Ephesians 1
Reading Ephesians chapter 1 in the Darby Bible, public-domain text from 1890.
Verses 1–10
1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ byGod's will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus.
2 Grace to you and peace fromGod our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed [be] theGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
4 according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
5 having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
7 in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;
8 which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence,
9 having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
10 for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,
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