\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Ephesians}
{\MT Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
an
Apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
by
the purpose
of
God,
to
the
saints
who
are
at
Ephesus,
and
those
who
have faith
in
Christ
Jesus:
\VS{2}Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\VS{3}Praise
be
to
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
has given
us
every
blessing
of
the Spirit
in
the heavens
in
Christ:
\VS{4}Even
as
he
made selection
of
us
in
him
from
the first,
so
that
we
might
be
holy
and free
from
all evil
before
him
in
love:
\VS{5}As
we
were designed
before
by
him
for
the position
of
sons
to
himself,
through
Jesus
Christ,
in
the
good
pleasure
of
his
purpose,
\VS{6}To
the
praise
of
the
glory
of
his
grace,
which
he
freely gave
to
us
in
the
Loved
One:
\VS{7}In
whom
we
have salvation
through
his
blood,
the
forgiveness
of
our
sins,
through
the
wealth
of
his
grace,
\VS{8}Which
he gave
us
in
full measure
in
all
wisdom
and care;
\VS{9}Having
made clear
to
us
the secret
of
his
purpose,
in agreement
with
the design
which
he
had
in mind,
to put
into
his hands
\VS{10}The ordering
of
the
times
when
they
are
complete,
so
that
all
things
might come
to
a head
in
Christ,
the
things
in
heaven
and
the
things
on
the
earth;
in
him,
I say,
\VS{11}In
whom
we
have
a heritage, being marked out
from
the first
in
his
purpose
who does
all
things
in agreement
with
his designs;
\VS{12}So
that
his
glory
might
have
praise
through
us
who
first
had
hope
in
Christ:
\VS{13}In
whom
you,
having
been given
the
true
word,
the
good
news
of
your
salvation,
and
through
your
faith
in
him,
were given
the sign
of
the
Holy
Spirit
of hope,
\VS{14}Which
is
the first-fruit
of
our heritage, till
God gets
back
that
which
is
his,
to
the
praise
of
his
glory.
\VS{15}For
this cause
I, having
had news
of
the
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
which
is
among
you,
and
which
you make clear
to
all
the
saints,
\VS{16}Give praise
without end
for
you, keeping
you
in mind
in
my
prayers;
\VS{17}That
the
God
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
Father
of
glory,
may
give
to
you
a
spirit
of
wisdom
and
revelation
in
the
knowledge
of
him;
\VS{18}And
that having
the
eyes
of
your
heart full
of
light,
you may
have knowledge
of
what
is
the
hope
of
his
purpose,
what
is
the
wealth
of
the
glory
of
his heritage
in
the
saints,
\VS{19}And
how unlimited
is
his
power
to
us
who
have
faith,
as
is seen
in
the
working
of
the
strength
of
his
power,
\VS{20}By
which
he made
Christ
come back
from
the
dead,
and gave
him
a
place
at
his
right
hand
in
heaven,
\VS{21}Far
over
all
rule
and
authority
and
power
and
every
name
which
is
named,
not
only
in
the
present order,
but
in
that
which
is
to
come:
\VS{22}And
he
has
put
all
things
under
his
feet,
and
has made
him
to
be
head
over
all
things
to
the
church,
\VS{23}Which
is
his
body,
the
full measure
of
him
in
whom
all
things
are
made
complete.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
to
you
did
he give life,
when
you
were
dead through
your wrongdoing
and
sins,
\VS{2}In
which
you
were
living
in
the past,
after
the ways
of
this
present
world, doing
the pleasure
of
the lord
of
the
power
of
the
air,
the
spirit
who
is
now
working
in
those
who go
against
the
purpose
of God;
\VS{3}Among
whom
we
all
at
one
time
were living
in
the pleasures
of
our
flesh,
giving
way
to
the
desires
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
mind,
and
the punishment
of
God
was waiting
for
us
even
as
for
the
rest.
\VS{4}But
God,
being
full
of
mercy,
through
the
great
love
which
he
had
for
us,
\VS{5}Even
when
we
were
dead through
our
sins, gave
us life
together
with
Christ (by
grace
you
have
salvation),
\VS{6}So
that
we came back
from death
with
him,
and
are
seated
with
him
in
the heavens,
in
Christ
Jesus;
\VS{7}That
in
the
time
to
come
he
might make clear
the full
wealth
of
his
grace
in
his mercy
to
us
in
Christ
Jesus:
\VS{8}Because
by
grace
you
have
salvation
through
faith;
and
that
not
of
yourselves:
it
is
given
by
God:
\VS{9}Not
by
works,
so
that
no
man
may
take
glory
to himself.
