Greeting

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Redemption in Christ

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,

having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

The Mystery Revealed

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—

and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Appreciation of the Mystery

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.