1 WYC Poul, the apostle of Jhesu Crist, bi the wille of God, to alle seyntis that ben at Effesie, and to the feithful men in Jhesu Crist, BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 WYC grace be to you and pees of God, oure fader, and oure Lord Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 WYC Blessid be God and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that hath blessid vs in al spiritual blessing in heuenli thingis in Crist, 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 WYC Which hath bifor ordeyned vs in to adopcioun of sones bi Jhesu Crist in to hym, bi the purpos of his wille, BSB BSB: He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
6 WYC in to the heriyng of the glorie of his grace; BSB BSB: to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
7 WYC in which he hath glorified vs in his dereworthe sone. In whom we han redempcioun bi his blood, foryyuenesse of synnes, aftir the ritchessis 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 WYC that aboundide greetli in vs in al wisdom and prudence, BSB BSB: that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
9 WYC to make knowun to vs the sacrament of his wille, bi the good plesaunce of hym; the which sacrament he purposide in 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 WYC hym in the dispensacioun of plente of tymes to enstore alle thingis in Crist, whiche ben in heuenes, and whiche ben in erthe, in hym. BSB BSB: as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
11 WYC In whom we ben clepid bi sort, bifor ordeyned bi the purpos of hym that worchith alle thingis bi the counsel of his wille; 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 WYC that we be in to the heriyng of his glorie, we that han hopid bifor in Crist. BSB BSB: in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
13 WYC In whom also ye weren clepid, whanne ye herden the word of treuthe, the gospel of youre heelthe, in whom ye bileuynge ben merkid with the Hooli Goost of biheest, which is the ernes of oure eritage, 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 WYC in to the redempcioun of purchasyng, in to heriyng of his glorie. 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.
15 WYC Therfor and Y herynge youre feith, that is in Crist Jhesu, and the loue in to alle seyntis, BSB BSB: For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
16 WYC ceesse not to do thankyngis for you, makynge mynde of you in my preieris; BSB BSB: I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
17 WYC that God of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, the fadir of glorie, yyue to you the spirit of wisdom and of reuelacioun, in to the knowyng of hym; 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 WYC and the iyen of youre herte liytned, that ye wite, which is the hope of his clepyng, and whiche ben the richessis of the glorie of his eritage in seyntis; 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 WYC and whych is the excellent greetnesse of his vertu in to vs that han bileuyd, bi the worchyng of the myyt of his vertu, 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 WYC which he wrouyte in Crist, reisynge hym fro deth, and settynge him on his riyt half in heuenli thingis, 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 WYC aboue ech principat, and potestat, and vertu, and domynacioun, and aboue ech name that is named, not oneli in this world, but also in the world to comynge; 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 WYC and made alle thingis suget vndur hise feet, and yaf hym to be heed ouer al the chirche, BSB BSB: And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
23 WYC that is the bodi of hym, and the plente of hym, which is alle thingis in alle thingis fulfillid. BSB BSB: which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
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