¶ Paul, an¹ apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints² which³ are at Ephesus, and to the faithful⁴ in Christ Jesus:

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

¶ Blessed⁶ be the God⁷ and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who⁸ hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly⁹ places in Christ¹¹:

According as¹² he hath chosen us in him before¹³ the foundation of the world, that¹⁴ we should be holy and without¹⁵ blame before him in love¹⁶:

Having predestinated¹⁷ us unto¹⁸ the adoption of children by¹⁹ Jesus Christ to himself, according²⁰ to the good pleasure of his will,

To the praise²¹ of the glory of his grace, wherein he²² hath made us accepted in²³ the beloved.

In whom²⁴ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness²⁵ of sins, according to²⁶ the riches of his grace;

Wherein he²⁷ hath abounded toward us in²⁸ all wisdom and prudence;

Having made²⁹ known unto us the mystery of his will, according³⁰ to his good pleasure which he hath purposed³¹ in himself:

¶ That in the³² dispensation of the fulness of times he³³ might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven³⁴, and which are on earth; even in him:

In whom also we³⁵ have obtained an inheritance, being³⁶ predestinated according³⁷ to the purpose³⁸ of him who worketh all things after the counsel³⁹ of his own will:

That we should be⁴⁰ to the praise of his glory, who⁴¹ first trusted⁴² in Christ.

In whom ye also⁴³ trusted, after that ye heard⁴⁴ the word⁴⁵ of truth, the gospel⁴⁶ of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were⁴⁷ sealed with that holy⁴⁸ Spirit of promise,

Which is the earnest⁴⁹ of our inheritance until the redemption⁵⁰ of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

¶ Wherefore I also, after⁵² I heard of your faith⁵³ in the Lord Jesus, and love⁵⁴ unto all the saints,

Cease⁵⁵ not to give thanks for you, making⁵⁶ mention of you in my prayers;

That the God⁵⁷ of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father⁵⁸ of glory, may give unto you the spirit⁵⁹ of wisdom and revelation⁶⁰ in the knowledge⁶¹ of him:

The eyes⁶² of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is⁶³ the hope of his calling⁶⁴, and what the riches⁶⁵ of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

And what is the exceeding⁶⁶ greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty⁶⁷ power,

¶ Which he wrought⁶⁸ in Christ, when⁶⁹ he raised him from the dead, and set⁷⁰ him at his own right hand in the heavenly⁷¹ places,

Far above⁷² all principality⁷³, and power, and might, and dominion, and every⁷⁴ name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that⁷⁵ which is to come:

And hath put⁷⁶ all things under his feet, and gave⁷⁷ him to be the head over all things to the⁷⁸ church,

Which is his⁷⁹ body, the fulness⁸⁰ of him that filleth all in all.