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Bréf Páls til Efesusmanna 1
Icelandic Bible
Bréf Páls til Efesusmanna 1
Icelandic Bible
1 Páll, að vilja Guðs postuli Krists Jesú, heilsar hinum heilögu, sem eru í Efesus, þeim sem trúa á Krist Jesú.
2 Náð sé með yður og friður frá Guði föður vorum og Drottni Jesú Kristi.
3 Lofaður sé Guð og faðir Drottins vors Jesú Krists, sem í Kristi hefur blessað oss með hvers konar andlegri blessun í himinhæðum.
4 Áður en heimurinn var grundvallaður hefur hann útvalið oss í Kristi, til þess að vér værum heilagir og lýtalausir fyrir honum. Í kærleika sínum
5 ákvað hann fyrirfram að veita oss sonarrétt í Jesú Kristi. Sá var vilji hans og velþóknun
6 til vegsemdar dýrð hans og náð, sem hann lét oss í té í sínum elskaða syni.
7 Í honum, fyrir hans blóð eigum vér endurlausnina og fyrirgefningu afbrota vorra.
8 Svo auðug er náð hans, sem hann gaf oss ríkulega með hvers konar vísdómi og skilningi.
9 Og hann kunngjörði oss leyndardóm vilja síns, þá ákvörðun,
10 sem hann hafði með sjálfum sér ákveðið að framkvæma, er fylling tímans kæmi: Hann ætlaði að safna öllu því, sem er á himnum, og því, sem er á jörðu, undir eitt höfuð í Kristi.
11 Í honum höfum vér þá líka öðlast arfleifðina, eins og oss var fyrirhugað samkvæmt fyrirætlun hans, er framkvæmir allt eftir ályktun vilja síns,
12 til þess að vér, sem áður höfum sett von vora til Krists, skyldum vera dýrð hans til vegsemdar.
13 Í honum eruð og þér, eftir að hafa heyrt orð sannleikans, fagnaðarerindið um sáluhjálp yðar og tekið trú á hann og verið merktir innsigli heilags anda, sem yður var fyrirheitið.
14 Hann er pantur arfleifðar vorrar, að vér verðum endurleystir Guði til eignar, dýrð hans til vegsemdar.
15 Eftir að hafa heyrt um trú yðar á Drottin Jesú og um kærleika yðar til allra heilagra,
16 hef ég þess vegna ekki heldur látið af að þakka fyrir yður, er ég minnist yðar í bænum mínum.
17 Ég bið Guð Drottins vors Jesú Krists, föður dýrðarinnar, að gefa yður anda speki og opinberunar, svo að þér fáið þekkt hann.
18 Ég bið hann að upplýsa sálarsjón yðar, svo að þér skiljið, hver sú von er, sem hann hefur kallað oss til, hver ríkdómur hans dýrlegu arfleifðar er, sem hann ætlar oss meðal hinna heilögu,
19 og hver hinn yfirgnæfandi máttur hans við oss, sem trúum. En þetta er sami áhrifamikli, kröftugi mátturinn,
20 sem hann lét koma fram í Kristi, er hann vakti hann frá dauðum og lét hann setjast sér til hægri handar í himinhæðum,
21 ofar hverri tign og valdi og mætti, ofar öllum herradómi og sérhverju nafni, sem nefnt er, ekki aðeins í þessari veröld, heldur og í hinni komandi.
22 Allt hefur hann lagt undir fætur honum og gefið hann kirkjunni sem höfuðið yfir öllu.
23 En kirkjan er líkami hans og fyllist af honum, sem sjálfur fyllir allt í öllu.
Ephesians 1
New International Version
Ephesians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B)
To God’s holy people(C) in Ephesus,[a](D) the faithful(E) in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(F)
Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(G) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(H) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(I) in him before the creation of the world(J) to be holy and blameless(K) in his sight. In love(L) 5 he[b] predestined(M) us for adoption to sonship[c](N) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(O) and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace,(P) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(Q) 7 In him we have redemption(R) through his blood,(S) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(T) of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery(U) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(V) in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment(W)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.(X)
11 In him we were also chosen,[e] having been predestined(Y) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(Z) of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.(AA) 13 And you also were included in Christ(AB) when you heard the message of truth,(AC) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(AD) the promised Holy Spirit,(AE) 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance(AF) until the redemption(AG) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.(AH)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(AI) and your love for all God’s people,(AJ) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(AK) remembering you in my prayers.(AL) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(AM) may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom(AN) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(AO) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(AP) you, the riches(AQ) of his glorious inheritance(AR) in his holy people,(AS) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(AT) is the same as the mighty strength(AU) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(AV) and seated him at his right hand(AW) in the heavenly realms,(AX) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(AY) and every name(AZ) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(BA) 22 And God placed all things under his feet(BB) and appointed him to be head(BC) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(BD) the fullness of him(BE) who fills everything in every way.(BF)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.
- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
- Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he
- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
Ephesians 1
King James Version
Ephesians 1
King James Version
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.
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