Study Desk

⁽ⁱ⁾Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in ^(j)the heavenly places in Christ,

just as ^(k)He chose us in Him before ^(l)the foundation of the world, that we would be ^(m)holy and blameless before ^[d]Him. ⁽ⁿ⁾In love

^[e]He ^(o)predestined us to ^(p)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, ^(q)according to the ^[f]kind intention of His will,

^(r)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in ^(s)the Beloved.

^(t)In ^[g]Him we have ^(u)redemption ^(v)through His blood, the ^(w)forgiveness of our trespasses, according to ^(x)the riches of His grace

which He ^[h]lavished on ^[i]us. In all wisdom and insight

He ^[j](y)made known to us the mystery of His will, ^(z)according to His ^[k]kind intention which He ^(aa)purposed in Him

with a view to an administration ^[l]suitable to ^(ab)the fullness of the times, that is, ^(ac)the summing up of all things in Christ, things ^[m]in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him

^[n]also we ^[o](ad)have obtained an inheritance, having been ^(ae)predestined ^(af)according to His purpose who works all things ^(ag)after the counsel of His will,

to the end that we who were the first to hope in ^[p]Christ would be ^(ah)to the praise of His glory.

In ^[q]Him, you also, after listening to ^(ai)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ^[r]believed, you were ^(aj)sealed in ^[s]Him with ^(ak)the Holy Spirit of promise,