1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the…
2Grace and peace to you from God our…
3Blessed be the God and Father of our…
4For He chose us in Him before the…
5He predestined us for adoption as His sons…
6to the praise of His glorious grace, which…
7In Him we have redemption through His blood,…
8that He lavished on us with all wisdom…
9And He has made known to us the…
10as a plan for the fullness of time,…
11In Him we were also chosen as God’s…
12in order that we, who were the first…
13And in Him, having heard and believed the…
14who is the pledge of our inheritance until…
15For this reason, ever since I heard about…
16I have not stopped giving thanks for you,…
17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,…
18I ask that the eyes of your heart…
19and the surpassing greatness of His power to…
20which He exerted in Christ when He raised…
21far above all rule and authority, power and…
22And God put everything under His feet and…
23which is His body, the fullness of Him…
