以弗所书 1
问候
1 奉上帝旨意作基督耶稣使徒的保罗，写信给在以弗所的t众圣徒，就是在基督耶稣里忠心的人。 2 愿恩惠、平安t从我们的父上帝和主耶稣基督归给你们！
基督里的属灵福气
3 愿颂赞归给我们主耶稣基督的父上帝。他在基督里曾把天上各样属灵的福气赐给我们。 4 因为他从创世以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁，没有瑕疵，满有爱心。 5 他按着自己旨意所喜悦的t，预定我们藉着耶稣基督得儿子的名分， 6 使他荣耀的恩典得到称赞；这恩典是他在爱子里白白赐给我们的。 7 我们藉着这爱子的血得蒙救赎，过犯得以赦免，这是照他丰富的恩典， 8 充充足足地赏给我们的。他以诸般的智慧聪明， 9 照自己在基督里所立定的美意，使我们知道他旨意的奥秘， 10 要照着所安排的，在时机成熟的时候，使天上、地上、一切所有的，都在基督里面同归于一。 11 我们也在他里面得了基业；这原是那位随己意行万事的上帝照着自己的旨意所预定的， 12 为要使我们，这些首先把希望寄托在基督里的人，颂赞他的荣耀。 13 在基督里你们听见真理的道，就是那使你们得救的福音，你们也信了他，就受了所应许的圣灵为印记。 14 这圣灵是我们得基业的凭据，直等到上帝的子民得救赎，使他的荣耀得到称赞。
保罗的祷告
15 因此，我既然听见你们对主耶稣有信心，对众圣徒有爱心， 16 就不住地为你们感谢上帝，祷告的时候常常提到你们， 17 求我们主耶稣基督的上帝，荣耀的父，把那赐人智慧和启示的灵赐给你们，使你们真正认识他， 18 照亮你们心中的眼睛，使你们知道他呼召你们来得的指望是什么，他在圣徒中所得荣耀的基业是何等丰盛， 19 并知道他向我们这些信的人所显的能力是何等浩大，这是照他的大能大力运行的。 20 这大能曾运行在基督身上，使他从死人中复活，又使他在天上坐在自己的右边， 21 远超越一切执政的、掌权的、有权能的、统治的和一切有名号的；不但是今世的，连来世的也都超越了。 22 上帝使万有服在他的脚下，又使他为了教会作万有之首； 23 教会是他的身体，是那充满万有者所充满的。
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