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Efeserne 1
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Hilsen

1 Hilsen fra Paulus, som ved Guds vilje er utsending[a] for Jesus Kristus[b].

Til alle i Efesos som tilhører Gud og trofast lever i fellesskap med Kristus.

2 Jeg ber at Gud, vår Far, og Herren Jesus Kristus vil vise dere godhet og fylle dere med fred.

Innledende hyllest til Gud

3 La oss hylle Gud, han som er Far til vår Herre Jesus Kristus. Gud har ved sin Ånd gitt oss all godhet på grunn av vårt fellesskap med Kristus.

4 Allerede før verden ble skapt, hadde Gud i sin kjærlighet bestemt at den som lever i fellesskap med hans Sønn, skal få tilhøre ham og en dag stige fram for Gud uten skyld. 5 Hele tiden var planen at vi skulle bli hans barn gjennom det Jesus Kristus gjorde for oss. Ja, dette var hans vilje, og han gledet seg til dagen det skulle skje!

6 Så la oss hylle Gud for den fantastiske nåden han har vist oss ved at vi tilhører hans elskede Sønn. 7 Ja, han viste oss en uendelig nåde da han lot Sønnen ofre sitt blod. Gjennom dette har vi blitt kjøpt fri fra vårt slaveri og har fått tilgivelse for syndene våre.

8 I sin overstrømmende godhet ga Gud oss visdom og forstand. 9 Han avslørte nemlig sin hemmelige[c] plan for oss, den planen som han hadde gjort klar allerede i tidenes begynnelse. 10 Den gikk ut på at Gud, da den rette tiden var kommet, ville la Kristus bli høvding over hele skaperverket, over alle ting som finnes både i himmelen og på jorden. 11 Etter som vi nå lever i fellesskap med Kristus, skal vi også få arve alt det gode som finnes hos Gud. Dette er i tråd med den planen som han utformet. Alt det Gud tenker ut, blir som han vil. 12 Hans hensikt med alt dette var at vi jøder, som var de første til å håpe på Kristus, skulle hylle og ære Gud. 13 Men nå har også dere som ikke er jøder, fått høre budskapet om Jesus, det sanne budskapet som kan frelse dere. Og etter som dere tror på Kristus og lever i fellesskap med ham, har Gud også gitt dere sin Hellige Ånd som et tegn på at dere tilhører ham. Dette er helt i trå med det han lovet for lenge siden. 14 Guds Ånd er garantien for at Gud virkelig skal la oss arve alt det gode som finnes hos ham, den dagen han setter oss fri, vi som er hans eget folk. Dette er enda en grunn til å hylle og ære Gud.

Paulus takker for menigheten og ber om åndelig visdom

15 Helt siden jeg fikk høre om troen deres på Herren Jesus og om den kjærlighet dere viser alle de troende, 16 har jeg stadig takket Gud når jeg ber for dere. 17 Jeg ber at Gud, vår Herre Jesu Kristi mektige og vidunderlige Far i himmelen, skal la sin Ånd gi dere visdom og forstand, slik at dere dag for dag lærer Gud bedre å kjenne. 18 Jeg ber også at dere skal innse hvilken fantastisk framtid Gud har tilbydd oss. Han har nemlig bestemt at vi som tilhører ham, skal få arve alle de store og herlige rikdommene som finnes hos ham. 19 Jeg ber om at dere må forstå hvor utrolig sterk den kraften er som han lar virke i oss. Det er den samme mektige kraften 20 som han lot virke i Kristus, da han vakte ham opp fra de døde og satte ham på sin høyre side i himmelen for at han skulle regjere med ham.[d] 21 Kristus regjerer nå over alle myndigheter, makter, krefter og kraftfulle engler.[e] Ja, han står over alle ting som finnes både i denne verden og i den kommende. 22 Gud har gitt Kristus makt over alle ting.[f] Han som har fått makten over hele universet, har også blitt leder og hode for menigheten. 23 Menigheten er kroppen hans, og gjennom den er Kristus fullt og helt til stede hos menneskene, han som fyller alt i alle i himmelen og på jorden.[g]

