以弗所書 1
問候
1 奉上帝旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅，寫信給在以弗所的t眾聖徒，就是在基督耶穌裏忠心的人。 2 願恩惠、平安t從我們的父上帝和主耶穌基督歸給你們！
基督裏的屬靈福氣
3 願頌讚歸給我們主耶穌基督的父上帝。他在基督裏曾把天上各樣屬靈的福氣賜給我們。 4 因為他從創世以前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔，沒有瑕疵，滿有愛心。 5 他按著自己旨意所喜悅的t，預定我們藉著耶穌基督得兒子的名分， 6 使他榮耀的恩典得到稱讚；這恩典是他在愛子裏白白賜給我們的。 7 我們藉著這愛子的血得蒙救贖，過犯得以赦免，這是照他豐富的恩典， 8 充充足足地賞給我們的。他以諸般的智慧聰明， 9 照自己在基督裏所立定的美意，使我們知道他旨意的奧祕， 10 要照著所安排的，在時機成熟的時候，使天上、地上、一切所有的，都在基督裏面同歸於一。 11 我們也在他裏面得了基業；這原是那位隨己意行萬事的上帝照著自己的旨意所預定的， 12 為要使我們，這些首先把希望寄託在基督裏的人，頌讚他的榮耀。 13 在基督裏你們聽見真理的道，就是那使你們得救的福音，你們也信了他，就受了所應許的聖靈為印記。 14 這聖靈是我們得基業的憑據，直等到上帝的子民得救贖，使他的榮耀得到稱讚。
保羅的禱告
15 因此，我既然聽見你們對主耶穌有信心，對眾聖徒有愛心， 16 就不住地為你們感謝上帝，禱告的時候常常提到你們， 17 求我們主耶穌基督的上帝，榮耀的父，把那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賜給你們，使你們真正認識他， 18 照亮你們心中的眼睛，使你們知道他呼召你們來得的指望是甚麼，他在聖徒中所得榮耀的基業是何等豐盛， 19 並知道他向我們這些信的人所顯的能力是何等浩大，這是照他的大能大力運行的。 20 這大能曾運行在基督身上，使他從死人中復活，又使他在天上坐在自己的右邊， 21 遠超越一切執政的、掌權的、有權能的、統治的和一切有名號的；不但是今世的，連來世的也都超越了。 22 上帝使萬有服在他的腳下，又使他為了教會作萬有之首； 23 教會是他的身體，是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。
EPHESIANS 1
1 t From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
To God's people who live in Ephesus andt are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
2 I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!Christ Brings Spiritual //Blessings
3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven! 4 Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people. 5 God was kindt and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.
6 God treated us with undeserved grace because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.
7-8 t Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because of God's gift of undeserved grace to us. God has great wisdom and understanding, 9 and by what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways.
10 Then when the time is right, God will do all he has planned, and Christ will bring together everything in heaven and on earth.
11 God always does what he plans, and this is why he appointed Christ to choose us. 12 He did this so we Jews would bring honor to him and be the first ones to have hope because of him. 13 Christ also brought you the truth, which is the good news about how you can be saved. You put your faith in Christ and were given the promised Holy Spirit to show you belong to God.
14 The Spirit also makes us sure we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.Paul's Prayer
15 I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people. 16 So I never stop being grateful for you, as I mention you in my prayers. 17 I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.
18 My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and you will understand the hope given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all God's people.
19 I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used 20 t when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right sidet in heaven. 21 There Christ rules over all forces, authorities, powers, and rulers. He rules over all beings in this world and will rule in the future world as well. 22 t t God has put all things under the power of Christ, and for the good of the church he has made him the head of everything. 23 The church is the body of Christ and is filled with Christ who completely fills everything.t