Chapter 1
1 The Blessings of Redemption
Paul 3972, an apostle 652 of Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 by the will 2307 of God 2316,
2 ¶ Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
3 ¶ Blessed 2128 {be} the God 2316 and Father 3962 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, who has blessed 2127 us with every 3956 spiritual 4152 blessing 2129 in the heavenly 2032 {places} in Christ 5547,
4 just 2531 as He chose 1586 us in Him before 4253 the foundation 2602 of the world 2889, that we would be holy 40 and blameless 299 before 2714 Him. In love 26
5 He predestined 4309 us to adoption 5206 as sons 5206 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 to Himself 846, according 2596 to the kind 2107 intention 2107 of His will,
6 to the praise 1868 of the glory 1391 of His grace 5485, which 3739 He freely 5487 bestowed 5487 on us in the Beloved 25.
7 In Him we have 2192 redemption 629 through 1223 His blood 129, the forgiveness 859 of our trespasses 3900, according 2596 to the riches 4149 of His grace 5485
8 which 3739 He lavished 4052 on us. In all 3956 wisdom 4678 and insight 5428
9 He made 1107 known 1107 to us the mystery 3466 of His will, according 2596 to His kind 2107 intention 2107 which 3739 He purposed 4388 in Him
10 with a view 1519 to an administration 3622 suitable 3588 to the fullness 4138 of the times 2540, {that is,} the summing 346 up of all 3956 things 3956 in Christ 5547, things in the heavens 3772 and things on the earth 1093. In Him
11 also 2532 we have obtained 2820 an inheritance 2820, having been predestined 4309 according 2596 to His purpose 4286 who works 1754 all 3956 things 3956 after 2596 the counsel 1012 of His will,
12 to the end 1519 that we who were the first 4276 to hope 4276 in Christ 5547 would be to the praise 1868 of His glory 1391.
13 In Him, you also 2532, after listening 191 to the message 3056 of truth 225, the gospel 2098 of your salvation 4991--having also 2532 believed 4100, you were sealed 4972 in Him with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 of promise 1860,
14 who 3739 is given 728 as a pledge 728 of our inheritance 2817, with a view 1519 to the redemption 629 of {God's own} possession 4047, to the praise 1868 of His glory 1391.
15 ¶ For this 3778 reason 1223 I too 2532, having heard 191 of the faith 4102 in the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 which {exists} among 2596 you and your love 26 for all 3956 the saints 40,
16 do not cease 3973 giving 2168 thanks 2168 for you, while making 4160 mention 3417 {of you} in my prayers 4335;
17 that the God 2316 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, the Father 3962 of glory 1391, may give 1325 to you a spirit 4151 of wisdom 4678 and of revelation 602 in the knowledge 1922 of Him.
18 {I pray that} the eyes 3788 of your heart 2588 may be enlightened 5461, so 1519 that you will know 3609 what 5101 is the hope 1680 of His calling 2821, what 5101 are the riches 4149 of the glory 1391 of His inheritance 2817 in the saints 40,
19 and what 5101 is the surpassing 5235 greatness 3174 of His power 1411 toward 1519 us who believe 4100. {These are} in accordance 2596 with the working 1753 of the strength 2904 of His might 2479
20 which 3739 He brought 1754 about 1754 in Christ 5547, when He raised 1453 Him from the dead 3498 and seated 2523 Him at His right 1188 hand 1188 in the heavenly 2032 {places,}
21 far 5231 above 5231 all 3956 rule 746 and authority 1849 and power 1411 and dominion 2963, and every 3956 name 3686 that is named 3687, not only 3440 in this 3778 age 165 but also 2532 in the one to come 3195.
22 And He put 5293 all 3956 things 3956 in subjection 5293 under 5259 His feet 4228, and gave 1325 Him as head 2776 over 5228 all 3956 things 3956 to the church 1577,
23 which 3748 is His body 4983, the fullness 4138 of Him who fills 4137 all 3956 in all 3956.
