Book of Common Prayer
1 Paul[a], an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints being in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed Be The God Who Has Blessed Us In Christ With Every Spiritual Blessing
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ—
In Christ And By Grace He Chose Us To Be Holy, And Predestined Us For Adoption
4 ... even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we might be holy and without-blemish in His presence, in[b] love 5 having predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself according-to[c] the good-pleasure of His will, 6 for the praise of the glory of His grace which He graciously-bestowed-on us in the Beloved[d] One,
In Christ And By Grace He Redeemed Us And Revealed The Mystery of His Will To Us
7 ... in[e] Whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He caused-to-abound to us, in[f] all wisdom and understanding 9 having made-known to us the mystery of His will according to His good-pleasure, which He purposed in Himself [g] 10 for a stewardship[h] of [i] the fullness of times, that He might sum-up[j] all things in Christ— the things at the heavens and the things on the earth, in Him,
In Christ He Predestined Us For an Inheritance
11 ... in Whom also we were allotted an inheritance[k], having been predestined[l] according to the purpose[m] of the One working all things in accordance with the counsel[n] of His will 12 so-that we, the ones having previously-hoped[o] in the[p] Christ, might be for the praise of His glory,
In Christ He Sealed Us With The Holy Spirit As a Pledge of Our Inheritance
13 ... in Whom also you— having heard the word of truth, the good-news of your salvation, in which[q] also having put-faith— you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 Who is a pledge of our inheritance until the [final] redemption of His possession[r] for the praise of His glory.
1 The[a] beginning of the good-news of [b] Jesus Christ, God’s Son
As Predicted By Isaiah, John The Baptist Came To Prepare The Way For The Messiah
2 Just as it has been written in Isaiah[c] the prophet— “Behold, I am sending-forth My messenger ahead of Your presence[d], who will make Your way ready: 3 A voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; be making His paths straight’”— 4 John came[e], the one baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And the whole Judean country[f] was going out to him, and all the people-of-Jerusalem. And they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River while confessing-out[g] their sins. 6 And John was dressed-in camel’s hair and a belt made-of-leather around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey. 7 And he was proclaiming, saying “The One more powerful than me is coming after me— of Whom I am not fit, having stooped, to untie the strap of His sandals. 8 I baptized you with[h] water, but He will baptize you with[i] the Holy Spirit”.
Jesus Is Baptized By John. God Expresses His Pleasure. Jesus Is Tempted By Satan
9 And it came about during those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. 10 And immediately while ascending[j] out-of the water, He saw the heavens being divided[k] and the Spirit like a dove descending to[l] Him. 11 And a voice came from the heavens— “You are My beloved Son. With You I was[m] well-pleased”. 12 And immediately the Spirit sends Him out[n] into the wilderness. 13 And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And He was with the wild-beasts. And the angels were ministering[o] to Him.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing