Ephesians 1:15-23

GOD’S WORD Translation

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

¹⁵ I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. For this reason ¹⁶ I never stop thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better. ¹⁸ Then you will have deeper insight. You will know the confidence that he calls you to have and the glorious wealth that God’s people will inherit. ¹⁹ You will also know the unlimited greatness of his power as it works with might and strength for us, the believers. ²⁰ He worked with that same power in Christ when he brought him back to life and gave him the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne. ²¹ He is far above all rulers, authorities, powers, lords, and all other names that can be named, not only in this present world but also in the world to come. ²² God has put everything under the control of Christ. He has made Christ the head of everything for the good of the church. ²³ The church is Christ’s body and completes him as he fills everything in every way.