1 Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are at Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love,
5 having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, in keeping with the good pleasure of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has favored us in the Beloved.
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to the good pleasure that he set forth in him
10 for the administration of the fullness of the times: to gather together all things in one in Christ, both the things in the heavens and the things on the earth;
11 in him, in whom we too were made his heritage, having been predestined according to the purpose of the one who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ;
13 in whom you also hoped, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is the down payment of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
15 For this reason I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love toward all the saints,
16 do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,
20 which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 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 the age to come;
22 and he put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.