| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 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 Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from 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 hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: |
| 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, | 4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: |
| 5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, | 5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure 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 the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. |
| 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace | 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; |
| 8which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, | 8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; |
| 9having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, | 9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: |
| 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. | 10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: |
| 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 whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: |
| 12that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. | 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. |
| 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 whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, |
| 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. | 14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto 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, | 15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, |
| 16do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: | 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of 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 unto you the spirit of wisdom and 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, | 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his 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 exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, |
| 20which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, | 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own 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 principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: |
| 22And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, | 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the 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 fulness of him that filleth all in all. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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