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Introduction
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and
to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Praise for Spiritual
Blessings in Christ
1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ:
1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without
blame before him in love:
1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure
of his will,
1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he
hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and
prudence;
1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will,
according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself:
1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness 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:
1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh
all things after the counsel of his own will:
1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who
first trusted in Christ.
1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word
of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after
that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of
his glory.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the
Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of
you in my prayers;
1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him:
1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that
ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to
us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty
power,
1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from
the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly
places,
1:21 Far 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:
1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him
to be the head over all things to the church,
1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all
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Cults 
Why Did God Permit Sin?
