The Holy Bible, English Standard Version

Ephesians 1:1-5
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Greeting

1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful [1] in Christ Jesus:

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

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

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, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us [2] for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

Ephesians 1:11
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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,

Footnotes

[1] 1:1 Some manuscripts saints who are also faithful (omitting in Ephesus)
[2] 1:5 Or before him in love, having predestined us

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