THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS. 1 PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the Some very 2 faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 3 ancient Father Or, him: love forehaving in ordained us Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual bless- and the 4 ing in the heavenly places in Christ: even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in 5 love having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the 6 good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, *which he freely bestowed on us in the Or, 7 Beloved: in whom we have our redemption through endued us his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according wherewith he abounded Gr. seasons. 8 to the riches of his grace, which he made to abound Or, where9 toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made with he known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his 10 good pleasure which he purposed in him unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the 11 things upon the earth; in him, I say, in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things 12 after the counsel of his will; to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before Or, have 13 hoped in Christ: 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 14 Holy Spirit of promise, which is an earnest of our 1 Or, in 2 Many ancient authorities inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory. 1 your 18 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in 15 the Lord Jesus which is among you, and 'the love which ye shew toward all the saints, cease not to give 16 thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; omit the love. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of 17 glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of 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, and what the exceeding 19 greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might which 20 he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, and authority, and 21 power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and he put all things in subjection under his 22 feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that 23 filleth all in all. 3 Or, age 4 Gr. age. 5 Gr. power. 6 Gr. thoughts. 7 Some ancient authorities read in Christ. 3 4 5 And you did he quicken, when ye were dead through 2 your trespasses and sins, wherein aforetime ye walked 2 according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; among 3 whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest :but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love where- 4 with he loved us, even when we were dead through 5 our trespasses, quickened us together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), and raised us up with him, 6 and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus that in the ages to come he might shew 7 the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: for by grace have ye been saved 8 through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, that no man should glory. 9 7 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them. 11 Wherefore remember, that aforetime ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made 12 by hands; that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, hav13 ing no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made 14 nigh in the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of 15 partition, having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the twain one 16 new man, so making peace; and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, 17 having slain the enmity thereby: and he came and 1preached peace to you that were far off, and peace 1Gr. preached 18 to them that were nigh: for through him we both have 19 our access in one Spirit unto the Father. So then of peace. ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household 20 of God, being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the 2 good tidings 3 Or, 21 chief corner stone; in whom each several building, 2 Gr. every fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in building." 22 the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for sanctuary a habitation of God in the Spirit. 3 4 Gr. into. 5 Or, For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus 2 in behalf of you Gentiles,-if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which 3 was given me to you-ward; how that by revelation stewardship was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote 4 afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ; 5 which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto 6 his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in 3 6 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, 14 from whom every 'family in heaven and on earth is 15 named, that he would grant you, according to the 16 riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ 17 may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be 18 strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know 19 the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abun-20 dantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be the glory in the 21 church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen. 8 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you 4 to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, 2 forbearing one another in love; giving diligence to 3 keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also 4 ye were called in one hope of your calling; one 5 Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father 6 of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. 7 But unto each one of us was the grace given accord8 ing to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity cap tive, And gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also 10 descended 'into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all 11the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of Some ancient authorities insert first. ministering, unto the building up of the body of 13 Christ: till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the 14 fulness of Christ: that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after 15 the wiles of error; but speaking truth in love, may 2Or, dealing grow up in all things into him, who is the head, 16 even Christ; from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love. 3 truly 8 Gr. through every joint of the supply. 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that 20 Or, to make a trade of 5 Or, covet |