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Ephesians 1
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints
which are at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace
to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ: 4According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation
of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5Having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6To
the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in
the beloved. 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8In
which he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to
his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself: 10That in
the dispensation of the fullness 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: 11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance,
being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things
after the counsel of his own will: 12That we should be to the
praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13In whom you
also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with the Holy
Spirit of promise, 14Who is the earnest of our inheritance until
the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
15Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith
in the Lord Jesus and love to all the saints, 16 Do not cease
to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,
may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may
know what is the hope of his calling and what is the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints, 19And what is the exceeding
greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of
his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised
him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly
places, 21Far 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: 22And has put all things under
his feet and gave him to be the head over all things to
the church, 23Which is his body, the fullness of him who fills
all in all.
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Chapter 2
1And you he has made alive, who were dead in
trespasses and sins; 2In which you walked in time past according
to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the
air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
3Among 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.
4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love by which he
loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, has made us alive together
with Christ, (by grace you are saved;) 6And has raised us
up together and made us sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding
riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8For by grace, through faith, are you saved; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest
any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus to good works, which God has ordained before that we should
walk in them.
11Therefore remember, that in time past you being Gentiles
in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by those who are called the
Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12That at that time you
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:
13But now in Christ Jesus you who sometime were far off are made
near by the blood of Christ.
14For he is our peace, who has made both one and has broken down
the middle wall of partition between us; 15Having abolished
in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances; so as to make in himself of two one new
man, so making peace; 16And that he might reconcile both
to God in one body by the cross, having killed the enmity by it:
17And he came and preached peace to you who were afar off and
to those who were near. 18For through him we both have access
by one Spirit to the Father. 19Now therefore you are no longer
strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the
household of God; 20And are built on the foundation of the apostles
and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to a holy
temple in the Lord: 22In whom you also are built together for
a habitation of God through the Spirit.
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Chapter 3
1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2If you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which
is given to me toward you: 3How that by revelation he made known
to me the mystery; (as I wrote before in a few words, 4By which,
when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as
it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body
and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7Of which
I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to
me by the effectual working of his power. 8To me, who is less
than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9And to make all
men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from
the beginning of the world has been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ: 10To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of
God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in
heavenly places, 11According to the eternal purpose which
he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12In whom we have boldness
and access with confidence by his faith. 13Therefore I desire
that you do not faint at my troubles for you, which is your glory.
14For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16That he would grant to you, to be strengthened with might by
his Spirit in the inner man according to the riches of his glory;
17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being
rooted and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend with
all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height;
19And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that
you might be filled with all the fullness of God. 20Now to him
who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according
to the power that works in us, 21To him be glory in the
church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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Chapter 4
1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk
worthy of the vocation in which you are called,
2With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing
one another in love; 3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit,
even as you are called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord,
one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who
is above all and through all and in you all. 7But to
every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8Therefore he said, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity
captive and gave gifts to men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is
it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10He who descended is the same also who ascended up far above
all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11And he gave some,
apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13Till we
all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
14That we will not be children anymore tossed to and fro and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking
the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head,
even Christ: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined
together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the
effectual working in the measure of every part, making increase of the body
to the edifying of itself in love.
17This I say therefore and testify in the Lord, that from now
on you do not walk as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness
of their heart: 19Who being past feeling have given themselves
over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20But you have not so learned Christ; 21If so be that
you have heard him and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22That you put off concerning the former conversation the old
man, who is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23And be
renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24And that you put on the
new man, who is created in righteousness and true holiness by God.
25Therefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his
neighbor: for we are members one of another. 26Be angry, but sin
not: let not the sun go down on your wrath: 27Neither give place
to the devil. 28Let him who stole steal no more: but rather let
him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that
he may have to give to him who needs. 29Let no corrupt communication
proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to use for edifying, so
that it may minister grace to the hearers. 30And grieve not the
holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed to the day of redemption.
31Let all bitterness and wrath, and anger and clamor and evil
speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be kind
to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's
sake has forgiven you.
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Chapter 5
1Therefore be followers of God, as dear children; 2And
walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us as
an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.
3But fornication and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it
not be once named among you, as becomes saints; 4Neither filthiness,
nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving
of thanks. 5For know this, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person,
nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom
of Christ and of God. 6Let no man deceive you with vain words:
for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of
disobedience. 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8For you were sometimes darkness, but now you are light
in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9(For the fruit of the
Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10Proving what is acceptable to the Lord. 11And have
no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them. 12For it is a shame even to speak of those things
which are done by them in secret. 13But all things that are reproved
are made manifest by the light: for what ever makes manifest is light.
14Therefore he said, Awake you who sleeps and arise from the dead
and Christ shall give you light. 15See then that you walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16Redeeming the time,
because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be unwise, but be
understanding of what the will of the Lord is. 18And
do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but fill yourself with the
Spirit; 19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the
fear of God. 22Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands,
as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife, even
as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
24Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let
the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church
and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse
it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present
it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28So ought
men to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves
himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourishes
and cherishes it, even as the Lord does the church: 30For we are
members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones. 31For this
cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his
wife and they two shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let
every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the
wife see that she reverences her husband.
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Chapter 6
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honor your father and mother; (which is the first commandment
with promise;) 3That it may be well with you and you may live
long on the earth. 4And, fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
5Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters
according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart,
as to Christ; 6Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the
servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7With
good will doing service, as to the Lord and not to men: 8Knowing
that what ever good thing any man does, the same shall he receive of the
Lord, whether he is bond or free. 9And, you masters,
do the same things to them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master
also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
10Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power
of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be
able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness
in high places. 13Therefore take to you the whole armor
of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done
all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And
your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall
be able to quench all the fiery dares of the wicked one. 17And
take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God: 18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit and watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open
my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20For
which I am an ambassador in bonds: that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought
to speak. 21But that you also may know my affairs, and
how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,
shall make known all things to you: 22Whom I have sent to you
for the same purpose, that you might know our affairs and that he
might comfort your hearts. 23Peace be to the brothers
and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ
in sincerity. Amen.
[To the Ephesians written from Rome, carried by Tychicus.]
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