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Ephesians 1:1-23 (ASV)

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¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: ² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ: ⁴ even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: ⁵ having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: ⁷ in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, ⁸ which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, ⁹ making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him ¹⁰ unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say, ¹¹ in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will; ¹² to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: ¹³ in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, - in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory. ¹⁵ For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints, ¹⁶ cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; ¹⁸ having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might ²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: ²² and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, ²³ which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 18) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Know the hope in his incomparably great power for us who believe
(v. 19) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Know the hope in his incomparably great power for us who believe

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 19) Where is Christ now? He is now seated at his right hand

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 3) Blessings In Christ (part VIII) (2012-03-12)
(v. 3) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 4) Holy Matrimony (2013-11-30)
(v. 4) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 5) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 5) Blessings In Christ (part I) (2012-03-05)
(v. 6) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 6) Blessings In Christ (part III) (2012-03-07)
(v. 7) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 7) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 7) 30 Days at the Cross - It Keeps on Cleansing (2008-07-23)
(v. 7) God Is (part II) (2011-03-21)
(v. 8) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 9) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 10) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 11) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 11) Blessings In Christ (part I) (2012-03-05)
(v. 11) Purpose Driven Life - It All Starts with God (2008-05-22)
(v. 11) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 12) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 13) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 13) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 13) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 14) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 14) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 14) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 17) Falling in Love with God - Holy Spirit with us (2008-04-15)
(v. 18) Waking Dead - The Heart's Eyes (2010-08-09)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 4) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 5) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 13) Bible Talk: Holy Spirt (part 2) (2015-07-26)
(v. 15) Sermon: 7 Qualities of God (2000-01-01)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer