| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 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 the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 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 be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, |
| 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, | 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love |
| 5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, | 5he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose 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, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. |
| 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, | 8which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight |
| 9having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, | 9making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth 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 fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. |
| 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 obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, |
| 12that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. | 12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of 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, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, |
| 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. | 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, 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, | 15For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, |
| 16do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: | 16I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering 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, | 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of 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, | 18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches 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 working of his great might |
| 20which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, | 20that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, |
| 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 all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, 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 put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, |
| 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. | 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. |
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