\VS{10}For
by
his act
we
were given existence
in
Christ
Jesus
to
do
those
good
works
which
God
before
made ready
for
us
so
that
we
might
do
them.
\VS{11}For
this
reason keep
it
in
mind
that
in
the past
you,
the
Gentiles
in
the
flesh,
who
are looked
on
as
being outside
the
circumcision
by
those
who
have
circumcision,
in
the
flesh,
made
by
hands;
\VS{12}That
you
were
at
that
time
without
Christ,
being cut off
from
any part
in Israel's rights
as
a nation,
having
no part
in God's agreement,
having
no
hope,
and
without
God
in
the
world.
\VS{13}But
now
in
Christ
Jesus
you
who
at
one
time
were
far
off
are
made
near
in
the
blood
of
Christ.
\VS{14}For
he
is
our
peace,
who
has
made
the two
into
one,
and
by
whom
the middle
wall
of division
has
been
broken
down,
\VS{15}Having
in
his
flesh
put
an
end
to
that
which
made
the division
between
us,
even
the
law
with
its rules
and
orders,
so
that
he might
make
in
himself,
of
the
two,
one
new
man,
so
making
peace;
\VS{16}And
that
the two
might come
into
agreement
with
God
in
one
body
through
the
cross,
so putting
an end
to
that division.
\VS{17}And
he
came
preaching
peace
to
you
who
were
far
off,
and
to
those
who
were
near;
\VS{18}Because
through
him
the two
of
us
are
able
to come
near
in
one
Spirit
to
the
Father.
\VS{19}So
then
you
are
no
longer
as
those
who
have
no part
or
place
in
the kingdom
of
God,
but
you
are numbered among
the
saints,
and
of
the family
of
God,
\VS{20}Resting
on
the base
of
the
Apostles
and
prophets,
Christ
Jesus
himself
being
the chief keystone,
\VS{21}In
whom
all
the
building, rightly joined
together, comes
to
be
a
holy house
of God
in
the
Lord;
\VS{22}In
whom
you,
with
the rest,
are united
together
as
a living-place
of
God
in
the
Spirit.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For
this cause
I
Paul,
the
prisoner
of
Christ
Jesus
for
you
Gentiles,
\VS{2}If
that ordering
of
the
grace
of
God
has
come
to
your knowledge,
which
was
given
to
me
for
you,
\VS{3}How
by
revelation
the secret
was
made clear
to
me,
as
I said
before
in
a
short letter,
\VS{4}By
the
reading
of
which
you
will
be clear
about
my knowledge
of
the secret
of
Christ;
\VS{5}Which
in
other
generations
was
not given
to
the
sons
of
men,
but
the
revelation
of
it
has
now
been
made
to
his
holy
Apostles
and
prophets
in
the
Spirit;
\VS{6}Which
is
that
the
Gentiles
have
a part
in
the heritage,
and
in
the
same
body,
and
in
the
same hope
in
Christ
through
the
good
news,
\VS{7}Of
which
I
was
made
a preacher,
through
that
grace
of
God
which
was
given
to
me
in
the measure
of
the
working
of
his
power.
\VS{8}To
me,
who
am less than
the
least
of
all
the
saints,
was
this
grace
given,
so
that
I
might
make clear
to
the
Gentiles
the
good
news
of
the unending
wealth
of
Christ:
\VS{9}And
make
all
men see
what
is
the ordering
of
the secret
which
from
the first
has
been
kept
in
God
who made
all
things;
\VS{10}So
that
now
to
the
rulers
and
the
authorities
in
the heavens
might
be
made clear
through
the
church
the wide-shining
wisdom
of
God,
\VS{11}Which
is seen
in
his
eternal
purpose
in
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord:
\VS{12}By
whom
we come
near
to
God
without fear
through
faith
in
him.
\VS{13}For
this
reason
it
is
my prayer
that
you
may
not become feeble
because
of
my
troubles
for
you,
which
are
your
glory.
