Ephesians

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; — read the full passage →

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

whereunto I labor also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fulness dwell;

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,— — read the full passage →

which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,