Chapter 2
1 Made Alive in Christ
And you were dead 3498 in your trespasses 3900 and sins 266,
2 in which 3739 you formerly 4218 walked 4043 according 2596 to the course 165 of this 3778 world 2889, according 2596 to the prince 758 of the power 1849 of the air 109, of the spirit 4151 that is now 3568 working 1754 in the sons 5207 of disobedience 543.
3 Among 1722 them we too 2532 all 3956 formerly 4218 lived 390 in the lusts 1939 of our flesh 4561, indulging 4160 the desires 2307 of the flesh 4561 and of the mind 1271, and were by nature 5449 children 5043 of wrath 3709, even 2532 as the rest 3062.
4 But God 2316, being 1510 rich 4145 in mercy 1656, because 1223 of His great 4183 love 26 with which 3739 He loved 25 us,
5 even 2532 when we were dead 3498 in our transgressions 3900, made 4806 us alive 4806 together 4806 with Christ 5547 (by grace 5485 you have been 1510 saved 4982),
6 and raised 4891 us up with Him, and seated 4776 us with Him in the heavenly 2032 {places} in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424,
7 so 2443 that in the ages 165 to come 1904 He might show 1731 the surpassing 5235 riches 4149 of His grace 5485 in kindness 5544 toward 1909 us in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
8 For by grace 5485 you have been saved 4982 through 1223 faith 4102; and that not of yourselves 4771, {it is} the gift 1435 of God 2316;
9 not as a result 1537 of works 2041, so 2443 that no 3361 one 5100 may boast 2744.
10 For we are His workmanship 4161, created 2936 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 for good 18 works 2041, which 3739 God 2316 prepared 4282 beforehand 4282 so 2443 that we would walk 4043 in them.
11 ¶ Therefore 1352 remember 3421 that formerly 4218 you, the Gentiles 1484 in the flesh 4561, who are called 3004 "Uncircumcision 203" by the so-called 3004 "Circumcision 4061," {which is} performed 5499 in the flesh 4561 by human 5499 hands 5499--
12 {remember} that you were at that time 2540 separate 5565 from Christ 5547, excluded 526 from the commonwealth 4174 of Israel 2474, and strangers 3581 to the covenants 1242 of promise 1860, having 2192 no 3361 hope 1680 and without 112 God 112 in the world 2889.
13 But now 3570 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 you who 3739 formerly 4218 were far 3112 off 3112 have been 1096 brought 1096 near 1451 by the blood 129 of Christ 5547.
14 For He Himself 846 is our peace 1515, who made 4160 both 297 {groups into} one 1520 and broke 3089 down 3089 the barrier 5418 of the dividing 3320 wall 3320,
15 by abolishing 2673 in His flesh 4561 the enmity 2189, {which is} the Law 3551 of commandments 1785 {contained} in ordinances 1378, so 2443 that in Himself 846 He might make 2936 the two 1417 into one 1520 new 2537 man 444, {thus} establishing 4160 peace 1515,
16 and might reconcile 604 them both 297 in one 1520 body 4983 to God 2316 through 1223 the cross 4716, by it having put 615 to death 615 the enmity 2189.
17 AND HE CAME 2064 AND PREACHED 2097 PEACE 1515 TO YOU WHO 3588 WERE FAR 3112 AWAY 3112, AND PEACE 1515 TO THOSE 3588 WHO WERE NEAR 1451;
18 for through 1223 Him we both 297 have 2192 our access 4318 in one 1520 Spirit 4151 to the Father 3962.
19 So 686 then 686 you are no 3765 longer 3765 strangers 3581 and aliens 3941, but you are fellow 4847 citizens 4847 with the saints 40, and are of God's 2316 household 3609,
20 having been built 2026 on the foundation 2310 of the apostles 652 and prophets 4396, Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 Himself 846 being 1510 the corner 204 {stone,}
21 in whom 3739 the whole 3956 building 3619, being fitted 4883 together 4883, is growing 837 into a holy 40 temple 3485 in the Lord 2962,
22 in whom 3739 you also 2532 are being built 4925 together 4925 into a dwelling 2732 of God 2316 in the Spirit 4151.
