Beginning
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.
I Pray You May Understand The Hope of His Calling And The Greatness of His Power Toward Us
15 For this reason I also, having heard-of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love toward all the saints, 16 do not cease giving-thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of [s] glory, may give you a spirit[t] of [u] wisdom and revelation in[v] the knowledge of Him 18 so that you, the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, may know what is the hope of His calling, what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance among[w] the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us, the ones believing
This Power Raised Christ From The Dead And Seated Him In Great Glory
... in-accordance-with the working of the might of His strength 20 which He worked in Christ, having raised Him from the dead and having seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name being named— not only in this age, but also in the one coming. 22 And He subjected all things under His feet. And He gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of the One filling all things in all[x].
This Power Made Us Alive From The Dead And Seated Us With Christ As Recipients of Grace
2 Indeed, you were dead in your trespasses and sins 2 in which you formerly walked in accordance with the [present] age[y] of this world, in accordance with the ruler of the authority[z] of the air, of [aa] the spirit[ab] now being at-work in the sons of [ac] disobedience, 3 among whom even we all formerly conducted-ourselves[ad] in the desires of our flesh, doing the wants[ae] of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of [af] wrath, as also the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even we being dead in trespasses, made-us-alive-with Christ— by grace you are saved— 6 and raised-us-with Him and seated-us-with Him in the heavenly-places in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that He might demonstrate[ag] in the coming ages[ah] the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
For We Are Saved By Grace For The Good Works Which God Prepared For Us
8 For by grace you are saved through faith. And this[ai] is not from you. It is the gift of God— 9 not of works, in order that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared-beforehand in order that we might walk in them.
So Remember Your Hopeless Condition As Gentiles Without Christ And God’s Promises
11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh— the ones being called “the uncircumcised” by the one being called “the circumcised” (one done-by-human-hands in the flesh)— 12 that you were at that time without Christ, having been excluded from the citizenship[aj] of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without-God in the world.
But Now Christ Made Peace And Reconciled Jews And Gentiles To God Through The Cross
13 But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones formerly being far-away, were made near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, the One having made both one and having broken-down the dividing-wall of partition[ak], the hostility— in His flesh 15 having abolished[al] the Law of commandments in decrees[am] in order that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, making peace, 16 and reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility by it[an]. 17 And having come, He announced-as-good-news peace to you, the ones far-away, and peace to the ones near, 18 because[ao] through Him we both have the access in[ap] one Spirit to the Father.
So You Are No Longer Strangers, But In Christ You Are Fellow Citizens And Family Members
19 So then, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow-citizens with the saints and family-members of God, 20 having been built upon the foundation of [aq] the apostles and prophets— Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, 21 in Whom the whole building being fitted-together[ar] is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in Whom also you are being built-together into a dwelling-place of God in[as] the Spirit.
For This Reason, I Paul, a Prisoner of Christ For You Gentiles...
3 For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you the Gentiles—
For I Am a Steward of God’s Plan To Make Gentiles Partakers of His Promises
2 ... if indeed you heard-of the stewardship[at] of the grace of God having been given[au] to me for you, 3 that by way of revelation the mystery was made-known to me (just as I wrote-before in brief, 4 with reference to which you are able, while reading, to perceive my understanding in[av] the mystery of Christ) 5 which in other generations was not made-known to the sons of humans as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit— 6 that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs and fellow-body-members and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the good-news, 7 of which I was made a minister[aw] in-accordance-with the gift of the grace of God having been given[ax] to me by-way-of the working of His power.
It Was Granted To Me To Enlighten Everyone To See The Creator’s Long Hidden Plan
8 This grace was given to me, the less-than-least of all saints, that I might announce-as-good-news to the Gentiles the untraceable riches of Christ, 9 and enlighten everyone to see what is the stewardship[ay] of the mystery having been hidden from the past ages in God, the One having created all things, 10 so that now the multifaceted wisdom of God might be made-known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church, 11 in-accordance-with the purpose of the ages[az] which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in Whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith[ba] in Him. 13 Therefore I ask that you not lose-heart in connection with my afflictions for-your-sake, which is your glory!
For This Reason I Pray For You To Know The Love of Christ And The Fullness of God
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from Whom the whole[bb] family in the heavens and on earth is named, 16 asking that He might grant to you in accordance with the riches of His glory that you be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner person 17 so-that[bc] Christ may dwell[bd] in your hearts through faith, 18 in-order-that[be] you, having[bf] been rooted and founded in love, might be strong-enough[bg] to grasp[bh] together-with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, in-order-that[bi] you might be filled to all the fullness of God.
To God Be The Glory
20 Now to the One being able to do super-abundantly beyond all of the things which we ask or think[bj] according to the power being at-work[bk] in us— 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all generations forever and ever, amen.
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