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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A) just as he chose us in Christ[b] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.(B) He destined us[c] for adoption as his children[d] through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,(C) to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace(D) that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,(E) 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.(F)

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  1. 1.3 Gk heavenlies
  2. 1.4 Gk in him
  3. 1.5 Or before him; he destined us in love
  4. 1.5 Or sonship

(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 [b]He (G)predestined us to (H)adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, (I)according to the good pleasure of His will, (J)to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in (K)the Beloved. (L)In [c]Him we have (M)redemption (N)through His blood, the (O)forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to (P)the riches of His grace which He [d]lavished on [e]us. In all wisdom and insight He [f](Q)made known to us the mystery of His will, (R)according to His good pleasure which He (S)set forth in Him, 10 regarding His plan of (T)the fullness of the times, (U)to bring all things together in Christ, things [g]in the heavens and things on the earth.

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  1. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love. He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined
  3. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom
  4. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward
  5. Ephesians 1:8 Or us in all wisdom and insight. He
  6. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known
  7. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon