Ephesians 1:13-23

Amplified Bible

¹³In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].^(A) ¹⁴The Spirit is the ^[a]guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

¹⁵For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, ¹⁶I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers; ¹⁷[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son]. ¹⁸And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the ^[b]hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the ^[c]saints (God’s people), ¹⁹and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength ²⁰which He ^[d]produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human], and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and world but also in the one to come. ²²And He ^[e]put all things [in every realm] in subjection under Christ’s feet, and ^[f]appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head over all things in the church,^(B) ²³which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].

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Notas al pie

Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment.
Ephesians 1:18 In the NT the word “hope” expresses a cherished desire along with the confident assurance of obtaining that which is longed for.
Ephesians 1:18 See note v 1.
Ephesians 1:20 The first of three manifestations of God’s power exhibited in Christ.
Ephesians 1:22 The second manifestation of God’s power exhibited in Christ.
Ephesians 1:22 This is the third manifestation of God’s power exhibited in Christ.

Ephesians 1:13-23

New International Version

¹³And you also were included in Christ^(A) when you heard the message of truth,^(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,^(C) the promised Holy Spirit,^(D) ¹⁴who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance^(E) until the redemption^(F) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.^(G)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹⁵For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus^(H) and your love for all God’s people,^(I) ¹⁶I have not stopped giving thanks for you,^(J) remembering you in my prayers.^(K) ¹⁷I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,^(L) may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom^(M) and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened^(N) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called^(O) you, the riches^(P) of his glorious inheritance^(Q) in his holy people,^(R) ¹⁹and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power^(S) is the same as the mighty strength^(T) ²⁰he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead^(U) and seated him at his right hand^(V) in the heavenly realms,^(W) ²¹far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,^(X) and every name^(Y) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.^(Z) ²²And God placed all things under his feet^(AA) and appointed him to be head^(AB) over everything for the church, ²³which is his body,^(AC) the fullness of him^(AD) who fills everything in every way.^(AE)