If you want to accept God's
offer in his Son, say a prayer like this:
Jesus, I confess that you are not only the
most important person in history, but you are the Creator and Savior of the
world. Lord Jesus, I need you. I have done wrong. Please forgive me of my sins
and come into my life. I ask you not just to be part of my life, but to guide me
to live according to the words I read in the Bible. Thank you for your mercy and
forgiveness. I am now committed to be your follower.
Amen.
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The Book of Ephesians
Chapter 1
001:001 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will
of God, to the
saints which are at
Ephesus, and to the faithful in
Christ
Jesus:
001:002 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father,
and from the
Lord Jesus
Christ.
001:003 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who
hath blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in
heavenly
places in Christ:
001:004 According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of
the world, that we
should be holy and without blame before
him
in love:
001:005 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of
children by Jesus
Christ to
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
001:006 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein
he hath made
us accepted in the
beloved.
001:007 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness
of sins, according
to the riches of his grace;
001:008 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
001:009 Having made known unto us the mystery of his
will, according
to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
001:010 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times
he might
gather together in one
all things in Christ, both which are
in
heaven, and which are on earth;
even in him:
001:011 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance,
being
predestinated according to
the purpose of him who worketh all
things after the counsel of his own will:
001:012 That we should be to the praise of his glory,
who first
trusted in Christ.
001:013 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the
word of
truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that
ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
001:014 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until
the redemption
of the purchased
possession, unto the praise of his glory.
001:015 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in
the Lord
Jesus, and love unto all
the saints,
001:016 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention
of you in my
prayers;
001:017 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory,
may give unto you
the spirit of wisdom and revelation in
the
knowledge of him:
001:018 The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may
know what
is the hope of his calling, and what the riches
of
the glory of his inheritance in
the saints,
001:019 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power
to us-ward
who believe, according
to the working of his mighty power,
001:020 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him
from the dead,
and set him at his
own right hand in the heavenly places,
001:021 Far above all principality, and power, and
might, and
dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in
this
world, but also in that which
is to come:
001:022 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave
him to be the
head over all things
to the church,
001:023 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
002:001 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and
sins;
002:002 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the
course of this
world, according to
the prince of the power of the air,
the
spirit that now worketh in the
children of disobedience:
002:003 Among whom also we all had our conversation in
times past in
the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the
flesh
and of the mind; and were by
nature the children of wrath,
even
as others.
002:004 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great
love wherewith he
loved us,
002:005 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us together
with Christ, (by grace
ye are saved;)
002:006 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in
heavenly places in
Christ Jesus:
002:007 That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of
his grace in
his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
002:008 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of
yourselves: it is the
gift of God:
002:009 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
002:010 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good
works, which God
hath before ordained that we should walk
in
them.
002:011 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
Gentiles in the
flesh, who are
called Uncircumcision by that which is
called
the Circumcision in the
flesh made by hands;
002:012 That at that time ye were without Christ, being
aliens from
the commonwealth of
Israel, and strangers from the
covenants
of promise, having no
hope, and without God in the world:
002:013 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were
far off are made
nigh by the blood
of Christ.
002:014 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and
hath broken
down the middle wall
of partition between us;
002:015 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even
the law of
commandments contained
in ordinances; for to make in
himself
of twain one new man, so
making peace;
002:016 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one
body by the
cross, having slain
the enmity thereby:
002:017 And came and preached peace to you which were
afar off, and to
them that were
nigh.
002:018 For through him we both have access by one
Spirit unto the
Father.
002:019 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but
fellowcitizens
with the saints, and of the household of God;
002:020 And are built upon the foundation of the
apostles and
prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
002:021 In whom all the building fitly framed together
groweth unto an
holy temple in the
Lord:
002:022 In whom ye also are builded together for an
habitation of God
through the
Spirit.
003:001 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus
Christ for you
Gentiles,
003:002 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the
grace of God which
is given me to
you-ward:
003:003 How that by revelation he made known unto me the
mystery; (as
I wrote afore in few
words,
003:004 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the
mystery of
Christ)
003:005 Which in other ages was not made known unto the
sons of men,
as it is now revealed
unto his holy apostles and prophets
by
the Spirit;
003:006 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of
the same body,
and partakers of
his promise in Christ by the gospel:
003:007 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the
gift of the
grace of God given
unto me by the effectual working of
his
power.
003:008 Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this
grace given, that
I should preach among the Gentiles
the
unsearchable riches of
Christ;
003:009 And to make all men see what is the fellowship
of the mystery,
which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid in
God,
who created all things by
Jesus Christ:
003:010 To the intent that now unto the principalities
and powers in
heavenly places
might be known by the church the
manifold
wisdom of God,
003:011 According to the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ
Jesus our
Lord:
003:012 In whom we have boldness and access with
confidence by the
faith of
him.
003:013 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my
tribulations for
you, which is
your glory.
003:014 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of
our Lord
Jesus Christ,
003:015 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
003:016 That he would grant you, according to the riches
of his glory,
to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
003:017 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being
rooted and grounded
in love,
003:018 May be able to comprehend with all saints what
is the breadth,
and length, and
depth, and height;
003:019 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, that
ye might be filled
with all the fulness of God.
003:020 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,
003:021 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus
throughout all
ages, world without
end. Amen.
004:001 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech
you that ye
walk worthy of the
vocation wherewith ye are called,
004:002 With all lowliness and meekness, with
longsuffering,
forbearing one
another in love;
004:003 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of
peace.
