Efezanom 1
1 Pavol, z Božej vôle apoštol Krista Ježiša, svätým v Efeze a veriacim v Kristovi Ježišovi:2 Milosť vám a pokoj od Boha, nášho Otca, i od Pána Ježiša Krista.3 Nech je zvelebený Boh a Otec nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, ktorý nás v Kristovi požehnal všetkým nebeským duchovným požehnaním.4 Veď v ňom si nás ešte pred stvorením sveta vyvolil, aby sme boli pred jeho tvárou svätí a nepoškvrnení v láske;5 on nás podľa dobrotivého rozhodnutia svojej vôle predurčil, aby sme sa skrze Ježiša Krista stali jeho adoptovanými synmi6 na chválu a slávu jeho milosti, ktorou nás obdaroval v milovanom Synovi.7 V ňom máme vykúpenie skrze jeho krv, odpustenie hriechov, podľa bohatstva jeho milosti,8 ktorou nás štedro zahrnul vo všetkej múdrosti a rozumnosti,9 keď nám dal poznať tajomstvo svojej vôle podľa svojho dobrotivého rozhodnutia, čo si v ňom predsavzal10 uskutočniť v plnosti času: zjednotiť v Kristovi ako v hlave všetko, čo je na nebi aj čo je na zemi. V ňom,11 veď v ňom sme sa stali dedičmi predurčenými podľa rozhodnutia toho, ktorý všetko koná podľa rady svojej vôle,12 aby sme boli na chválu jeho slávy my, čo sme už prv dúfali v Krista.13 V ňom ste boli aj vy, keď ste počuli slovo pravdy, evanjelium o svojej spáse, a keď ste v neho uverili, označení pečaťou prisľúbeného Ducha Svätého,14 ktorý je závdavkom nášho dedičstva na vykúpenie tých, ktorých si získal, na chválu jeho slávy.15 Preto keď som aj ja počul o vašej viere v Pána Ježiša a o láske k všetkým svätým,16 neprestávam za vás vzdávať vďaky, keď si na vás spomínam vo svojich modlitbách.17 Nech vám Boh nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, Otec slávy, dá Ducha múdrosti a zjavenia, aby ste ho poznali.18 Nech osvieti oči vášho srdca, aby ste vedeli, aká je nádej z jeho povolania, aké bohatstvo slávy je z jeho dedičstva vo svätých,19 a aká nesmierne veľká je jeho moc pre nás veriacich podľa pôsobenia jeho mocnej sily,20 ktorú dokázal na Kristovi, keď ho vzkriesil z mŕtvych a v nebi posadil po svojej pravici21 nad každé kniežatstvo, mocnosť, silu a panstvo a nad každé iné meno, ktoré možno vysloviť nielen v tomto veku, ale aj v budúcom.22 Všetko mu položil pod nohy a jeho ustanovil nad všetkým za hlavu Cirkvi,23 ktorá je jeho telom, plnosťou toho, ktorý napĺňa všetko vo všetkom.
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