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
Ephesians 1
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Christ Jesus (B)by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and (C)are faithful[a] in Christ Jesus:
2 (D)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 (E)Blessed be (F)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (G)in the heavenly places, 4 (H)even as he (I)chose us in him (J)before the foundation of the world, that we should be (K)holy and blameless before him. In love 5 (L)he predestined us[b] for (M)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (N)according to the purpose of his will, 6 (O)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (P)the Beloved. 7 (Q)In him we have (R)redemption (S)through his blood, (T)the forgiveness of our trespasses, (U)according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 (V)making known[c] to us the mystery of his will, (W)according to his purpose, which he (X)set forth in Christ[d] 10 as a plan for (Y)the fullness of time, (Z)to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.
11 In him we have obtained (AA)an inheritance, (AB)having been predestined (AC)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (AD)the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be (AE)to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard (AF)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (AG)were sealed with the (AH)promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is (AI)the guarantee[e] of our (AJ)inheritance until (AK)we acquire (AL)possession of it,[f] (AM)to the praise of his glory.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, (AN)because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love[g] toward all the saints, 16 I (AO)do not cease to give thanks for you, (AP)remembering you in my prayers, 17 that (AQ)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (AR)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 (AS)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is (AT)the hope to which he has called you, what are (AU)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, (AV)according to the working of (AW)his great might 20 that he worked in Christ (AX)when he raised him from the dead and (AY)seated him at his right hand (AZ)in the heavenly places, 21 (BA)far above (BB)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above (BC)every name that is named, not only in (BD)this age but also in the one to come. 22 And (BE)he put all things under his feet and gave him as (BF)head over all things to the church, 23 (BG)which is his body, (BH)the fullness of him (BI)who fills (BJ)all in all.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:1 Some manuscripts saints who are also faithful (omitting in Ephesus)
- Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5 having predestined us
- Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known
- Ephesians 1:9 Greek him
- Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
- Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession
- Ephesians 1:15 Some manuscripts omit your love
Efesios 1
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Saludo
1 Pablo, apóstol de Jesucristo por designio de Dios, a los miembros del pueblo de Dios que residen en Éfeso y creen en Cristo Jesús. 2 Que Dios, nuestro Padre, y Jesucristo, el Señor, les concedan gracia y paz.
I.— EL PLAN SALVADOR DE DIOS EN CRISTO (1,3—3,21)
Elegidos y bendecidos en Cristo
3 Alabemos a Dios,
Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo,
que por medio de Cristo nos ha bendecido
con toda suerte de bienes
espirituales y celestiales.
4 Él nos ha elegido en la persona de Cristo
antes de crear el mundo,
para que nos mantengamos
sin mancha ante sus ojos,
como corresponde a consagrados a él.
Amorosamente 5 nos ha destinado de antemano,
y por pura iniciativa de su benevolencia,
a ser adoptados como hijos suyos
mediante Jesucristo.
6 De este modo, la bondad
tan generosamente derramada sobre nosotros
por medio de su Hijo querido,
se convierte en himno
de alabanza a su gloria.
7 Con la muerte de su Hijo,
y en virtud de la riqueza de su bondad,
Dios nos libera y nos perdona los pecados.
8 ¡Qué derroche de gracia sobre nosotros,
al llenarnos de sabiduría e inteligencia
9 y darnos a conocer sus designios más secretos!
Los designios que benévolamente
había decidido realizar
por medio de Cristo,
10 llevando la historia
a su punto culminante
y haciendo que todas las cosas,
las del cielo y las de la tierra,
recuperen en Cristo su unidad.
11 El mismo Cristo en quien también nosotros
participamos de la herencia
a la que hemos sido destinados de antemano
según el designio del Dios
que todo lo hace de acuerdo
con los planes de su libre decisión.
12 Así, nosotros, los que habíamos puesto
nuestra esperanza en el Mesías,
nos convertiremos en himno
de alabanza a su gloria.
13 Y también ustedes,
los que han escuchado
el mensaje de la verdad,
la buena noticia de salvación,
al creer en Cristo
han sido sellados
con el Espíritu Santo prometido,
14 que es garantía de nuestra herencia,
en orden a la liberación
del pueblo adquirido por Dios,
para convertirse en himno
de alabanza a su gloria.
Supremacía de Cristo
15 Por eso yo, al tener noticias de la fe que tienen en Jesús, el Señor, y del amor que dispensan a los creyentes, 16 los recuerdo en mis oraciones y no me canso de dar gracias a Dios por ustedes.
17 Que el Dios de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el Padre a quien pertenece la gloria, les otorgue un espíritu de sabiduría y de revelación que se lo haga conocer. 18 Que les llene de luz los ojos del corazón para que conozcan cuál es la esperanza a la que los llama, qué inmensa es la gloria que ofrece en herencia a su pueblo 19 y qué formidable la potencia que despliega en favor de nosotros los creyentes, manifestada en la eficacia de su fuerza poderosa.
20 Es el poder que Dios desplegó en Cristo al resucitarlo triunfante de la muerte y sentarlo en el cielo junto a sí, 21 por encima de todo principado, potestad, autoridad y dominio, y por encima de cualquier otro título que se precie de tal, no sólo en este mundo presente, sino también en el futuro. 22 Todo lo ha puesto Dios bajo el dominio de Cristo, constituyéndolo cabeza suprema de la Iglesia 23 que es el cuerpo de Cristo, y, como tal, plenitud del que llena totalmente el universo.
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