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,

who is ^[t](al)given as a pledge of ^(am)our inheritance, with a view to the ^(an)redemption of ^(ao)God's own possession, ^(ap)to the praise of His glory.

For this reason I too, ^(aq)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ^[u]your love for ^(ar)all the ^[v]saints,

^(as)do not cease giving thanks for you, ^(at)while making mention of you in my prayers;

that the ^(au)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(av)the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of ^(aw)wisdom and of ^(ax)revelation in the ^[w]knowledge of Him.

I pray that ^(ay)the eyes of your heart ^[x]may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the ^(az)hope of His ^(ba)calling, what are ^(bb)the riches of the glory of ^(bc)His inheritance in ^(bd)the ^[y]saints,

and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. ^(be)These are in accordance with the working of the ^(bf)strength of His might

which He brought about in Christ, when He ^(bg)raised Him from the dead and ^(bh)seated Him at His right hand in ^(bi)the heavenly places,

far above ^(bj)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every ^(bk)name that is named, not only in ^(bl)this age but also in the one to come.

And He ^(bm)put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as ^(bn)head over all things to the church,

which is His ^(bo)body, the ^(bp)fullness of Him who ^(bq)fills ^(br)all in all.