Ephesians 1:3-6

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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms^(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴For he chose us^(C) in him before the creation of the world^(D) to be holy and blameless^(E) in his sight. In love^(F) ⁵he^[a] predestined^(G) us for adoption to sonship^[b]^(H) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure^(I) and will— ⁶to the praise of his glorious grace,^(J) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.^(K)

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Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. ⁵He
Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

Ephesians 1:15-19

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus^(A) and your love for all God’s people,^(B) ¹⁶I have not stopped giving thanks for you,^(C) remembering you in my prayers.^(D) ¹⁷I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(E) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(F) and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened^(G) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called^(H) you, the riches^(I) of his glorious inheritance^(J) in his holy people,^(K) ¹⁹and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power^(L) is the same as the mighty strength^(M)