Efesios 1
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1 Pablo, apóstol de Cristo Jesús por la voluntad de Dios,
a los fieles creyentes en Cristo Jesús que están en Éfeso:[a]
2 Que Dios nuestro Padre y el Señor Jesucristo les concedan gracia y paz.
Bendiciones espirituales en Cristo
3 Bendito sea Dios, Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que nos ha bendecido en las regiones celestiales con toda bendición espiritual en Cristo. 4 Dios nos escogió en él antes de la creación del mundo, para que vivamos en santidad y sin mancha delante de él. En amor 5 nos predestinó para ser adoptados como hijos suyos por medio de Jesucristo, según el buen propósito de su voluntad, 6 para alabanza de su gloriosa gracia, que nos concedió en su Amado. 7 En él tenemos la redención mediante su sangre, el perdón de nuestros pecados, conforme a las riquezas de su gracia 8 la cual Dios nos dio en abundancia con toda sabiduría y entendimiento. 9 Él nos hizo conocer el misterio de su voluntad conforme al buen propósito que de antemano estableció en Cristo, 10 para llevarlo a cabo cuando se cumpliera el tiempo, esto es, reunir en él todas las cosas, tanto las del cielo como las de la tierra.
11 En Cristo también fuimos hechos herederos,[b] pues fuimos predestinados según el plan de aquel que hace todas las cosas conforme al designio de su voluntad, 12 a fin de que nosotros, que fuimos los primeros en poner nuestra esperanza en Cristo, seamos para alabanza de su gloria. 13 En él también ustedes, cuando oyeron el mensaje de la verdad, el evangelio que les trajo la salvación, y lo creyeron, fueron marcados con el sello que es el Espíritu Santo prometido. 14 Este garantiza nuestra herencia hasta que llegue la redención final del pueblo adquirido por Dios,[c] para alabanza de su gloria.
Acción de gracias e intercesión
15 Por eso yo, por mi parte, desde que me enteré de la fe que tienen en el Señor Jesús y del amor que demuestran por todos los creyentes, 16 no he dejado de dar gracias por ustedes al recordarlos en mis oraciones. 17 Pido que el Dios de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el Padre glorioso, les dé el Espíritu de sabiduría y de revelación, para que lo conozcan mejor. 18 Pido también que les sean iluminados los ojos del corazón para que sepan a qué esperanza él los ha llamado, cuál es la riqueza de su gloriosa herencia entre pueblo santo, 19 y cuán incomparable es la grandeza de su poder a favor de los que creemos. Ese poder es la fuerza grandiosa y eficaz 20 que Dios ejerció en Cristo cuando lo resucitó de entre los muertos y lo sentó a su derecha en las regiones celestiales, 21 muy por encima de todo gobierno y autoridad, poder y dominio, y de cualquier otro nombre que se invoque, no solo en este mundo, sino también en el venidero. 22 Dios sometió todas las cosas al dominio de Cristo[d] y lo dio como cabeza de todo a la iglesia. 23 Esta, que es su cuerpo, es la plenitud de aquel que lo llena todo por completo.
Footnotes
Éphésiens 1
La Bible du Semeur
Salutation
1 Paul, apôtre de Jésus-Christ par la volonté de Dieu, salue ceux qui [à Ephèse[a]] font partie du peuple saint, et croient en Jésus-Christ.
2 Que la grâce et la paix vous soient accordées par Dieu notre Père et par le Seigneur Jésus-Christ.
Le salut en Christ
La grâce de Dieu en Christ
3 Béni soit Dieu,
le Père de notre Seigneur
Jésus-Christ,
car il nous a comblés
de toute bénédiction de l’Esprit
dans le monde céleste
en raison de notre union avec Christ.
4 En lui,
bien avant de poser
les fondations du monde,
il nous avait choisis
pour que nous soyons saints
et sans reproche devant lui.
Puisqu’il nous a aimés,
5 il nous a destinés d’avance
à être ses enfants
qu’il voulait adopter
par Jésus-Christ.
Voilà ce que, dans sa bonté,
il a voulu pour nous
6 afin que nous célébrions
la gloire de sa grâce
qu’il nous a accordée
en son Fils bien-aimé.
7 En Christ,
parce qu’il s’est offert en sacrifice,
nous avons obtenu la délivrance,
le pardon de nos fautes.
Dieu a ainsi manifesté sa grâce
dans toute sa richesse,
8 et il l’a répandue sur nous
avec surabondance,
en nous donnant pleine sagesse
et pleine intelligence,
9 nous ayant fait connaître
le secret de son plan.
Ce plan, il l’a fixé d’avance,
dans sa bonté,
en Christ,
10 pour conduire les temps
vers l’accomplissement.
Selon ce plan,
tout ce qui est au ciel
et tout ce qui est sur la terre
doit être harmonieusement réuni[b]
en Christ.
11 Et c’est aussi en Christ
qu’il nous a accordé
notre part d’héritage[c]
conformément à ce qu’avait fixé
celui qui met en œuvre toutes choses,
selon l’intention qui inspire
sa décision.
