Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians
(Acts 19:8–12; Revelation 2:1–7)

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus† through the will of God,

To the saints being in Ephesus,† and faithful in Christ Jesus:

2Grace to you⁺ and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual Blessings
(Romans 8:28–34)

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ in the heavenly realms, 4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world for us to be holy and blameless before Him, in love 5having predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously gave us in the Beloved One, 7in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8which He abounded to us in all wisdom and understanding, 9having made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Him 10for the administration of the fullness of the times, to bring together all things in Christ—the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth— 11in Him, in whom also we obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One working all things according to the counsel of His will 12for us to be to the praise of His glory, the ones having first hoped in Christ, 13in whom you⁺ also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your⁺ salvation, in whom also having believed, you⁺ were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14who is the pledge of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.

Spiritual Wisdom
(1 Corinthians 2:6–16)

15Because of this, I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus among you⁺ and the love to all the saints, 16do not cease giving thanks for you⁺, making remembrance in my prayers, 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you⁺ a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18the eyes your⁺ of heart† being enlightened for you⁺ to know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power to us, those believing, according to the working of the power of His strength, 20which He worked in Christ, having raised Him out from the dead, and having seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above every principality and authority and power and lordship and every name being named, not only in this age, but also in the one about to be.

22And He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23which is His body, the fullness of the One filling all in all.

Footnotes:

1 BYZ and TR Of Jesus Christ
1 Some manuscripts do not include being in Ephesus.
18 TR the eyes of your understanding