1. Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.
2. Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ,
4. just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.
5. He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,
6. for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.
7. In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,
8. which is superabundant in us, with all wisdom and prudence.
9. So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him,