Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians (Acts 19:8–12; Revelation 2:1–7)
1 ULT Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints, the ones beingin Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus. BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 ULT Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Blessings (Romans 8:28–34)
3 ULT Blessed{ be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly{ places} in Christ, BSB BSB: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
5 ULT he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, BSB BSB: He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 ULT to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely given us in the Beloved One, BSB BSB: to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
7 ULT in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, BSB BSB: In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
8 ULT which he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and understanding. BSB BSB: that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
9 ULT He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had planned in him, BSB BSB: And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
10 ULT with a view to an administration of the fullness of time, to bring all the things together in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on earth, in him, BSB BSB: as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
11 ULT in whom we were also allotted as a possession. We were predestined according to the purpose of the one working out everything according to the counsel of his will, BSB BSB: In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
12 ULT so that we, the ones having first hoped in Christ, would be for the praise of his glory. BSB BSB: in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
13 ULT In him, you also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and having believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, BSB BSB: And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 ULT who is a down payment of our inheritance until the redemption of the full possession, to the praise of his glory. BSB BSB: who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
Spiritual Wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:6–16)
15 ULT Because of this, I also, having heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love for all the saints, BSB BSB: For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 ULT I have not stopped giving thanks for you, making mention{ of you} in my prayers, BSB BSB: I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
17 ULT so that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, BSB BSB: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
18 ULT the eyes of your heart having been enlightened{ for} you to know what is the hope of his calling{ and} what{ are} the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, BSB BSB: I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 ULT and what{ is} the incomparable greatness of his power toward us, the ones believing, according to the working of the force of his strength, BSB BSB: and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
20 ULT which he worked in Christ, having raised him from the dead and seated{ him} at his right hand in the heavenly places, BSB BSB: which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 ULT far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name being named, not only in this age, but also in the one coming. BSB BSB: far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
22 ULT And he put all things under his feet and gave him{ as} head over all things to the church, BSB BSB: And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
23 ULT which is his body, the fullness of the one filling all in all. BSB BSB: which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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