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1:1  From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by God's will. To: His holy and faithful people in Ephesus who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.
1:2  May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!
1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm,
1:4  just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love
1:5  he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,
1:6  so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.
1:7  In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace
1:8  that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom and understanding,
1:9  when he made known to us the secret of his will. This was according to his plan that he set forth in the Messiah
1:10  to usher in the fullness of the times and to bring together in the Messiah all things in heaven and on earth.
1:11  In the Messiah we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything that he wills to do,
1:12  so that we who had already fixed our hope on the Messiah might live for his praise and glory.
1:13  You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in the Messiah, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1:14  who is the guarantee of our inheritance until God redeems his own possession for his praise and glory.
1:15  Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
1:16  I never stop giving thanks for you as I mention you in my prayers.
1:17  I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the most glorious Father, would give you a wise spirit, along with revelation that comes through knowing the Messiah fully.
1:18  Then, with the eyes of your hearts enlightened, you will know the confidence that is produced by God having called you, the rich glory that is his inheritance among the saints,
1:19  and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,
1:20  which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.
1:21  He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come.
1:22  God has put everything under the Messiah's feet and has made him the head of everything for the good of the church,
1:23  which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills everything in every way.