Ephesians 1:15-23

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵For this reason I too, ^(A)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ^[a]your love for ^(B)all the ^[b]saints, ¹⁶^(C)do not cease giving thanks for you, ^(D)while making mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁷that the ^(E)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(F)the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of ^(G)wisdom and of ^(H)revelation in the ^[c]knowledge of Him. ¹⁸I pray that ^(I)the eyes of your heart ^[d]may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the ^(J)hope of His ^(K)calling, what are ^(L)the riches of the glory of ^(M)His inheritance in ^(N)the ^[e]saints, ¹⁹and what is the ^[f]boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. ^(O)These are in accordance with the working of the ^(P)strength of His might ²⁰which He brought about in Christ, when He ^(Q)raised Him from the dead and ^(R)seated Him at His right hand in ^(S)the heavenly places, ²¹far above ^(T)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every ^(U)name that is named, not only in ^(V)this age but also in the one to come. ²²And He ^(W)put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him ^(X)head over all things to the church, ²³which is His ^(Y)body, the ^(Z)fullness of Him who ^(AA)fills ^(AB)all in all.

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Footnotes

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 1:19 Lit surpassing

Ephesians 1:15-23

New International Version

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) ²⁰he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead^(N) and seated him at his right hand^(O) in the heavenly realms,^(P) ²¹far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,^(Q) and every name^(R) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.^(S) ²²And God placed all things under his feet^(T) and appointed him to be head^(U) over everything for the church, ²³which is his body,^(V) the fullness of him^(W) who fills everything in every way.^(X)