Ephesians 1

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Christ Jesus, to God's holy people, faithful in Christ Jesus.	1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.	2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessingsof heaven in Christ.	3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ,
4 Thus he chose us in Christ before the world was made to be holy and faultless before him in love,	4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.
5 marking us out for himself beforehand, to be adopted sons, through Jesus Christ. Such was hispurpose and good pleasure,	5 He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, his free gift to us in the Beloved,	6 for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.
7 in whom, through his blood, we gain our freedom, the forgiveness of our sins. Such is the richness ofthe grace	7 In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,
8 which he has showered on us in al wisdom and insight.	8 which is superabundant in us, with all wisdom and prudence.
9 He has let us know the mystery of his purpose, according to his good pleasure which he determinedbeforehand in Christ,	9 So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him,
10 for him to act upon when the times had run their course: that he would bring everything together underChrist, as head, everything in the heavens and everything on earth.	10 in the dispensation of the fullness of time, so as to renew in Christ everything that exists through him in heaven and on earth.
11 And it is in him that we have received our heritage, marked out beforehand as we were, under the planof the One who guides al things as he decides by his own wil ,	11 In him, we too are called to our portion, having been predestined in accord with the plan of the One who accomplishes all things by the counsel of his will.
12 chosen to be, for the praise of his glory, the people who would put their hopes in Christ before hecame.	12 So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.
13 Now you too, in him, have heard the message of the truth and the gospel of your salvation, and havingput your trust in it you have been stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit of the Promise,	13 In him, you also, after you heard and believed the Word of truth, which is the Gospel of your salvation, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the Promise.
14 who is the pledge of our inheritance, for the freedom of the people whom God has taken for his own,for the praise of his glory.	14 He is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the acquisition of redemption, to the praise of his glory.
15 That is why I, having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love for al God's holypeople,	15 Because of this, and hearing of your faith that is in the Lord Jesus, and of your love toward all the saints,
16 have never failed to thank God for you and to remember you in my prayers.	16 I have not ceased giving thanks for you, calling you to mind in my prayers,
17 May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perceptionof what is revealed, to bring you to ful knowledge of him.	17 so that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give a spirit of wisdom and of revelation to you, in knowledge of him.
18 May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his cal holds for you, how richis the glory of the heritage he offers among his holy people,	18 May the eyes of your heart be illuminated, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and the wealth of the glory of his inheritance with the saints,
19 and how extraordinarily great is the power that he has exercised for us believers; this accords with thestrength of his power	19 and the preeminent magnitude of his virtue toward us, toward we who believe in accord with the work of his powerful virtue,
20 at work in Christ, the power which he exercised in raising him from the dead and enthroning him at hisright hand, in heaven,	20 which he wrought in Christ, raising him from the dead and establishing him at his right hand in the heavens,
21 far above every principality, ruling force, power or sovereignty, or any other name that can be named,not only in this age but also in the age to come.	21 above every principality and power and virtue and dominion, and above every name that is given, not only in this age, but even in the future age.
22 He has put al things under his feet, and made him, as he is above all things, the head of the Church;	22 And he has subjected all things under his feet, and he has made him the head over the entire Church,
23 which is his Body, the ful ness of him who is fil ed, al in al .	23 which is his body and which is the fullness of him who accomplishes everything in everyone.