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(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in (B)the heavenly places in Christ, just as (C)He chose us in Him before (D)the foundation of the world, that we would be (E)holy and blameless before [a]Him (F)in love, by (G)predestining us to (H)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, (I)according to the good pleasure of His will, (J)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on us in (K)the Beloved. (L)In [b]Him we have (M)redemption (N)through His blood, the (O)forgiveness of our transgressions, according to (P)the riches of His grace which He caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight, (Q)making known to us the mystery of His will, (R)according to His good pleasure which He (S)purposed in Him 10 for an administration of (T)the fullness of the times, that is, (U)the summing up of all things in Christ, things [c]in the heavens and things on the earth in Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love
  2. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom
  3. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon

The believers’ blessings

Bless the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven. God chose us in Christ to be holy and blameless in God’s presence before the creation of the world. God destined us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ because of his love. This was according to his goodwill and plan and to honor his glorious grace that he has given to us freely through the Son whom he loves. We have been ransomed through his Son’s blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace, which he poured over us with wisdom and understanding. God revealed his hidden design[a] to us, which is according to his goodwill and the plan that he intended to accomplish through his Son. 10 This is what God planned for the climax of all times:[b] to bring all things together in Christ, the things in heaven along with the things on earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:9 Or mystery
  2. Ephesians 1:10 Or the fullness of times