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1 1Greetings from Paul, an apostlea of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted.
To God's holy peopleb living in Ephesusc, believers who belong to Christ Jesus.
2Graced and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven. 4In Christ, he chose us before the world was made. He chose us in love to be his holy peopleb - people who could stand before him without any fault. 5And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. This was what God wanted, and it pleased him to do it. 6And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful graced. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.
7In Christ we are made free by his blood sacrifice. We have forgiveness of sins because of God's rich grace. 8God gave us that grace fully and freely. With full wisdom and understanding 9he let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted, and he planned to do it through Christ. 10God's goal was to finish his plan when the right time came. He planned that all things in heaven and on earth be joined together with Christ as the head.
11In Christ we were chosen to be God's people. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what he wanted. And he is the one who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants. 12We Jews were the first to hope in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God in all his glorye. 13It is the same with you. You heard the true message, the Good Newsf about the way God saves you. When you heard that Good News, you believed in Christ. And in Christ, God put his special mark on you by giving you the Holy Spiritg that he promised. 14The Spirit is the first payment that guarantees we will get all that God has for us. Then we will enjoy complete freedom as people who belong to him. The goal for all of us is the praise of God in all his glory.
Paul’s Prayer 15-16That is why I always remember you in my prayers and thank God for you. I have done this ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. 17I always pray to the great and glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that he will give you the Spirith, who will let you know truths about God and help you understand them, so that you will know him better.
18I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that he has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy peopleb are rich and glorious. 19And you will know that God's power is very great for us who believe. It is the same as the mighty power 20he used to raise Christ from death and put him at his right side in the heavenly places. 21He put Christ over all rulers, authorities, powers, and kings. He gave him authority over everything that has power in this world or in the next world. 22God put everything under Christ's power and made him head over everything for the churchi. 23The church is Christ's body. It is filled with him. He makes everything complete in every way.
aapostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
bholy people Literally, “saints” or “holy ones,” a term used in the New Testament to describe followers of Jesus Christ as God’s special people. They are holy because they have been made pure through Christ and belong only to God. See “holy.”
c1:1 in Ephesus Some Greek copies do not have the words “in Ephesus.”
dgrace The love and kindness that God shows in his complete willingness to give people favors he does not owe them and blessings they don’t deserve.
eglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
fGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
gHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God’s work among people in the world.
hSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
ichurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
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