\VS{14}For
this cause
I go down
on
my
knees
before
the
Father,
\VS{15}From
whom
every
family
in
heaven
and
on
earth
is
named,
\VS{16}That
in
the
wealth
of
his
glory
he
would
make
you
strong
with
power
through
his
Spirit
in
your hearts;
\VS{17}So
that
Christ
may
have
his
place
in
your
hearts
through
faith;
and
that
you,
being rooted
and based
in
love,
\VS{18}May
have strength
to see
with
all
the
saints
how wide
and long
and
high
and
deep
it
is,
\VS{19}And
to
have
knowledge
of
the
love
of
Christ
which
is outside
all
knowledge,
so
that
you
may
be
made
complete
as
God
himself
is
complete.
\VS{20}Now
to
him
who
is
able
to
do
in
full measure
more
than
all
our desires
or thoughts,
through
the
power
which
is
working
in
us,
\VS{21}To
him
be
the
glory
in
the
church
and
in
Christ
Jesus
to
all
generations
for
ever
and
ever.
So
be
it.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}I
then,
the
prisoner
in
the
Lord, make
this request
from
my heart,
that
you
will see
that
your behaviour
is
a credit
to
the position
which God's
purpose
has
given
you,
\VS{2}With
all gentle
and quiet behaviour, taking
whatever
comes, putting up
with
one
another
in
love;
\VS{3}Taking care
to
keep
the harmony
of
the
Spirit
in
the yoke
of
peace.
\VS{4}There
is
one
body
and
one
Spirit,
even
as
you
have
been marked out
by God
in
the
one
hope
of
his purpose
for
you;
\VS{5}One
Lord,
one
faith,
one
baptism,
\VS{6}One
God
and
Father
of
all,
who
is
over
all,
and
through
all,
and
in
all.
\VS{7}But
to
every
one
of
us
has
grace
been
given
in
the
measure
of
the
giving
of
Christ.
\VS{8}For
this
reason
he
says,
He
went
up
on
high, taking
his prisoners
with
him,
and
gave freely
to
men.
\VS{9}(Now
this,
He
went
up,
what
is
it
but
that
he first
went
down
into
the lower
parts
of
the
earth?
\VS{10}He
who
went
down
is
the
same
who
went
up
far over
all
the
heavens
so
that
he
might
make
all
things
complete.)
\VS{11}And
he
gave
some
as
Apostles,
and
some,
prophets;
and
some, preachers
of
the good news;
and
some
to
give care
and teaching;
\VS{12}For
the training
of
the
saints
as servants
in
the church,
for
the
building
up
of
the
body
of
Christ:
\VS{13}Till
we
all
come
to
the harmony
of
the
faith,
and
of
the
knowledge
of
the
Son
of
God,
to
full growth,
to
the
full
measure
of
Christ:
\VS{14}So
that
we
may
be
no
longer
children, sent
this
way
and
that, turned
about
by
every
wind
of
teaching,
by
the twisting
and tricks
of
men,
by
the deceits
of
error;
\VS{15}But saying true words
in
love,
may
come
to
full
growth
in
him,
who
is
the
head,
even
Christ;
\VS{16}Through
whom
all
the
body, being rightly
formed
and united
together,
by
the
full
working
of
every
part,
is increased
to
the
building
up
of
itself
in
love.
\VS{17}This
I
say,
then,
and
give witness
in
the
Lord,
that
you
are
to go
no
longer
in
the
way
of
the
Gentiles
whose
minds
are turned
to
that
which
has
no profit,
\VS{18}Whose
thoughts
are dark,
to
whom
the
life
of
God
is strange
because
they
are without knowledge,
and
their
hearts
have
been made hard;
\VS{19}Who having no
more power
of feeling,
have
given
themselves
up
to evil passions,
to do
all
unclean
things
with overmuch desire.
\VS{20}For
this
was
not
the teaching
of
Christ
which
was given
to
you;
\VS{21}If
in fact
you gave ear
to
him,
and
were given
teaching
in
him,
even
as
what
is
true
is made clear
in
Jesus:
\VS{22}That
you
are
to
put away,
in relation
to
your earlier
way
of
life,
the
old
man,
which
has become evil
by love
of
deceit;
\VS{23}And be made new
in
the
spirit
of
your
mind,
\VS{24}And
put
on
the
new
man,
to
which
God
has given life,
in
righteousness
and
a
true
and holy
way
of living.
\VS{25}And
so,
putting
away
false words,
let
everyone
say
what
is
true
to
his neighbour:
for
we
are
parts
one
of
another.
\VS{26}Be
angry
without doing wrong;
let
not
the
sun
go
down
on
your wrath;
\VS{27}And
do
not
give way
to
the Evil
One.
