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Opening

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

unity

to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—
to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

predestined

In him we were also chosen,
having been predestined according to the plan of him
who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

the first

in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ,
might be for the praise of his glory.

included

And you also were included in Christ
when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation.
When you believed,
you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

deposit

who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance
until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—
to the praise of his glory.

faith and love

For this reason, ever since I heard about
your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

thanks and prayers

I have not stopped giving thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers.

the Spirit

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,
may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,
so that you may know him better.

eyes

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
in order that you may know
the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

power

and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
That power is the same as the mighty strength

Grace

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

raised & exalted

he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead
and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

above

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,
and every name that is invoked,
not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

head

And God placed all things under his feet
and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

body

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Praise

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms
with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Chosen

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

adoption

he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ,
in accordance with his pleasure and will—

Grace

to the praise of his glorious grace,
which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

Jesus and His cross: Forgiveness and redemption

In him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

wisdom

that he lavished on us.
With all wisdom and understanding,

mystery of God's will

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

Sin

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

handiwork

For we are God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.

uncircumcised

Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth
and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision”
(which is done in the body by human hands)—

hopeless

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ,
excluded from citizenship in Israel and
foreigners to the covenants of the promise,
without hope and without God in the world.

brought near

But now in Christ Jesus
you who once were far away
have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Jesus and His Cross: Jesus is our peace

For he himself is our peace,
who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier,
the dividing wall of hostility,

new humanity

by setting aside in his flesh the law
with its commands and regulations.
His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two,
thus making peace,

Jesus and His Cross: peace instead of hosility

and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,
by which he put to death their hostility.

peace

He came and preached peace to you who were far away
and peace to those who were near.

access

For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

belonging

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,
but fellow citizens with God’s people
and also members of his household,

sin

in which you used to live
when you followed the ways of this world
and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,
the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

foundation

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

temple

In him the whole building is joined together
and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

dwelling

And in him you too are being built together
to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

All were sinners

All of us also lived among them at one time,
gratifying the cravings of our flesh
and following its desires and thoughts.
Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

God's character

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

Grace

made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions—
it is by grace you have been saved.

resurrection

And God raised us up with Christ
and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

grace

in order that in the coming ages
he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,
expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

B07a - Salvation is not by Works

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—
and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

B07b - Salvation is not by works

not by works, so that no one can boast.

prisoner

For this reason I, Paul,
the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

God's intent

His intent was that now, through the church,
the manifold wisdom of God should be made known
to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

mission accomplished

according to his eternal purpose
that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

approach God

In him and through faith in him
we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

don't be discouraged

I ask you, therefore,
not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you,
which are your glory.