Ephesians 1

Spiritual Blessings in Christ Ephesians 1:3–6

³Verse 3. 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; ⁴Verse 4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love; ⁵Verse 5. having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire, ⁶Verse 6. to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

Redemption and Forgiveness Ephesians 1:7–10

⁷Verse 7. in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, ⁸Verse 8. which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, ⁹Verse 9. making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him ¹⁰Verse 10. to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

Inheritance and the Holy Spirit Ephesians 1:11–14

¹¹Verse 11. in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will; ¹²Verse 12. to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ. ¹³Verse 13. In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴Verse 14. who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

Prayer for Wisdom Ephesians 1:15–19

¹⁵Verse 15. For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints, ¹⁶Verse 16. don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, ¹⁷Verse 17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; ¹⁸Verse 18. having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹Verse 19. and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

Christ's Authority and the Church Ephesians 1:20–23

²⁰Verse 20. which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹Verse 21. far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. ²²Verse 22. He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly, ²³Verse 23. which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.