Ephesians

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;

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who 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 kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

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

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, 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 building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

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

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us 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 would be holy and without defect before him in love;

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

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you 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,

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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

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

He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

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

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

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, — read the full passage →

in whom 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 Holy Spirit of promise,

in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works 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 angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

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

to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

of which I was made a servant, 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 you have toward all the saints,

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

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

for by grace you have 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 age, but also in that which is to come.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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

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

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

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; — read the full passage →

and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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

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

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you 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 assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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

don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to 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 who 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 age, according to the will of our God and Father—

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

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,

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

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit 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 to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

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

that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,

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;

The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Be 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 to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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