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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by (the) will of God, To the saints being in Ephesus, and (the) faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace (to) you and peace from God our Father and (the) Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed (be) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having 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 [us] to be holy and blameless before Him, in love
5 having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 to (the) praise of (the) glory of His grace, of(=by) which He freely bestowed (on) us in the One having been loved,
7 in whom we have [the] redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
8 which he lavished for(=on) us in all wisdom and understanding,
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which he set before(=purposed) in himself,
10 for an dispensation(=administration) of the fullness of the times, to sum up [the] all things in [the] Christ, the things on(=in) [the] heavens and the things on the earth; in him,
11 in whom we were also chosen(=have also obtained an inheritance), having been predestined according to (the) purpose of the One working all things according to the counsel(=intention) of His will,
12 for the us to be(=that we might be) to(=for) (the) praise of His glory, the ones having hoped before(=who first had hoped) in [the] Christ,
13 in whom you also having heard(=heard) the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom you also, having believed, were sealed (with) the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is an pledge(=deposit) of our inheritance toward(=until) (the) redemption of the acquisition(=possession)1, to (the) praise of His glory.
15 Therefore I also, having heard (of) the faith in the Lord Jesus to you and the(=your) love for all the saints,
16 do not stop giving thanks for you, making remembrance(=mentioning) (of you) on(=in) my prayers,
17 that [the] God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might(=may) give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in (the) knowledge of Him,
18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, for the you to know(=that you may know) what is the hope of his calling, what (are) the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 and what (is) the exceeding greatness of His power toward us believing, according to the working of the might of His strength(=His mighty strength),
20 which He worked in [the] Christ, having raised him from (the) dead and having seated (him) in(=at) His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and (above) every name being named, not only in this age but also in the coming (age)(=the age to come).
22 And He has put all things under his feet, and He gave(=made) him (the) head over all things (for) the church,
23 which is his body, the fullness of the One filling(# middle voice) all things in all things
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