| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 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 Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God's holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: |
| 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and 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, | 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing 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, | 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love |
| 5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, | 5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- |
| 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. | 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. |
| 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace | 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace |
| 8which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, | 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, |
| 9having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, | 9he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, |
| 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. | 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment--to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. |
| 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 him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, |
| 12that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. | 12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. |
| 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, | 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, |
| 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. | 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to 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, | 15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, |
| 16do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: | 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering 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, | 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. |
| 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, | 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, |
| 19and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power | 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength |
| 20which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, | 20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, |
| 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 rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. |
| 22And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, | 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, |
| 23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. | 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. |
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