John 1:1-5

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The Word Became Flesh

1 ^(A)In the beginning was ^(B)the Word, and ^(C)the Word was with God, and ^(D)the Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³^(E)All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴^(F)In him was life,^[a] and ^(G)the life was the light of men. ⁵^(H)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³^(A)Blessed be ^(B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing ^(C)in the heavenly places, ⁴^(D)even as he ^(E)chose us in him ^(F)before the foundation of the world, that we should be ^(G)holy and blameless before him. In love ⁵^(H)he predestined us^[a] for ^(I)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, ^(J)according to the purpose of his will, ⁶^(K)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in ^(L)the Beloved. ⁷^(M)In him we have ^(N)redemption ^(O)through his blood, ^(P)the forgiveness of our trespasses, ^(Q)according to the riches of his grace, ⁸which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight ⁹^(R)making known^[b] to us the mystery of his will, ^(S)according to his purpose, which he ^(T)set forth in Christ^[c] ¹⁰as a plan for ^(U)the fullness of time, ^(V)to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.

¹¹In him we have obtained ^(W)an inheritance, ^(X)having been predestined ^(Y)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^(Z)the counsel of his will, ¹²so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be ^(AA)to the praise of his glory. ¹³In him you also, when you heard ^(AB)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, ^(AC)were sealed with the ^(AD)promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴who is ^(AE)the guarantee^[d] of our ^(AF)inheritance until ^(AG)we acquire ^(AH)possession of it,^[e] ^(AI)to the praise of his glory.

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Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, ⁵having predestined us
Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known
Ephesians 1:9 Greek him
Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³^(A)Blessed be ^(B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing ^(C)in the heavenly places, ⁴^(D)even as he ^(E)chose us in him ^(F)before the foundation of the world, that we should be ^(G)holy and blameless before him. In love ⁵^(H)he predestined us^[a] for ^(I)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, ^(J)according to the purpose of his will, ⁶^(K)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in ^(L)the Beloved. ⁷^(M)In him we have ^(N)redemption ^(O)through his blood, ^(P)the forgiveness of our trespasses, ^(Q)according to the riches of his grace, ⁸which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight ⁹^(R)making known^[b] to us the mystery of his will, ^(S)according to his purpose, which he ^(T)set forth in Christ^[c] ¹⁰as a plan for ^(U)the fullness of time, ^(V)to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.

¹¹In him we have obtained ^(W)an inheritance, ^(X)having been predestined ^(Y)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^(Z)the counsel of his will, ¹²so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be ^(AA)to the praise of his glory. ¹³In him you also, when you heard ^(AB)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, ^(AC)were sealed with the ^(AD)promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴who is ^(AE)the guarantee^[d] of our ^(AF)inheritance until ^(AG)we acquire ^(AH)possession of it,^[e] ^(AI)to the praise of his glory.