Spiritual Blessings in Christ

(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, (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 (H)he predestined us[a] for (I)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (J)according to the purpose of his will, (K)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (L)the Beloved. (M)In him we have (N)redemption (O)through his blood, (P)the forgiveness of our trespasses, (Q)according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight (R)making known[b] to us the mystery of his will, (S)according to his purpose, which he (T)set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for (U)the fullness of time, (V)to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
  2. Ephesians 1:9 Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…

God’s Rich Blessings

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.(A) For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.[a](B) In love[b] He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will, to the praise of His glorious grace(C) that He favored us with in the Beloved.(D)

We have redemption in Him(E) through His blood, the forgiveness(F) of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. He made known to us the mystery of His will,(G) according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him(H) 10 for the administration[c] of the days of fulfillment[d]—to bring everything together in the Messiah,(I) both things in heaven and things on earth(J) in Him.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:4 Vv. 3-14 are 1 sentence in Gk.
  2. Ephesians 1:4 Or In His sight in love
  3. Ephesians 1:10 Or dispensation; lit house law (Gk oikonomia)
  4. Ephesians 1:10 Lit the fulfillment of times