Chapter 3
1 Paul's Stewardship
For this 3778 reason 5484 I, Paul 3972, the prisoner 1198 of Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 for the sake 5228 of you Gentiles 1484--
2 if 1487 indeed 1065 you have heard 191 of the stewardship 3622 of God's 2316 grace 5485 which was given 1325 to me for you;
3 that by revelation 602 there was made 1107 known 1107 to me the mystery 3466, as I wrote 4270 before 4270 in brief 3641.
4 By referring to this 3739, when you read 314 you can 1410 understand 3539 my insight 4907 into the mystery 3466 of Christ 5547,
5 which 3739 in other 2087 generations 1074 was not made 1107 known 1107 to the sons 5207 of men 444, as it has now 3568 been revealed 601 to His holy 40 apostles 652 and prophets 4396 in the Spirit 4151;
6 {to be specific,} that the Gentiles 1484 are fellow 4789 heirs 4789 and fellow 4954 members 4954 of the body 4954, and fellow 4830 partakers 4830 of the promise 1860 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 through 1223 the gospel 2098,
7 of which 3739 I was made 1096 a minister 1249, according 2596 to the gift 1431 of God's 2316 grace 5485 which was given 1325 to me according 2596 to the working 1753 of His power 1411.
8 To me, the very 1646 least 1646 of all 3956 saints 40, this 3778 grace 5485 was given 1325, to preach 2097 to the Gentiles 1484 the unfathomable 421 riches 4149 of Christ 5547,
9 and to bring 5461 to light 5461 what 5101 is the administration 3622 of the mystery 3466 which for ages 165 has been hidden 613 in God 2316 who created 2936 all 3956 things 3956;
10 so 2443 that the manifold 4182 wisdom 4678 of God 2316 might now 3568 be made 1107 known 1107 through 1223 the church 1577 to the rulers 746 and the authorities 1849 in the heavenly 2032 {places.}
11 {This was} in accordance 2596 with the eternal 165 purpose 4286 which 3739 He carried 4160 out in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962,
12 in whom 3739 we have 2192 boldness 3954 and confident 4006 access 4318 through 1223 faith 4102 in Him.
13 Therefore 1352 I ask 154 you not to lose 1457 heart 1457 at my tribulations 2347 on your behalf 5228, for they are your glory 1391.
14 ¶ For this 3778 reason 5484 I bow 2578 my knees 1119 before 4314 the Father 3962,
15 from whom 3739 every 3956 family 3965 in heaven 3772 and on earth 1093 derives 3687 its name 3687,
16 that He would grant 1325 you, according 2596 to the riches 4149 of His glory 1391, to be strengthened 2901 with power 1411 through 1223 His Spirit 4151 in the inner 2080 man 444,
17 so that Christ 5547 may dwell 2730 in your hearts 2588 through 1223 faith 4102; {and} that you, being rooted 4492 and grounded 2311 in love 26,
18 may be able 1840 to comprehend 2638 with all 3956 the saints 40 what 5101 is the breadth 4114 and length 3372 and height 5311 and depth 899,
19 and to know 1097 the love 26 of Christ 5547 which surpasses 5235 knowledge 1108, that you may be filled 4137 up to all 3956 the fullness 4138 of God 2316.
20 ¶ Now 1161 to Him who is able 1410 to do 4160 far 5238 more 5238 abundantly 5238 beyond 5228 all 3956 that we ask 154 or 2228 think 3539, according 2596 to the power 1411 that works 1754 within 1722 us,
21 to Him {be} the glory 1391 in the church 1577 and in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 to all 3956 generations 1074 forever 165 and ever 165. Amen 281.
Chapter 4
1 Unity of the Spirit
Therefore 3767 I, the prisoner 1198 of the Lord 2962, implore 3870 you to walk 4043 in a manner 516 worthy 516 of the