 14which is an earnest of our inheritance , unto the redemption of God’s own possession , unto the praise of his glory .
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15For this cause I also , having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you , and the love which ye show toward all the saints, 16cease not to give thanks for you , making mention of you in my prayers ; 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of glory , may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him ; 18having the eyes of your heart enlightened , that ye may know what is the hope of his calling , what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe , according to that working of the strength of his might 20which he wrought in Christ , when he raised him from the dead , and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places , 21far above all rule, and authority , and power , and dominion , and every name that is named , not only in this world, but also in that which is to come : 22and he put all things in subjection under his feet , and gave him to be head over all things to the church , 23which is his body , the fulness of him that filleth all in all .