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Paul, ^(C1)an apostle of ^(C2)Christ Jesus ^(F1)(C3)by the will of God, To the ^(F2)(C4)saints who are ^(F3)at ^(C5)Ephesus and ^(C6)are faithful in ^(C2)Christ Jesus:

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^(C1)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

^(C1)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in ^(C2)the heavenly places in Christ,

just as ^(C1)He chose us in Him before ^(C2)the foundation of the world, that we would be ^(C3)holy and blameless before ^(F1)Him. ^(C4)In love

^(F1)He ^(C1)predestined us to ^(C2)adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, ^(C3)according to the good pleasure of His will,

^(C1)to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in ^(C2)the Beloved.

^(C1)In ^(F1)Him we have ^(C2)redemption ^(C3)through His blood, the ^(C4)forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to ^(C5)the riches of His grace

which He ^(F1)lavished on ^(F2)us. In all wisdom and insight

He ^(F1)(C1)made known to us the mystery of His will, ^(C2)according to His good pleasure which He ^(C3)set forth in Him,

regarding His plan of ^(C1)the fullness of the times, ^(C2)to bring all things together in Christ, things ^(F1)in the heavens and things on the earth.

^(F1)In Him we also ^(C1)have obtained an inheritance, having been ^(C2)predestined ^(C3)according to the purpose of Him who works all things ^(C4)in accordance with the plan of His will,

to the end that ^(F1)we who were the first to hope in the ^(F2)Christ would be ^(C1)to the praise of His glory.

In ^(F1)Him, ^(F2)you also, after listening to ^(C1)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also ^(F3)believed, you were ^(C2)sealed in ^(F1)Him with ^(C3)the Holy Spirit of the promise,

who is a ^(C1)first installment of ^(C2)our inheritance, in regard to the ^(C3)redemption of ^(C4)God's own possession, ^(C5)to the praise of His glory.

For this reason I too, ^(C1)having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and ^(F1)your love for ^(C2)all the ^(F2)saints,

^(C1)do not cease giving thanks for you, ^(C2)while making mention of you in my prayers;

that the ^(C1)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(C2)the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of ^(C3)wisdom and of ^(C4)revelation in the ^(F1)knowledge of Him.

I pray that ^(C1)the eyes of your heart ^(F1)may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the ^(C2)hope of His ^(C3)calling, what are ^(C4)the riches of the glory of ^(C5)His inheritance in ^(C6)the ^(F2)saints,

and what is the ^(F1)boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. ^(C1)These are in accordance with the working of the ^(C2)strength of His might

which He brought about in Christ, when He ^(C1)raised Him from the dead and ^(C2)seated Him at His right hand in ^(C3)the heavenly places,

far above ^(C1)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every ^(C2)name that is named, not only in ^(C3)this age but also in the one to come.

And He ^(C1)put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him ^(C2)head over all things to the church,

which is His ^(C1)body, the ^(C2)fullness of Him who ^(C3)fills ^(C4)all in all.

And ^(F1)you ^(F2)were ^(C1)dead ^(F3)in your offenses and sins,

in which you ^(C1)previously walked according to the ^(F1)course of ^(C2)this world, according to ^(C3)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in ^(C4)the ^(F2)sons of disobedience.

Among them ^(F1)we too all ^(C1)previously lived in ^(C2)the lusts of our flesh, ^(F2)indulging the desires of the flesh and of the ^(F3)mind, and were ^(C3)by nature ^(C4)children of wrath, ^(C5)just as the rest.

But God, being ^(C1)rich in mercy, because of ^(C2)His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were ^(C1)dead ^(F1)in our wrongdoings, made us alive together ^(F2)with Christ (^(C2)by grace you have been saved),

and ^(C1)raised us up with Him, and ^(C2)seated us with Him in ^(C3)the heavenly places in ^(C4)Christ Jesus,

so that in the ages to come He might show the ^(F1)boundless ^(C1)riches of His grace in ^(C2)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For ^(C1)by grace you have been saved ^(C2)through faith; and ^(F1)this is not of yourselves, it is ^(C3)the gift of God;

^(C1)not a result of works, so that ^(C2)no one may boast.

For we are His workmanship, ^(C1)created in ^(C2)Christ Jesus for ^(C3)good works, which God ^(C4)prepared beforehand so that we would ^(C5)walk in them.

