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Ephesians 1:15-2:10
New International Version
Ephesians 1:15-2:10
New International Version
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(A) and your love for all God’s people,(B) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(C) remembering you in my prayers.(D) 17 I 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. 18 I 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) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(L) is the same as the mighty strength(M) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(N) and seated him at his right hand(O) in the heavenly realms,(P) 21 far 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) 22 And God placed all things under his feet(T) and appointed him to be head(U) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(V) the fullness of him(W) who fills everything in every way.(X)
Made Alive in Christ
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(Y) 2 in which you used to live(Z) when you followed the ways of this world(AA) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(AB) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(AC) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(AD) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[b](AE) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us,(AF) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(AG)—it is by grace you have been saved.(AH) 6 And God raised us up with Christ(AI) and seated us with him(AJ) in the heavenly realms(AK) in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(AL) expressed in his kindness(AM) to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace(AN) you have been saved,(AO) through faith(AP)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works,(AQ) so that no one can boast.(AR) 10 For we are God’s handiwork,(AS) created(AT) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(AU) which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:15-2:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ephesians 1:15-2:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Paul’s Prayer
15 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love[a] toward all the saints, and for this reason 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers,(A) 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,(B) 18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 20 God[b] put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,[c](C) 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.(D) 22 And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,(E) 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.(F)
From Death to Life
2 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,[d] following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.[e](G) 3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,(H) 4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(I) 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ[f]—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places[g] in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(J)
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