\VS{28}Let
him
who
was
a thief
be
so
no
longer,
but
let
him
do
good
work
with
his
hands,
so
that
he
may
have something
to give
to
him
who
is
in
need.
\VS{29}Let
no evil
talk
come
out
of
your
mouth,
but
only
what
is
good
for
giving
necessary
teaching,
and
for
grace
to
those
who
give ear.
\VS{30}And
do
not give grief
to
the
Holy
Spirit
of
God,
by
whom
you
were marked
for
the
day
of salvation.
\VS{31}Let
all bitter, sharp
and
angry feeling,
and noise,
and
evil
words,
be
put
away
from
you,
with
all unkind acts;
\VS{32}And
be
kind
to
one
another, full
of pity, having forgiveness
for
one
another,
even
as
God
in
Christ
had forgiveness
for
you.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Let it
then
be
your desire
to
be
like
God,
as well-loved
children;
\VS{2}And
be
living
in
love,
even
as
Christ
had
love
for
you,
and
gave
himself
up
for
us,
an
offering
to
God
for
a perfume
of
a
sweet smell.
\VS{3}But evil acts
of
the flesh
and
all
unclean
things,
or desire
for others' property,
let
it
not
even
be
named
among
you,
as
is right
for
saints;
\VS{4}And
let
there
be
no low behaviour,
or foolish
talk,
or
words
said
in sport,
which
are
not right,
but
in place
of
them
the
giving
of praise.
\VS{5}Being certain
of
this,
that
no
man
who gives
way
to
the passions
of
the flesh,
no
unclean
person,
or
one
who
has desire
for
the property
of
others,
or
who gives worship
to images,
has
any heritage
in
the
kingdom
of
Christ
and
God.
\VS{6}Do
not
be
turned
from
the right
way
by
foolish
words;
for
because
of
these
things
the punishment
of
God
comes
on
those
who
do
not put themselves
under
him.
\VS{7}Have
no
part
with such
men;
\VS{8}For
you
at
one
time
were dark,
but
now
are
light
in
the
Lord:
let
your behaviour
be
that
of
children
of
light
\VS{9}(Because
the
fruit
of
the
light
is
in
all
righteousness
and
in
everything
which
is good
and
true),
\VS{10}Testing by experience
what
is
well-pleasing
to
the
Lord;
\VS{11}And
have
no company
with
the
works
of
the dark,
which give
no
fruit,
but
make
their true quality clear;
\VS{12}For
the
things
which
are
done
by
them
in secret
it
is shame
even
to
put
into
words.
\VS{13}But
all
things,
when
their true quality
is seen,
are
made
clear
by
the
light:
because
everything
which
is
made
clear
is
light.
\VS{14}For
this
reason
he
says,
Be
awake,
you
who
are
sleeping,
and
come
up
from
among
the
dead,
and
Christ
will
be
your
light.
\VS{15}Take
care
then
how
you
are
living,
not
as
unwise,
but
as
wise;
\VS{16}Making
good use
of
the
time,
because
the
days
are
evil.
\VS{17}For
this
reason, then,
do
not
be
foolish,
but
be conscious
of
the Lord's pleasure.
\VS{18}And
do
not take overmuch
wine
by
which
one
may
be overcome,
but
be
full
of
the
Spirit;
\VS{19}Joining
with
one
another
in holy
songs
of praise
and
of
the
Spirit, using
your voice
in
songs
and
making
melody
in
your
heart
to
the
Lord;
\VS{20}Giving praise
at
all
times
for
all
things
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
God,
even
the
Father;
\VS{21}Letting
yourselves
be ruled
by
one
another
in
the
fear
of
Christ.
\VS{22}Wives,
be under
the authority
of
your
husbands,
as
of
the
Lord.
\VS{23}For
the
husband
is
the
head
of
the
wife,
as
Christ
is
the
head
of
the
church,
being
himself
the saviour
of
the
body.
\VS{24}And
as
the
church
is
under Christ's authority,
so let
wives
be
under
the rule
of
their
husbands
in
all
things.
\VS{25}Husbands,
have
love
for
your
wives,
even
as
Christ
had
love
for
the
church,
and
gave
himself
for
it;
\VS{26}So
that
he might
make
it
holy, having made
it
clean
with
the
washing
of
water
by
the
word,
\VS{27}And
might
take
it
for
himself,
a
church
full
of
glory,
not
having
one mark
or fold
or
any
such
thing;
but
that
it
might
be
holy
and complete.