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Kalles også apostel.
  2. 1:1 ”Kristus” betyr ”den salvede” på gresk. Blant Israels folk ble konger, prester og profeter salvet med olje før de begynte oppgaven sin. Gud hadde ved profetene lovet å sende en salvet konge som skulle herske over alle folk. Det hebraisk ordet ”Messias” betyr også ”den salvede”.
  3. 1:9 Paulus bruker ordet ”hemmelig” for at gå imot den religionsblanding som forekom i området, og som innbyggerne der oppfattet som et viktig ord.
  4. 1:20 Se Salmenes bok 110:1. Den som sitter, på Guds høyre side deler hans makt og regjerer sammen med ham.
  5. 1:21 Området der Efesos lå, var kjent for sin dyrkelse av engler, og Paulus ville derfor vise at englene står under Jesus i status.
  6. 1:22 Se Salmenes bok 8:7
  7. 1:23 Se Jeremia 23:24.
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Ephesians 1
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1 Paul, an apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), by the divine will (the purpose and the choice of God) to the saints (the consecrated, set-apart ones) [a]at Ephesus who are also faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus:

2 May grace (God’s unmerited favor) and spiritual peace [which means peace with God and harmony, unity, and undisturbedness] be yours from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!

4 Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.

5 For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [[b]because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]—

6 [So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7 In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood, the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses), in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor,

8 Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding (practical insight and prudence),

9 Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in [c]Him,

10 [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.

11 In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will,

12 So that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory!

13 In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.

14 That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory.

15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints (the people of God),

16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.

17 [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him,

18 By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones),

19 And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength,

20 Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places],

21 Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.

22 And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church],(A)

23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself].

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:1 Some manuscripts do not contain “at Ephesus.”
  2. Ephesians 1:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  3. Ephesians 1:9 Some commentators interpret “in Him” to mean “in Himself,” while others see it as “in Christ.”
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Efesios 1
La Biblia de las Américas

Saludo

1 Pablo, apóstol de Cristo Jesús(A) por[a] la voluntad de Dios(B):

A los santos(C) que están en Efeso[b](D) y que son fieles(E) en Cristo Jesús: 2 Gracia a vosotros y paz de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo(F).

Beneficios de la redención

3 Bendito sea el Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo(G), que nos ha bendecido con toda bendición espiritual en los lugares celestiales en Cristo(H), 4 según nos escogió(I) en Él antes de la fundación del mundo(J), para que fuéramos[c] santos y sin mancha(K) delante de Él. En amor(L) 5 nos predestinó[d](M) para adopción como hijos para sí(N) mediante Jesucristo, conforme al beneplácito[e] de su voluntad(O), 6 para alabanza de la gloria(P) de su gracia que gratuitamente ha impartido sobre nosotros en el Amado(Q). 7 En Él[f] tenemos redención(R) mediante su sangre(S), el perdón de nuestros pecados(T) según las riquezas de su gracia(U) 8 que ha hecho abundar para con nosotros. En toda sabiduría y discernimiento[g] 9 nos dio a conocer el misterio(V) de su voluntad, según el beneplácito(W) que se propuso en Él(X), 10 con miras a una buena administración en el[h] cumplimiento de los tiempos(Y), es decir, de reunir todas las cosas en Cristo(Z), tanto las que están en los cielos, como las que están en la tierra. En Él 11 también[i] hemos obtenido herencia[j](AA), habiendo sido predestinados según el propósito de aquel(AB) que obra todas las cosas conforme al consejo de su voluntad(AC), 12 a fin de que nosotros, que fuimos los primeros en esperar en Cristo[k], seamos para alabanza de su gloria(AD). 13 En Él[l] también vosotros, después de escuchar el mensaje de la verdad, el evangelio(AE) de vuestra salvación, y habiendo creído, fuisteis sellados en Él(AF) con[m] el Espíritu Santo de la promesa(AG), 14 que nos es dado como garantía[n](AH) de nuestra herencia(AI), con miras a la redención(AJ) de la posesión adquirida de Dios(AK), para alabanza de su gloria(AL).

