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World English Bible

Ephesians 1 (WEBP)

[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
[2] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
[4] even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
[5] having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
[6] to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.
[7] In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
[8] which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
[9] making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
[10] to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.
[11] We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,
[12] to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
[13] In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
[14] who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
[15] For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,
[16] don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
[17] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,
[18] having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
[19] and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
[20] which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
[21] far above all rule, authority, power, dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.
[22] He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
[23] which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
Ephesians 1:18 TR reads “understanding” instead of “hearts”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ephesians 1 (KJVS)

[1] 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 :
[2] Grace [be] to you , and peace , from God our Father , and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ .
[3] Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who hath blessed () us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ :
[4] 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 :
[5] Having predestinated () us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself , according to the good pleasure of his will ,
[6] To the praise of the glory of his grace , wherein he hath made us accepted () in the beloved ().
[7] In whom we have () redemption through his blood , the forgiveness of sins , according to the riches of his grace ;
[8] Wherein he hath abounded () toward us in all wisdom and prudence ;
[9] Having made known () unto us the mystery of his will , according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed () in himself :
[10] That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one () all things in Christ , both which are in heaven , and which are on earth ; [even] in him :
[11] In whom also we have obtained an inheritance (), being predestinated () according to the purpose of him who worketh () all things after the counsel of his own will :
[12] That we should be () to the praise of his glory , who first trusted () in Christ .
[13] In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard () the word of truth , the gospel of your salvation : in whom also after that ye believed (), ye were sealed with () that holy Spirit of promise ,
[14] Which is () the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession , unto the praise of his glory .
[15] Wherefore I also , after I heard () of your faith in the Lord Jesus , and love unto all the saints ,
[16] Cease () not to give thanks () for you , making () mention of you in my prayers ;
[17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ , the Father of glory , may give () () unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him :
[18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened (); that ye may know () what is () the hope of his calling , and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints ,
[19] And what [is] the exceeding () greatness of his power to us-ward who believe (), according to the working of his mighty power ,
[20] Which he wrought () in Christ , when he raised () him from the dead , and set () [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],
[21] Far above all principality , and power , and might , and dominion , and every name that is named (), not only in this world , but also in that which is to come ():
[22] And hath put () all [things] under his feet , and gave () him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church ,
[23] Which is () his body , the fulness of him that filleth () all in all .

Young’s Literal Translation

Ephesians 1 (YLT)

[1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
[2] Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
[3] Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
[4] according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
[5] having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
[6] to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,
[7] in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
[8] in which He did abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
[9] having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
[10] in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth-in him;
[11] in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,
[12] for our being to the praise of His glory, even those who did first hope in the Christ,
[13] in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth-the good news of your salvation-in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
[14] which is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of His glory.
[15] Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,
[16] do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
[17] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,
[18] the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
[19] and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
[20] which He wrought in the Christ, having raised him out of the dead, and did set him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
[21] far above all principality, and authority, and might, and lordship, and every name named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one;
[22] and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him-head over all things to the assembly,
[23] which is his body, the fulness of Him who is filling the all in all,