Ephesians 1:2-6 New International Version
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(A)
Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(C) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(D) in him before the creation of the world(E) to be holy and blameless(F) in his sight. In love(G) 5 he[a] predestined(H) us for adoption to sonship[b](I) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(J) and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace,(K) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(L)
Footnotes
- 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.
Cross references
- Ephesians 1:2 : S Ro 1:7
- Ephesians 1:3 : 2Co 1:3; 1Pe 1:3
- Ephesians 1:3 : ver 20; Eph 2:6; 3:10; 6:12
- Ephesians 1:4 : 2Th 2:13
- Ephesians 1:4 : S Mt 25:34
- Ephesians 1:4 : Lev 11:44; 20:7; 2Sa 22:24; Ps 15:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22
- Ephesians 1:4 : Eph 4:2, 15, 16
- Ephesians 1:5 : ver 11; Ro 8:29, 30
- Ephesians 1:5 : S Ro 8:14, 15
- Ephesians 1:5 : Lk 12:32; 1Co 1:21; Col 1:19
- Ephesians 1:6 : ver 12, 14
- Ephesians 1:6 : Mt 3:17
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