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Ephesians 1 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:2 - Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:4 - Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:6 - To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:7 - In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:10 - The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:12 - So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:14 - Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:15 - For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:16 - Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:18 - And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:19 - And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:20 - By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:21 - Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:22 - And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:23 - Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all things are made complete.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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Ephesians Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Morphological Greek New Testament Textus Receptus Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras