Ephesians 1:3-14 - Praise To God For Spiritual Blessings
3 Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ, 4 According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love, 5 marking us out beforehand unto sonship, through Jesus Christ, for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -
7 In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour, 8 which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence, 9 making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him, - 10 For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in him:
11 In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 That we should be for the praise of his glory - we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ, -
13 In whom, ye also - hearing the word of the truth, the glad-message of your salvation, - in whom also believing, - were sealed with the Spirit of the promise, the Holy Spirit , 14 Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of the acquisition; - unto his glorious praise.