Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are [in Ephesus], and believers in Christ Jesus:

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly regions in Christ;

having in love predestinated us for himself to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of the times, to gather for himself into one all things in Christ, the things which are in the heavens, and the things on the earth; even in him,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him;

which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead; and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,

even when dead through our trespasses, life with Christ,by grace have ye been saved,

and raised us up with him, and caused us to sit with him in the heavenly regions in Christ Jesus,

that he might show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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

that ye were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

but now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were afar off, have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

For this cause [I bend my knees], I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you gentiles;

whereby, when ye read, ye may perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ;

that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;

To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to make known among the gentiles the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ,

according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,

and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

to him be the glory in the church in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

But to each one of us was given the grace [which he hath] according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;

till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a fullgrown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

but cleaving to truth in love, may grow up in all things unto him who is the head, even Christ;

But not so did ye learn Christ,

and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you an offering and a sacrifice to God, of a sweet odor.

For of this ye are sure, since ye know that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Wherefore he saith, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light."

giving thanks always for all things to God, the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church,he, who is the Saviour of the body.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it,

for no one ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ doth the church;

This mystery is a great one; but I am speaking of Christ and of the church.

Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ;

not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an incorruptible love.