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EPHESIANS 2
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Key verses in Ephesians
1:23 And the church is his body;
it is made full and complete
by Christ, who fills all things
everywhere with himself.
2:8-9 God saved you by his
grace when you believed. And
you can’t take credit for this; it
is a gift from God. Salvation is
not a reward for the good things
we have done, so none of us can
boast about it.
2:13 Once you were far away
from God, but now you have been
brought near to him through the
blood of Christ.
future. There is one Lord, one faith,
one baptism, one God and Father of
all, who is over all, in all, and living
through all.
3:19 May you experience the love
of Christ, though it is too great to
understand fully. Then you will be
4:16 He makes the whole body
made complete with all the fullness of fit together perfectly. As each part
life and power that comes from God. does its own special work, it helps
the other parts grow, so that the
4:3 - 6 Make every effort to keep
whole body is healthy and growing
yourselves united in the Spirit,
and full of love.
binding yourselves together with
6:11 Put on all of God’s armor so
peace. For there is one body and
that you will be able to stand firm
one Spirit, just as you have been
against all strategies of the devil.
called to one glorious hope for the
Greetings from Paul
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of
God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus,* who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ give you grace and peace.
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Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly realms because we are
united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the
world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to
be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family
by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him
great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong
to his dear Son.* 7 He is so rich in kindness and
grace that he purchased our freedom with the
blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8 He has
showered his kindness on us, along with all
wisdom and understanding.
9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious
will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own
good plan. 10 And this is the plan: At the right
time he will bring everything together under
the authority of Christ—everything in heaven
and on earth. 11 Furthermore, because we are
united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,* for he chose us in advance,
and he makes everything work out according to
his plan.
12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were
1:1 The most ancient manuscripts do not include in Ephesus.
1:6 Greek to us in the beloved. 1:11 Or we have become God’s
inheritance. 1:13 Or he put his seal on you. 1:15 Some
manuscripts read your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and to
God’s people everywhere. 1:17 Or to give you the Spirit of
wisdom. 1:18 Or called, and the rich and glorious inheritance
he has given to his holy people.
the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and
glory to God. 13 And now you Gentiles have also
heard the truth, the Good News that God saves
you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own* by giving you the Holy
Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit
is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased
us to be his own people. He did this so we would
praise and glorify him.
Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the
Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,* 16 I have not stopped thanking God for
you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the
glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give
you spiritual wisdom* and insight so that you
might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray
that your hearts will be flooded with light so that
you can understand the confident hope he has
given to those he called—his holy people who
are his rich and glorious inheritance.*
19 I also pray that you will understand the
incredible greatness of God’s power for us who
believe him. This is the same mighty power
20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated
him in the place of honor at God’s right hand
in the heavenly realms. 21 Now he is far above
any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the
world to come. 22 God has put all things under
the authority of Christ and has made him head
over all things for the benefit of the church.
23 And the church is his body; it is made full and
complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
Made Alive with Christ
Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. 2 You used
to live in sin, just like the rest of the world,
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