Therefore remember that ^(C1)previously ^(C2)you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "^(C3)Uncircumcision" by the so-called "^(C3)Circumcision" which is performed in the flesh by human hands—

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, ^(F1)(C1)excluded from ^(F2)the people of Israel, and strangers to ^(C2)the covenants of the promise, having ^(C3)no hope and ^(C4)without God in the world.

But now in ^(C1)Christ Jesus you who ^(C2)previously were ^(C3)far away ^(F1)have ^(C3)been brought near ^(F2)(C4)by the blood of Christ.

For He Himself is ^(C1)our peace, ^(C2)who made both groups into one and broke down the ^(F1)barrier of the dividing wall,

^(F1)by ^(C1)abolishing ^(F2)in His flesh the hostility, which is ^(C2)the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ^(F3)(C3)make the two ^(C4)one new person, in this way establishing ^(C5)peace;

and that He might ^(C1)reconcile them both in ^(C2)one body to God through the cross, ^(F1)by it having ^(C3)put to death the hostility.

And ^(C1)He came and preached ^(C2)peace to you who were ^(C3)far away, and peace to those who were ^(C3)near;

for through Him we both have ^(C1)our access in ^(C2)one Spirit to ^(C3)the Father.

So then you are no longer ^(C1)strangers and foreigners, but you are ^(C2)fellow citizens with the ^(F1)saints, and are of ^(C3)God's household,

having been ^(C1)built on ^(C2)the foundation of ^(C3)the apostles and prophets, ^(C4)Christ Jesus Himself being the ^(C5)cornerstone,

^(C1)in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into ^(C2)a holy ^(F1)temple in the Lord,

in whom you also are being ^(C1)built together into a ^(C2)dwelling of God in the Spirit.

For this reason I, Paul, ^(C1)the prisoner of ^(C2)Christ Jesus ^(C3)for the sake of you ^(C4)Gentiles—

if indeed you have heard of the ^(C1)administration of God's grace which was given to me for you;

^(C1)that ^(C2)by revelation there was ^(C3)made known to me ^(C4)the mystery, ^(C5)as I wrote before briefly.

^(F1)By referring to this, when you read you can understand ^(C1)my insight ^(F2)into the ^(C2)mystery of Christ,

which in other generations was not made known to ^(F1)mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy ^(C1)apostles and prophets ^(F2)in the Spirit;

to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^(C1)fellow heirs and ^(C2)fellow members of the body, and ^(C3)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(C4)Christ Jesus through the gospel,

^(C1)of which I was made a ^(C2)minister, according to the gift of ^(C3)God's grace which was given to me ^(C4)according to the working of His power.

To me, ^(C1)the very least of all ^(F1)saints, this grace was given, to ^(C2)preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable ^(C3)riches of Christ,

and to ^(F1)enlighten all people as to what the plan of the ^(C1)mystery is which for ages has been ^(C2)hidden in God, ^(C3)who created all things;

so that the multifaceted ^(C1)wisdom of God might now be ^(C2)made known through the church to the ^(C3)rulers and the authorities in ^(C4)the heavenly places.

This was in ^(C1)accordance with the ^(F1)eternal purpose which He ^(F2)carried out in ^(C2)Christ Jesus our Lord,

in whom we have boldness and ^(F1)(C1)confident ^(C2)access through faith ^(F2)in Him.

Therefore I ask ^(F1)you not ^(C1)to become discouraged about my tribulations ^(C2)in your behalf, ^(F2)since they are your glory.

For this reason I ^(C1)bend my knees before the Father,

from whom ^(F1)every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

that He would grant you, according to ^(C1)the riches of His glory, to be ^(C2)strengthened with power through His Spirit in ^(C3)the inner ^(F1)self,

so that ^(C1)Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being ^(C2)rooted and ^(C3)grounded in love,

may be able to comprehend with ^(C1)all the ^(F1)saints what is ^(C2)the width and length and height and depth,

and to know ^(C1)the love of Christ which ^(C2)surpasses knowledge, that you may be ^(C3)filled to all the ^(C4)fullness of God.

^(C1)Now to Him who is ^(C2)able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, ^(C3)according to the power that works within us,

^(C1)to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations ^(F1)forever and ever. Amen.