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Ephesians 1- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

October 5
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1 Greetings from Paul, an apostle* of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that
is what God wanted. To God's holy people* living in Ephesus,* believers in Christ
Jesus. 2Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.

Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given
us every spiritual blessing in heaven. 4In Christ, God chose us before the world
was made. God chose us in love to be his holy people* --people without blame before
him. 5And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through
Jesus Christ. That was what God wanted to do. That pleased him. 6And this brings
praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to
us freely. He gave us that grace in [Christ], the One he loves. 7In Christ we are
made free by Christ's blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God's
rich grace. 8God gave us that grace fully and freely. God, with full wisdom and
understanding, 9let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned
to do it through Christ. 10God's goal was to finish his plan when the right time
came. God planned that all things in heaven and on earth be joined together with
Christ as the head. 11In Christ we were chosen [to be God's people]. God had already
planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the
One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants. 12We are the first
people who hoped in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to
God's glory. 13It is the same with you people. You heard the true teaching--the
Good News* about your salvation. When you heard that Good News, you believed in
Christ. And in Christ, God put his special mark on you by giving you the Holy Spirit*
that he promised. 14That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will get the things
God promised for his people. This will bring full freedom to those people who belong
to God. The goal of all this is to bring praise to God's glory.

Paul's Prayer
15-16That is why I always remember you in my prayers and always thank God for you.
I have always done this since the time I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus
and your love for all God's people. 17I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ--to the glorious Father. I pray that he will give you the Spirit that will
show you things about God and help you understand them. Then you will really know
God. 18I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know
the hope that God has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has
promised his holy people* are rich and glorious. 19And you will know that God's
power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength
20that God used to raise Christ from death. God put Christ at his right side in
the heavenly places. 21God made Christ more important than all rulers, authorities,
powers, and kings. Christ is more important than anything that has power in this
world or in the next world. 22God put everything under Christ's power. And God
gave him to be the head (ruler) over everything for the church. 23The church is
Christ's body. The church is filled with Christ. He makes everything complete in
every way.
Footnotes: apostle A person Jesus chose to represent him in a special way. holy
people God's people are called holy because they are made pure through Christ and
belong only to God. in Ephesus Some Greek copies omit the words "at Ephesus." Good
News The news that God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and
live with him forever. Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit
of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among
people in the world.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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