Jesus in Ephesians

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1. 1:1

   Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

2. 1:2

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

3. 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 realms.

4. 1:5

   He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

5. 1:10

   as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

6. 1:12

   in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

7. 1:13

   And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

8. 1:15

   For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

9. 1:17

   that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

10. 1:20

    which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

11. 2:5

    made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

12. 2:6

    And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

13. 2:7

    in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

14. 2:10

    For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

15. 2:12

    remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

16. 2:13

    But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

17. 2:20

    built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

18. 2:21

    In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

19. 3:1

    For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

20. 3:4

    In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

21. 3:6

    This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

22. 3:8

    Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

23. 3:9

    and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

24. 3:11

    according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

25. 3:14

    ... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

26. 3:17

    so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

27. 3:19

    of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

28. 3:21

    to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

29. 4:1

    As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

30. 4:5

    one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

31. 4:7

    Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

32. 4:12

    to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

33. 4:13

    until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

34. 4:15

    Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

35. 4:17

    So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

36. 4:20

    But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

37. 4:21

    Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

38. 4:30

    And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

39. 5:2

    and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

40. 5:5

    For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

41. 5:8

    For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

42. 5:10

    Test and prove what pleases the Lord.

43. 5:14

    So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

44. 5:17

    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

45. 5:19

    Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

46. 5:20

    always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

47. 5:22

    Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

48. 5:23

    For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

49. 5:24

    Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

50. 5:25

    Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

51. 5:29

    Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

52. 5:32

    This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

53. 6:1

    Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

54. 6:4

    Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

55. 6:5

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

56. 6:6

    And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

57. 6:7

    Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

58. 6:8

    because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

59. 6:10

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

60. 6:21

    Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

61. 6:23

    Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

62. 6:24

    Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.