Ainsi, nous avons été destinés d’avance
12 à célébrer sa gloire
nous qui, les tout premiers,
avons placé notre espérance
dans le Messie.
13 Et en Christ, vous aussi,
vous avez entendu
le message de vérité,
cet Evangile
qui vous apportait le salut ;
oui, c’est aussi en Christ
que vous qui avez cru,
vous avez obtenu de Dieu
l’Esprit Saint qu’il avait promis
et par lequel
il vous a marqués de son sceau[d]
en signe que vous lui appartenez.
14 Cet Esprit constitue
l’acompte de notre héritage
en attendant la délivrance
du peuple que Dieu s’est acquis[e].
Ainsi tout aboutit
à célébrer sa gloire.
Prière de Paul pour les Ephésiens
15 Pour toutes ces raisons, moi aussi, après avoir entendu parler de votre foi au Seigneur Jésus et de votre amour pour tous les membres du peuple saint, 16 je ne cesse de dire ma reconnaissance à Dieu à votre sujet quand je fais mention de vous dans mes prières.
17 Je demande que le Dieu de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, le Père qui possède la gloire, vous donne, par son Esprit, sagesse et révélation, pour que vous le connaissiez ; 18 qu’il illumine ainsi votre intelligence afin que vous compreniez en quoi consiste l’espérance à laquelle vous avez été appelés, quelle est la glorieuse richesse de l’héritage que Dieu vous fera partager avec les membres du peuple saint, 19 et quelle est l’extraordinaire grandeur de la puissance qu’il met en œuvre en notre faveur, à nous qui plaçons notre confiance en lui. Cette puissance, en effet, il l’a déployée dans toute sa force 20 en la faisant agir en Christ lorsqu’il l’a ressuscité et l’a fait siéger à sa droite[f], dans le monde céleste. 21 Là, Christ est placé bien au-dessus de toute Autorité, de toute Puissance, de toute Domination et de toute Souveraineté[g] : au-dessus de tout nom qui puisse être cité, non seulement dans le monde présent, mais aussi dans le monde à venir. 22 Dieu a tout placé sous ses pieds[h], et Christ qui domine toutes choses, il l’a donné pour chef à l’Eglise 23 qui est son corps, lui en qui habite la plénitude du Dieu qui remplit tout en tous[i].
Footnotes
- 1.1 Les mots : à Ephèse sont absents de plusieurs manuscrits.
- 1.10 Paul emploie ici un verbe qui signifie résumer, récapituler. Il est difficile de savoir ce qu’il voulait dire exactement. Certains traduisent : doit être restauré. D’autres comprennent : doit être réuni sous le gouvernement de Christ.
- 1.11 Autre traduction : que nous sommes devenus sa possession.
- 1.13 Le sceau apposé sur une marchandise marquait le changement de propriétaire.
- 1.14 Autre traduction : la délivrance par laquelle nous entrerons en possession de notre héritage.
- 1.20 Ps 110.1.
- 1.21 Ces expressions se rapportent à des êtres surnaturels (angéliques ou démoniaques) auxquels les erreurs que certains répandaient dans les Eglises d’Asie Mineure donnaient une grande importance (voir 3.10 ; Col 1.16 ; 2.15).
- 1.22 Voir Ps 8.7.
- 1.23 Autre traduction : à l’Eglise 23 qui est son corps, où se manifeste pleinement celui qui remplit tout en tous (cf. 3.19).
Ephesians 1
King James Version
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Ephesians 1
New International Version
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
- Ephesians 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.
- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- 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 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he
- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
Ephesians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Redemption in Christ
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as (B)He chose us in Him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should (D)be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 (E)having predestined us to (F)adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, (G)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (H)by which He [a]made us accepted in (I)the Beloved.
7 (J)In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to (K)the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [b]prudence, 9 (L)having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure (M)which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of (N)the fullness of the times (O)He might gather together in one (P)all things in Christ, [c]both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 11 (Q)In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to (R)the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 (S)that we (T)who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard (U)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, (V)you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 (W)who[d] is the [e]guarantee of our inheritance (X)until the redemption of (Y)the purchased possession, (Z)to the praise of His glory.
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Therefore I also, (AA)after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 (AB)do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that (AC)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (AD)may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 (AE)the eyes of your [f]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is (AF)the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, (AG)according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when (AH)He raised Him from the dead and (AI)seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 (AJ)far above all (AK)principality[g] and [h]power and [i]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
22 And (AL)He put all things under His feet, and gave Him (AM)to be head over all things to the church, 23 (AN)which is His body, (AO)the fullness of Him (AP)who fills all in all.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
- Ephesians 1:8 understanding
- Ephesians 1:10 NU, M omit both
- Ephesians 1:14 NU which
- Ephesians 1:14 down payment, earnest
- Ephesians 1:18 NU, M hearts
- Ephesians 1:21 rule
- Ephesians 1:21 authority
- Ephesians 1:21 power
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