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Ephesians 1:15-2:7
New King James Version
Ephesians 1:15-2:7
New King James Version
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Therefore I also, (A)after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 (B)do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that (C)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (D)may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 (E)the eyes of your [a]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is (F)the hope of His calling, 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, (G)according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when (H)He raised Him from the dead and (I)seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 (J)far above all (K)principality[b] and [c]power and [d]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
22 And (L)He put all things under His feet, and gave Him (M)to be head over all things to the church, 23 (N)which is His body, (O)the fullness of Him (P)who fills all in all.
By Grace Through Faith
2 And (Q)you He made alive, (R)who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 (S)in which you once walked according to the [e]course of this world, according to (T)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in (U)the sons of disobedience, 3 (V)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (W)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (X)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
4 But God, (Y)who is rich in mercy, because of His (Z)great love with which He loved us, 5 (AA)even when we were dead in trespasses, (AB)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together (AC)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (AD)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:18 NU, M hearts
- Ephesians 1:21 rule
- Ephesians 1:21 authority
- Ephesians 1:21 power
- Ephesians 2:2 Gr. aion, aeon
Ephesians 1:15-2:7
New International Version
Ephesians 1:15-2:7
New International Version
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(A) and your love for all God’s people,(B) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(C) remembering you in my prayers.(D) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(E) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(F) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(G) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(H) you, the riches(I) of his glorious inheritance(J) in his holy people,(K) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(L) is the same as the mighty strength(M) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(N) and seated him at his right hand(O) in the heavenly realms,(P) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(Q) and every name(R) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(S) 22 And God placed all things under his feet(T) and appointed him to be head(U) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(V) the fullness of him(W) who fills everything in every way.(X)
Made Alive in Christ
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(Y) 2 in which you used to live(Z) when you followed the ways of this world(AA) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(AB) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(AC) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(AD) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[b](AE) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us,(AF) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(AG)—it is by grace you have been saved.(AH) 6 And God raised us up with Christ(AI) and seated us with him(AJ) in the heavenly realms(AK) in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(AL) expressed in his kindness(AM) to us in Christ Jesus.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
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