\VS{28}Even
so
it
is
right
for
husbands
to
have
love
for
their
wives
as
for
their
bodies.
He
who
has
love
for
his
wife
has
love
for
himself:
\VS{29}For
no
man
ever
had
hate
for
his
flesh;
but
he gives
it food
and takes care
of
it,
even
as
Christ
does
for
the
church;
\VS{30}Because
we
are
parts
of
his
body.
\VS{31}For
this cause
will
a
man go away
from
his
father
and
mother
and
be
joined
to
his
wife,
and
the
two
will become
one
flesh.
\VS{32}This
is
a
great secret:
but
my
words
are
about
Christ
and
the
church.
\VS{33}But
do
you,
everyone,
have
love
for
his
wife,
even
as
for
himself;
and
let
the
wife see
that
she
has
respect
for
her
husband.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Children,
do
what
is ordered
by
your fathers
and mothers
in
the
Lord:
for
this
is
right.
\VS{2}Give honour
to
your
father
and
mother (which
is
the
first rule having
a reward),
\VS{3}So
that
all
may
be
well
for
you,
and
your life
may
be
long
on
the
earth.
\VS{4}And,
you
fathers,
do
not
make
your
children angry:
but give
them
training
in
the teaching
and fear
of
the
Lord.
\VS{5}Servants,
do
what
is ordered
by
those
who
are
your natural
masters, having
respect
and
fear
for
them,
with
all
your
heart,
as
to
Christ;
\VS{6}Not
only
under
your master's eye,
as pleasers
of
men;
but
as
servants
of
Christ,
doing
the pleasure
of
God
from
the
heart;
\VS{7}Doing
your work readily,
as
to
the
Lord,
and
not
to
men:
\VS{8}In
the knowledge
that
for
every
good
thing
anyone
does,
he
will
have
his reward
from
the
Lord,
If
he
is
a
servant
or
if
he
is
free.
\VS{9}And,
you
masters,
do
the
same
things
to
them,
not
making use
of violent
words:
in
the knowledge
that
their
Master
and
yours
is
in
heaven,
and
he
has
no respect
for
a man's position.
\VS{10}Lastly,
be
strong
in
the
Lord,
and
in
the
strength
of
his
power.
\VS{11}Take up God's instruments
of war,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to keep
your position
against
all
the deceits
of
the Evil
One.
\VS{12}For
our fight
is
not
against
flesh
and
blood,
but
against
authorities
and
powers,
against
the world-rulers
of
this dark night,
against
the spirits
of
evil
in
the heavens.
\VS{13}For
this
reason
take
up
all
the arms
of
God,
so
that
you
may
be
able
to
be strong
in
the
evil
day,
and, having
done
all,
to
keep
your
place.
\VS{14}Take
your
place,
then,
having
your body clothed
with
the
true word,
and
having
put
on
the
breastplate
of
righteousness;
\VS{15}Be ready
with
the
good
news
of
peace
as shoes
on
your
feet;
\VS{16}And most
of
all, using
faith
as
a cover
to keep off
all
the
flaming
arrows
of
the
Evil
One.
\VS{17}And
take
salvation
for
your head-dress
and
the
sword
of
the
Spirit,
which
is
the
word
of
God:
\VS{18}With
prayers
and deep desires, making
requests
at
all
times
in
the
Spirit,
and keeping
watch,
with strong
purpose,
in
prayer
for
all
the
saints,
\VS{19}And
for
me,
that
words
may
be
given
to
me
in
the
opening
of
my
mouth,
to
make clear
without fear
the secret
of
the
good
news,
\VS{20}For
which
I
am
a representative
in
chains,
and
that
I
may
say without fear
the
things
which
it
is right
for
me
to
say.
\VS{21}But
so
that
you
may
have knowledge
of
my business,
and
how
I
am,
Tychicus,
the well-loved
brother
and tested
servant
in
the
Lord,
will give
you news
of
all
things:
\VS{22}Whom
I
have
sent
to
you
for
this
very
purpose,
so
that
you
may
have knowledge
of
our position,
and
that
he
may give
comfort
to
your
hearts.
\VS{23}Peace
be
to
the
brothers,
and
love
with
faith,
from
God
the
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\VS{24}Grace
be
with
all
those
who
have true
love
for
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\par }