Pablo ora por los efesios

15 Por esta razón también yo, habiendo oído de la fe en el Señor Jesús que hay entre vosotros, y de vuestro amor[o] por todos los santos(AM), 16 no ceso de dar gracias por vosotros(AN), haciendo mención de vosotros en mis oraciones(AO); 17 pidiendo que el Dios de nuestro Señor Jesucristo(AP), el Padre de gloria(AQ), os dé espíritu de sabiduría(AR) y de revelación en un mejor conocimiento[p](AS) de Él. 18 Mi oración es que los ojos de vuestro corazón sean[q] iluminados(AT), para que sepáis cuál es la esperanza(AU) de su llamamiento(AV), cuáles son las riquezas de la gloria(AW) de su herencia(AX) en los santos(AY), 19 y cuál es la extraordinaria grandeza de su poder para con nosotros los que creemos, conforme a la eficacia[r] de la fuerza de su poder(AZ), 20 el cual obró en Cristo cuando le resucitó de entre los muertos(BA) y le sentó a su diestra(BB) en los lugares celestiales(BC), 21 muy por encima de todo principado, autoridad, poder, dominio(BD) y de todo nombre que se nombra(BE), no solo en este siglo[s] sino también en el venidero(BF). 22 Y todo sometió[t] bajo sus pies(BG), y a Él lo dio por cabeza sobre todas las cosas a la iglesia(BH), 23 la cual es su cuerpo(BI), la plenitud de aquel(BJ) que lo llena(BK) todo en todo(BL).

Footnotes

  1. Efesios 1:1 O, mediante
  2. Efesios 1:1 Algunos mss. antiguos no incluyen: en Efeso
  3. Efesios 1:4 O, seamos
  4. Efesios 1:5 Lit., habiéndonos predestinado
  5. Efesios 1:5 O, a la buena intención, y así en el vers. 9
  6. Efesios 1:7 Lit., quien
  7. Efesios 1:8 O, para con nosotros, en toda sabiduría y entendimiento
  8. Efesios 1:10 Lit., del
  9. Efesios 1:11 Lit., en quien también
  10. Efesios 1:11 O, fuimos hechos una herencia
  11. Efesios 1:12 I.e., el Mesías
  12. Efesios 1:13 Lit., quien
  13. Efesios 1:13 O, habiendo creído en Él, fuisteis sellados con
  14. Efesios 1:14 O, arras
  15. Efesios 1:15 Muchos mss. antiguos no incluyen: vuestro amor
  16. Efesios 1:17 O, verdadero conocimiento
  17. Efesios 1:18 Lit., siendo
  18. Efesios 1:19 O, la energía
  19. Efesios 1:21 O, mundo, o, tiempo
  20. Efesios 1:22 O, sujetó
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Ephesians 1
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1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B)

To God’s holy people(C) in Ephesus,[a](D) the faithful(E) in Christ Jesus:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(F)

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(G) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(H) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(I) in him before the creation of the world(J) to be holy and blameless(K) in his sight. In love(L) 5 he[b] predestined(M) us for adoption to sonship[c](N) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(O) and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace,(P) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(Q) 7 In him we have redemption(R) through his blood,(S) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(T) of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery(U) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(V) in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment(W)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.(X)

11 In him we were also chosen,[e] having been predestined(Y) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(Z) of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.(AA) 13 And you also were included in Christ(AB) when you heard the message of truth,(AC) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(AD) the promised Holy Spirit,(AE) 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance(AF) until the redemption(AG) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.(AH)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(AI) and your love for all God’s people,(AJ) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(AK) remembering you in my prayers.(AL) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(AM) may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom(AN) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(AO) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(AP) you, the riches(AQ) of his glorious inheritance(AR) in his holy people,(AS) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(AT) is the same as the mighty strength(AU) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(AV) and seated him at his right hand(AW) in the heavenly realms,(AX) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(AY) and every name(AZ) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(BA) 22 And God placed all things under his feet(BB) and appointed him to be head(BC) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(BD) the fullness of him(BE) who fills everything in every way.(BF)

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.
  2. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
  3. 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.
  4. Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he
  5. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
  6. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
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