<h3>Greeting</h3>1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. <h3>Spiritual Blessings in Christ</h3> 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. <h3>Thanksgiving and Prayer</h3> 15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 1:1

Paul, <cr>1</cr>an apostle of Christ Jesus <cr>2</cr>by the will of God,<pb/>To the saints who are in Ephesus, and <cr>3</cr>are faithful<ft>1</ft> in Christ Jesus:

<cr>1</cr>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:2

Ephesians 1:3

<cr>1</cr>Blessed be <cr>2</cr>the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing <cr>3</cr>in the heavenly places,

<cr>1</cr>even as he <cr>2</cr>chose us in him <cr>3</cr>before the foundation of the world, that we should be <cr>4</cr>holy and blameless before him. In love

Ephesians 1:4

<cr>1</cr>he predestined us<ft>1</ft> for <cr>2</cr>adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, <cr>3</cr>according to the purpose of his will,

Ephesians 1:5

<cr>1</cr>to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in <cr>2</cr>the Beloved.

Ephesians 1:6

<cr>1</cr>In him we have <cr>2</cr>redemption <cr>3</cr>through his blood, <cr>4</cr>the forgiveness of our trespasses, <cr>5</cr>according to the riches of his grace,

Ephesians 1:7

which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

Ephesians 1:8

<cr>1</cr>making known<ft>1</ft> to us the mystery of his will, <cr>2</cr>according to his purpose, which he <cr>3</cr>set forth in Christ

Ephesians 1:9

as a plan for <cr>1</cr>the fullness of time, <cr>2</cr>to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

Ephesians 1:10

In him we have obtained <cr>1</cr>an inheritance, <cr>2</cr>having been predestined <cr>3</cr>according to the purpose of him who works all things according to <cr>4</cr>the counsel of his will,

Ephesians 1:11

so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be <cr>1</cr>to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:12

In him you also, when you heard <cr>1</cr>the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, <cr>2</cr>were sealed with the <cr>3</cr>promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 1:13

who is <cr>1</cr>the guarantee<ft>1</ft> of our <cr>2</cr>inheritance until <cr>3</cr>we acquire <cr>4</cr>possession of it,<ft>2</ft><cr>5</cr>to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:14

Ephesians 1:15

For this reason, <cr>1</cr>because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love<ft>1</ft> toward all the saints,

I <cr>1</cr>do not cease to give thanks for you, <cr>2</cr>remembering you in my prayers,

Ephesians 1:16

that <cr>1</cr>the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, <cr>2</cr>may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

Ephesians 1:17

<cr>1</cr>having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is <cr>2</cr>the hope to which he has called you, what are <cr>3</cr>the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 1:18

and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, <cr>1</cr>according to the working of <cr>2</cr>his great might

Ephesians 1:19

that he worked in Christ <cr>1</cr>when he raised him from the dead and <cr>2</cr>seated him at his right hand <cr>3</cr>in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 1:20

<cr>1</cr>far above <cr>2</cr>all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above <cr>3</cr>every name that is named, not only in <cr>4</cr>this age but also in the one to come.

Ephesians 1:21

And <cr>1</cr>he put all things under his feet and gave him as <cr>2</cr>head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 1:22

<cr>1</cr>which is his body, <cr>2</cr>the fullness of him <cr>3</cr>who fills <cr>4</cr>all in all.

Ephesians 1:23

 1 Paul,  an apostle of Christ Jesus  by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and  are faithful  in Christ Jesus: 2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3  Blessed be  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing  in the heavenly places, 4  even as he  chose us in him  before the foundation of the world, that we should be  holy and blameless before him. In love 5  he predestined us  for  adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,  according to the purpose of his will, 6  to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in  the Beloved. 7  In him we have  redemption  through his blood,  the forgiveness of our trespasses,  according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9  making known  to us the mystery of his will,  according to his purpose, which he  set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for  the fullness of time,  to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11 In him we have obtained  an inheritance,  having been predestined  according to the purpose of him who works all things according to  the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be  to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard  the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him,  were sealed with the  promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is  the guarantee  of our  inheritance until  we acquire  possession of it,  to the praise of his glory. 15 For this reason,  because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love  toward all the saints, 16 I  do not cease to give thanks for you,  remembering you in my prayers, 17 that  the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,  may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18  having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is  the hope to which he has called you, what are  the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,  according to the working of  his great might 20 that he worked in Christ  when he raised him from the dead and  seated him at his right hand  in the heavenly places, 21  far above  all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above  every name that is named, not only in  this age but also in the one to come. 22 And  he put all things under his feet and gave him as  head over all things to the church, 23  which is his body,  the fullness of him  who fills  all in all.

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The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Bible. The ESV was published in 2001 by Crossway, having been "created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors." The ESV relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. Crossway claim that the ESV continues a legacy begun by the Tyndale New Testament of precision and faithfulness in English translation of the original text, followed in the same standard by "the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971." Crossway describes the ESV as a translation that "emphasizes 'word-for-word' accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning." Crossway also describes the ESV as a translation that adheres to an "essentially literal" translation philosophy, taking into account "differences in grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages."

The ESV is derived from the 1971 text edition of the Revised Standard Version (RSV). ESV Translation Oversight Committee member Wayne Grudem claims that approximately eight percent (or about 60,000 words) of the 1971 RSV text being used for the ESV was revised as of first publication in 2001. Grudem states that the committee removed "every trace of liberal influence that had caused such criticism from evangelicals when the RSV was first published in 1952." Although, Grudem also states that much of the 1971 RSV text left unchanged by the committee "is simply 'the best of the best' of the KJV tradition."

With regard to gender language, the ESV Translation Oversight Committee state that "the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original."[9] The committee expands on this position in claiming that, although the ESV avoids using gender-neutral language (for the purpose of preserving contextual meaning found in the original text), the translation does utilize gender-neutral language in specific cases. The committee further state that their objective was "transparency to the original text, allowing the reader to understand the original on its own terms rather than in the terms of our present-day Western culture."[9] The ESV Study Bible often details in its commentary why a complementarian interpretation of the original text may have been rendered in translation.

OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (5th ed., 1997); additional sources in difficult cases
NT: UBS Greek New Testament (5th corrected ed.); Novum Testamentum Graece (28th ed., 2012)

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