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having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;

having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will,

that we should be to [the] praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:

who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.

being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, [and] what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,

[in] which he wrought in the Christ [in] raising him from among [the] dead, and he set him down at his right hand in the heavenlies,

and has put all things under his feet, and gave him [to be] head over all things to the assembly,

which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all:

but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,

that he might display in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.

For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.

having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might form the two in himself into one new man, making peace;

which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the power of the] Spirit,

that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;

of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;