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Chapter 1
1 ¶
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus:
2
Grace be to you, and peace, from
God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3
¶ Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in
heavenly places in Christ:
4
According as he hath chosen us
in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without
blame before him in love:
5
Having predestinated us unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure
of his will,
6
To the praise of the glory of
his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7
In whom we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of
his
grace;
8
Wherein he hath abounded toward
us in all wisdom and prudence;
9
Having made known unto us the
mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath
purposed in
himself:
10
That in the dispensation of the
fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ,
both
which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11
In whom also we have obtained
an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who
worketh
all things after the counsel of his own will:
12
That we should be to the praise
of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13
In whom ye also trusted, after
that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom
also
after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14
Which is the earnest of our
inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the
praise
of his glory.
15
¶ Wherefore I also, after I
heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16
Cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17
That the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of him:
18
The eyes of your understanding
being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling,
and what
the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
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And what is the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working
of his
mighty power,
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Which he wrought in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in
the
heavenly places,
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Far above all principality, and
power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only
in this
world, but also in that which is to come:
22
And hath put all things under
his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23
Which is his body, the fulness
of him that filleth all in all.
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1 ¶ And
you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2
Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the
power of
the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3
Among whom also we all had our
conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the
desires of
the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath,
even as
others.
4
¶ But God, who is rich in mercy,
for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5
Even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6
And hath raised us up together,
and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7
That in the ages to come he
might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us
through
Christ Jesus.
8
For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9
Not of works, lest any man
should boast.
10
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we
should walk in them.
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¶ Wherefore remember, that ye
being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision
by that
which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12
That at that time ye were
without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers
from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the
world:
13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who
sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14
¶ For he is our peace, who hath
made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition
between us;
15
Having abolished in his flesh
the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for
to make
in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16
And that he might reconcile
both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17
And came and preached peace to
you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18
For through him we both have
access by one Spirit unto the Father.
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Now therefore ye are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of
the
household of God;
20
And are built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the
chief
corner stone;
21
In whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22
In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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1 ¶ For
this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2
If ye have heard of the
dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3
How that by revelation he made
known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4
Whereby, when ye read, ye may
understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5
Which in other ages was not made
known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy
apostles and
prophets by the Spirit;
6
That the Gentiles should be
fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in
Christ by
the gospel:
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Whereof I was made a minister,
according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the
effectual
working of his power.
8
Unto me, who am less than the
least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among
the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9
And to make all men see what is
the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world
hath been
hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10
To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the
church the
manifold wisdom of God,
11
According to the eternal
purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
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In whom we have boldness and
access with confidence by the faith of him.
13
Wherefore I desire that ye
faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14
¶ For this cause I bow my knees
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Of whom the whole family in
heaven and earth is named,
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That he would grant you,
according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by
his
Spirit in the inner man;
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That Christ may dwell in your
hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18
May be able to comprehend with
all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19
And to know the love of Christ,
which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness
of God.
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Now unto him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the
power
that worketh in us,
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Unto him be glory in the church
by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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1 ¶ I
therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2
¶ With all lowliness and
meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3
Endeavouring to keep the unity
of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4
There is one body, and one
Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5
One Lord, one faith, one
baptism,
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One God and Father of all, who
is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7
But unto every one of us is
given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8
Wherefore he saith, When he
ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9
(Now that he ascended, what is
it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10
He that descended is the same
also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all
things.)
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And he gave some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12
For the perfecting of the
saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of
Christ:
13
Till we all come in the unity
of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect
man, unto
the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14
That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by
the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;
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But speaking the truth in love,
may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16
From whom the whole body fitly
joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth,
according to
the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of
the body
unto the edifying of itself in love.
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¶ This I say therefore, and
testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles
walk, in the
vanity of their mind,
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Having the understanding
darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance
that is in
them, because of the blindness of their heart:
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Who being past feeling have
given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with
greediness.
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But ye have not so learned
Christ;
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If so be that ye have heard
him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
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That ye put off concerning the
former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the
deceitful
lusts;
23
And be renewed in the spirit of
your mind;
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And that ye put on the new man,
which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25
Wherefore putting away lying,
speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of
another.
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Be ye angry, and sin not: let
not the sun go down upon your wrath:
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Neither give place to the
devil.
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Let him that stole steal no
more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which
is
good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29
Let no corrupt communication
proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of
edifying, that
it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30
And grieve not the holy Spirit
of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31
Let all bitterness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with
all
malice:
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And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake
hath
forgiven you.
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1 ¶ Be
ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2
And walk in love, as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a
sacrifice to God
for a sweetsmelling savour.
3
¶ But fornication, and all
uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as
becometh
saints;
4
Neither filthiness, nor foolish
talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of
thanks.
5
For this ye know, that no
whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater,
hath any
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6
Let no man deceive you with vain
words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the
children of
disobedience.
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Be not ye therefore partakers
with them.
8
For ye were sometimes darkness,
but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
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(For the fruit of the Spirit is
in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
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Proving what is acceptable unto
the Lord.
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And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12
For it is a shame even to speak
of those things which are done of them in secret.
13
But all things that are
reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make
manifest is
light.
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Wherefore he saith, Awake thou
that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee
light.
15
See then that ye walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16
Redeeming the time, because the
days are evil.
17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but
understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18
And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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Speaking to yourselves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your
heart
to the Lord;
20
Giving thanks always for all
things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21
¶ Submitting yourselves one to
another in the fear of God.
22
Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23
For the husband is the head of
the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the
saviour of
the body.
24
Therefore as the church is
subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every
thing.
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Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26
That he might sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27
That he might present it to
himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but
that it should be holy and without blemish.
28
So ought men to love their
wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29
For no man ever yet hated his
own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the
church:
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For we are members of his body,
of his flesh, and of his bones.
31
For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and
they two
shall be one flesh.
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This is a great mystery: but I
speak concerning Christ and the church.
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Nevertheless let every one of
you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see
that she
reverence her husband.
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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Honour thy father and mother;
(which is the first commandment with promise;)
3
That it may be well with thee,
and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4
And, ye fathers, provoke not
your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition
of the
Lord.
5
Servants, be obedient to them
that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling,
in
singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6
Not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from
the
heart;
7
With good will doing service, as
to the Lord, and not to men:
8
Knowing that whatsoever good
thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he
be bond
or free.
9
And, ye masters, do the same
things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also
is in
heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
10
¶ Finally, my brethren, be
strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12
For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against
the rulers
of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places.
13
Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and
having done all, to stand.
14
Stand therefore, having your
loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of
righteousness;
15
And your feet shod with the
preparation of the gospel of peace;
16
Above all, taking the shield of
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked.
17
And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18
Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all
perseverance
and supplication for all saints;
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¶ And for me, that utterance
may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known
the mystery
of the gospel,
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For which I am an ambassador in
bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21
But that ye also may know my
affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful
minister in the
Lord, shall make known to you all things:
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Whom I have sent unto you for
the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might
comfort
your hearts.
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Peace be to the brethren, and
love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace be with all them that
love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. <<To the
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