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Today's Bible Reading :: Ephesians 1 - 3 (ESV)

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Ephesians 1

Greeting

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful[fn] 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.

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:3 - 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,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:4 - even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:5 - he predestined us[fn] for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:6 - to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:7 - In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:9 - making known[fn] to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:10 - as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:11 - 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,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:12 - so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:13 - 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,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:14 - who is the guarantee[fn] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,[fn] to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:15 - For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love[fn] toward all the saints,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:16 - I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you 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 you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:18 - 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,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:19 - and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:20 - that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:21 - 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.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:23 - which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
ESV Footnotes
Some manuscripts saints who are also faithful (omitting in Ephesus)
Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known…
Greek him
Or down payment
Or until God redeems his possession
Some manuscripts omit your love

Ephesians 2

By Grace Through Faith

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:1 - And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - in which you once walked, following the course[fn] of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:3 - among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But[fn] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:5 - even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:6 - and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:7 - so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:9 - not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:10 - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

One in Christ

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:11 - Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:12 - remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:13 - But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:14 - For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:15 - by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:17 - And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:18 - For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:19 - So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,[fn] but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:20 - built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:22 - In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by[fn] the Spirit.
ESV Footnotes
Or age
Greek like the rest
Or And
Or sojourners
Or in

Ephesians 3

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:1 - For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:2 - assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:3 - how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:4 - When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:5 - which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:6 - This mystery is[fn] that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:7 - Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:8 - To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[fn] God, who created all things,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:10 - so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:11 - This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:12 - in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13 - So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:14 - For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:15 - from whom every family[fn] in heaven and on earth is named,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:16 - that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:17 - so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:18 - may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:20 - Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 - to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
See the ESV Preface
ESV Footnotes
The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
Or by
Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14
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