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Salutation
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
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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,
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just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.
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he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
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In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,
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God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
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so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
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For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.
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One in Christ
So then, remember that at one time you gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a circumcision made in the flesh by human hands—
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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that is, the gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
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to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.