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\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to those who are set apart for God in Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus.

\v 2 May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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\v 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised. It is he who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
\v 4 Before the creation of the world, God chose us who believe in Christ. He chose us so we could be holy and blameless in his sight.



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\v 5 In love God predestined us for adoption as his own sons through Jesus Christ. He did this because he was pleased to do what he desired.





\v 6 The result is that God is praised for his glorious grace. This is what he has freely given to us by his beloved one.



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\v 7 For in his beloved one, we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. We have this because of the riches of his grace.


\v 8 This grace was abundantly provided for us in all wisdom and understanding.

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\v 9 God made known to us the hidden truth of the plan, according to his desire that he demonstrated in Christ.

\v 10 When the times are fulfilled for the completion of his plan, God will bring together everything in heaven and on the earth in Christ. 


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\v 11 In Christ we were chosen and decided on beforehand. This was according to the plan of the one who does all things by the purpose of his will.

\v 12 God did this so that we might exist for the praise of his glory. We were the first to have confidence in Christ.





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\v 13 It was by Christ that you also heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation by Christ. It was in him that you also have believed and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.

\v 14 The Spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance until the possession is gained. This was for the praise of his glory.






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\v 15 Because of this, since the time that I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and about your love for all those set apart for him,
\v 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you and mentioning you in my prayers.

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\v 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation of his knowledge.
\v 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened for you to know what is the confidence of our calling. I pray that you may know the richness of the glory of his inheritance among those who are set apart for him.

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\v 19 I pray that you may know the exceeding greatness of his power in us who believe. This greatness is according to the working of the strength of his power.







\v 20 This is the power that worked in Christ when God raised him from the dead ones and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
\v 21 He seated Christ far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named. He seated Christ not only for this age, but also for the age to come.

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\v 22 God has subjected all things under Christ's feet. He has made him the head over all things in the church.
\v 23 It is the church that is his body, the fullness of him who fills all things in all ways.