King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Ephesians 1) Ephesians 1:3-5 KJV
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"
Ephesians 1:3-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
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Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;