Ephesians 1:13-18

New American Standard Bible

¹³In ^[a]Him, ^[b]you also, after listening to ^(A)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ^[c]believed, you were ^(B)sealed in ^[d]Him with ^(C)the Holy Spirit of the promise, ¹⁴who is a ^(D)first installment of ^(E)our inheritance, in regard to the ^(F)redemption of ^(G)God’s own possession, ^(H)to the praise of His glory.

¹⁵For this reason I too, ^(I)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ^[e]your love for ^(J)all the ^[f]saints, ¹⁶^(K)do not cease giving thanks for you, ^(L)while making mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁷that the ^(M)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(N)the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of ^(O)wisdom and of ^(P)revelation in the ^[g]knowledge of Him. ¹⁸I pray that ^(Q)the eyes of your heart ^[h]may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the ^(R)hope of His ^(S)calling, what are ^(T)the riches of the glory of ^(U)His inheritance in ^(V)the ^[i]saints,

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Footnotes

Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom
Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers
Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed
Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom
Ephesians 1:15 Three early mss do not contain your love
Ephesians 1:15 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge
Ephesians 1:18 Lit having been
Ephesians 1:18 See note 2 v 15

Ephesians 1:13-18

New International Version

¹³And you also were included in Christ^(A) when you heard the message of truth,^(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,^(C) the promised Holy Spirit,^(D) ¹⁴who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance^(E) until the redemption^(F) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.^(G)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus^(H) and your love for all God’s people,^(I) ¹⁶I have not stopped giving thanks for you,^(J) remembering you in my prayers.^(K) ¹⁷I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(L) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(M) and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened^(N) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called^(O) you, the riches^(P) of his glorious inheritance^(Q) in his holy people,^(R)