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1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the
 saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
 Jesus:
1:2 Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and
 [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
 who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
 [places] in Christ:
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation
 of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before
 him in love:
1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by
 Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his
 will,
1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath
 made us accepted in the beloved.
1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
 forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and
 prudence;
1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according
 to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might
 gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in
 heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:
1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
 predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all
 things after the counsel of his own will:
1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first
 trusted in Christ.
1:13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of
 truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
 believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
 redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his
 glory.
1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord
 Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in
 my prayers;
1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
 may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the
 knowledge of him:
1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye
 may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches
 of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
1:19 And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to
 us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty
 power,
1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the
 dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly
 [places],
1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and
 dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world,
 but also in that which is to come:
1:22 And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to
 be] the head over all [things] to the church,
1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in
 all.
2:1 And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and
 sins;
2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of
 this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
 the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in
 the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and
 of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as
 others.
2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith
 he loved us,
2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together
 with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
2:6 And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together
 in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:
2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches
 of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
 yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto
 good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk
 in them.
2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles
 in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is
 called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from
 the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
 promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are
 made nigh by the blood of Christ.
2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath
 broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];
2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of
 commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself
 of twain one new man, [so] making peace;
2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by
 the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and
 to them that were nigh.
2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the
 Father.
2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
 fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and
 prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];
2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto
 an holy temple in the Lord:
2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of
 God through the Spirit.
3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
 Gentiles,
3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God
 which is given me to you-ward:
3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery;
 (as I wrote afore in few words,
3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the
 mystery of Christ)
3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men,
 as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
 the Spirit;
3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same
 body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the
 grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his
 power.
3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this
 grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
 unsearchable riches of Christ;
3:9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the
 mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in
 God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers
 in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold
 wisdom of God,
3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in
 Christ Jesus our Lord:
3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the
 faith of him.
3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for
 you, which is your glory.
3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord
 Jesus Christ,
3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his
 glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner
 man;
3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye,
 being rooted and grounded in love,
3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the
 breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
 that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
 all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh
 in us,
3:21 Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus
 throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye
 walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,
 forbearing one another in love;
4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond