1 Paul,aSee 2 Cor. 1:1 an apostle of Christ JesusbSee 1 Cor. 1:1 by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, andcCol. 1:2 are faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 dSee Rom. 1:7 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 e2 Cor. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3 Blessed befSee Rom. 15:6 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessinggver. 20; ch. 2:6; 3:10; 6:12 in the heavenly places, 4 h[ch. 2:10; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2] even as heiJames 2:5; [Deut. 7:6; 26:18] chose us in himj[2 Tim. 1:9]; See Matt. 13:35 before the foundation of the world, that we should bekch. 5:27; Col. 1:22; 1 Thess. 4:7 holy and blameless before him. In love 5 lver. 11; Rom. 8:29, 30 he predestined us1Or before him in love, having predestined us formSee Rom. 8:15 adoption through Jesus Christ,nver. 9; [Luke 2:14; Heb. 2:4]; See Luke 12:32 according to the purpose of his will, 6 over. 12, 14 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us inp[John 3:35; 10:17; Col. 1:13]; See Matt. 3:17 the Beloved. 7 qCol. 1:14 In him we haverRom. 3:24; 1 Cor. 1:30; [ch. 4:30] redemptionsSee Acts 20:28 through his blood,tSee Acts 2:38 the forgiveness of our trespasses,u[ch. 3:8, 16; Col. 1:27]; See Rom. 2:4 according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 vSee Rom. 16:25 making known1Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known . . . to us the mystery of his will,n[See ver. 5 above] according to his purpose, which hew[ver. 11; Rom. 8:28; 9:11] set forth in Christ 10 as a plan forxSee Mark 1:15 the fullness of time,yCol. 1:16, 20; [ch. 3:15; Phil. 2:9, 10] to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 In him we have obtainedzDeut. 4:20; 32:9; See ver. 14 an inheritance,aver. 5 having been predestinedbch. 3:11; [Rev. 4:11]; See Rom. 8:28 according to the purpose of him who works all things according toc[Acts 20:27] the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might bedver. 6, 14; [Phil. 1:11] to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you hearde2 Cor. 6:7; Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:15; [Acts 13:26; 15:7] the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him,fch. 4:30 were sealed with thegSee Acts 1:4 promised Holy Spirit, 14 who ish2 Cor. 1:22 the guarantee1Or down payment of ouriActs 20:32; [ver. 18] inheritance untiljTitus 2:14; See ver. 7 we acquirekSee 1 Pet. 2:9 possession of it,2Or until God redeems his possessionlver. 6, 12 to the praise of his glory.
15 For this reason,mCol. 1:4; Philem. 5; See Rom. 1:8 because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 InCol. 1:9 do not cease to give thanks for you,oRom. 1:9; 2 Tim. 1:3 remembering you in my prayers, 17 thatpSee Rom. 15:6 the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,q[Col. 1:9] may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 r[Heb. 6:4; 10:32; Rev. 3:17, 18]; See Acts 26:18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what issch. 4:4; [ch. 2:12] the hope to which he has called you, what aretch. 3:8, 16; Col. 1:27; See ver. 7 the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,uch. 3:7; Phil. 3:21; Col. 1:29; 2:12 according to the working ofvch. 6:10; [Dan. 4:30] his great might 20 that he worked in ChristwSee Acts 2:24 when he raised him from the dead andxSee Mark 16:19; Acts 2:33; 1 Pet. 3:22 seated him at his right handySee ver. 3 in the heavenly places, 21 zch. 4:10; Col. 2:10; See John 3:31 far abovea1 Cor. 15:24 all rule and authority and power and dominion, and abovebch. 3:15; Phil. 2:9; [Heb. 1:4] every name that is named, not only inc[Matt. 12:32] this age but also in the one to come. 22 AnddCited from Ps. 8:6; See 1 Cor. 15:27 he put all things under his feet and gave him asech. 4:15; 5:23; Col. 1:18; 2:19; [1 Cor. 11:3; Col. 2:10] head over all things to the church, 23 fch. 4:12, 16; 5:30; Col. 1:18, 24; [ch. 5:23; 1 Cor. 12:27] which is his body,gch. 3:19; See John 1:16 the fullness of himhch. 4:10 who fillsi[Jer. 23:24; Col. 3:11] all in all.