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,

^9 (A)making known^[a] to us the mystery of his will, ^(B)according to his purpose, which he ^(C)set forth in Christ ¹⁰ as a plan for ^(D)the fullness of time, ^(E)to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

¹¹ In him we have obtained ^(F)an inheritance, ^(G)having been predestined ^(H)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^(I)the counsel of his will,