| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: | 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. |
| 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, | 3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. |
| 4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, | 4For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. |
| 5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, | 5He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, |
| 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. | 6to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One. |
| 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace | 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace |
| 8which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, | 8that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. |
| 9having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, | 9He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ |
| 10that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. | 10as a plan for the right time--to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him. |
| 11In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, | 11In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will, |
| 12that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. | 12so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory. |
| 13In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, | 13In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spiritwhen you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. |
| 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. | 14The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory. |
| 15Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, | 15This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, |
| 16do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: | 16I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. |
| 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, | 17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. |
| 18the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, | 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, |
| 19and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power | 19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength. |
| 20which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, | 20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens-- |
| 21far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. | 21far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come. |
| 22And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, | 22And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church, |
| 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. | 23which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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