004:004 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye
are called in
one hope of your
calling;
004:005 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
004:006 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all,
and in you all.
004:007 But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the
measure of the
gift of Christ.
004:008 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high,
he led
captivity captive, and gave
gifts unto men.
004:009 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he
also descended
first into the
lower parts of the earth?
004:010 He that descended is the same also that ascended
up far above
all heavens, that he
might fill all things.)
004:011 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some,
evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers;
004:012 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work
of the
ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ:
004:013 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and
of the
knowledge of the Son of
God, unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
004:014 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed
to and fro, and
carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the sleight
of
men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;
004:015 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into
him in all
things, which is the
head, even Christ:
004:016 From whom the whole body fitly joined together
and compacted
by that which every
joint supplieth, according to the
effectual working in the measure of every part,
maketh
increase of the body unto
the edifying of itself in love.
004:017 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord,
that ye
henceforth walk not as
other Gentiles walk, in the vanity
of
their mind,
004:018 Having the understanding darkened, being
alienated from the
life of God
through the ignorance that is in them, because
of
the blindness of their
heart:
004:019 Who being past feeling have given themselves
over unto
lasciviousness, to work
all uncleanness with greediness.
004:020 But ye have not so learned Christ;
004:021 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been
taught by him,
as the truth is in
Jesus:
004:022 That ye put off concerning the former
conversation the old
man, which is
corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
004:023 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
004:024 And that ye put on the new man, which after God
is created in
righteousness and
true holiness.
004:025 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man
truth with his
neighbour: for we
are members one of another.
004:026 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go
down upon your
wrath:
004:027 Neither give place to the devil.
004:028 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let
him labour,
working with his hands
the thing which is good, that he
may
have to give to him that
needeth.
004:029 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your
mouth, but
that which is good to
the use of edifying, that it may
minister grace unto the hearers.
004:030 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye are sealed
unto the day of
redemption.
004:031 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and
evil speaking, be put
away from you, with all malice:
004:032 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one
another, even as God
for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
005:001 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
005:002 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us,
and hath given
himself for us an
offering and a sacrifice to God for
a
sweetsmelling savour.
005:003 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it
not be once
named among you, as becometh saints;
005:004 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor
jesting, which
are not convenient:
but rather giving of thanks.
005:005 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor
unclean person, nor
covetous man,
who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in
the
kingdom of Christ and of
God.
005:006 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for
because of these
things cometh the
wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience.
005:007 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
005:008 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye
light in the
Lord: walk as
children of light:
005:009 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness
and
righteousness and truth;)
005:010 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
005:011 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works
of darkness,
but rather reprove
them.
005:012 For it is a shame even to speak of those things
which are done
of them in
secret.
005:013 But all things that are reproved are made
manifest by the
light: for
whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
005:014 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest,
and arise from
the dead, and
Christ shall give thee light.
005:015 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as
fools, but as
wise,
005:016 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
005:017 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding
what the will of
the Lord is.
005:018 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled
with the Spirit;
005:019 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and
spiritual
songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord;
005:020 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and
the Father in
the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ;
005:021 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
005:022 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands,
as unto the
Lord.
005:023 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as
Christ is the
head of the church:
and he is the saviour of the body.
005:024 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ,
so let the
wives be to their own
husbands in every thing.
005:025 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also
loved the
church, and gave himself
for it;
005:026 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of
water by the word,
005:027 That he might present it to himself a glorious
church, not
having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it
should
be holy and without
blemish.
005:028 So ought men to love their wives as their own
bodies. He that
loveth his wife
loveth himself.
005:029 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but
nourisheth and
cherisheth it, even
as the Lord the church:
005:030 For we are members of his body, of his flesh,
and of his
bones.
005:031 For this cause shall a man leave his father and
mother, and
shall be joined unto
his wife, and they two shall be
one
flesh.
005:032 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning
Christ and the
church.
005:033 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular
so love his
wife even as himself;
and the wife see that she reverence
her
husband.
006:001 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
006:002 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first
commandment
with promise;
006:003 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest
live long on
the earth.
006:004 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath: but bring
them up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord.
006:005 Servants, be obedient to them that are your
masters according
to the flesh,
with fear and trembling, in singleness of
your
heart, as unto Christ;
006:006 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the
servants of
Christ, doing the will
of God from the heart;
006:007 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
006:008 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man
doeth, the same
shall he receive
of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
006:009 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them,
forbearing
threatening: knowing
that your Master also is in
heaven;
neither is there respect
of persons with him.
006:010 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and
in the power
of his might.
006:011 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to stand
against the wiles of
the devil.
006:012 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but
against
principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in
high
places.
006:013 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,
that ye may
be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all,
to
stand.
006:014 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about
with truth, and
having on the
breastplate of righteousness;
006:015 And your feet shod with the preparation of the
gospel of
peace;
006:016 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye shall be
able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked.
006:017 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword
of the Spirit,
which is the word
of God:
006:018 Praying always with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit,
and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication
for all saints;
006:019 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me,
that I may
open my mouth boldly,
to make known the mystery of the gospel,
006:020 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that
therein I may
speak boldly, as I
ought to speak.
006:021 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I
do, Tychicus,
a beloved brother
and faithful minister in the Lord,
shall
make known to you all
things:
006:022 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose,
that ye might
know our affairs,
and that he might comfort your hearts.
006:023 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith,
from God the
Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.