Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God. To the saints which are at Ephesus, and to them which believe on Jesus Christ.

Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,

But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

the same in himself to have it declared when the time were full come: that all things, both the things which are in heaven, and also the things which are in earth, should be gathered together, even in Christ. That is to say, in him

that we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,

which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him on his righthand in heavenly things,

even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ - for by grace are ye saved -

and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly things through Christ Jesus.

For to show, in times to come, the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness to us ward, in Christ Jesus.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -

For this cause, I Paul the servant of Jesus Christ am in bonds for your sakes, which are heathen -

whereby, when ye read ye may know mine understanding in the mystery of Christ,

That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel,

Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, which made all things through Jesus Christ,

according to that eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

be praise in the congregation by Jesus Christ, throughout all generations from time to time. Amen.

Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ,

till we, everyone - in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God - grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age which is of the fullness of Christ:

But let us follow the truth in love, and in all things grow in him which is the head, that is to say Christ,

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

and walk in love even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, which is the worshipper of images, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

Wherefore he saith, "Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from death, and Christ shall give thee light."

giving thanks always for all things unto God the father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ:

For the husband is the wife's head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation, and the same is the saviour of the body.

Therefore as the congregation is in subjection to Christ, likewise let the wives be in subjection to their husbands in all things.

Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it,

This is a great secret, but I speak between Christ and the congregation.

Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ:

not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart

Peace be with the brethren, and love with faith from God the father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all them which love our Lord Jesus Christ in pureness. Amen. {Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.}