Efésios 1

1Paulo, apóstolo de Cristo Jesus pela vontade de Deus, aos santos que estão em Éfeso, e fiéis em Cristo Jesus. 2Graça e paz, de Deus nosso Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo, sejam convosco. 3Bendito seja o Deus e Pai do nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, que nos abençoou com todas as bênçãos espirituis nos lugares celestiais em Cristo. 4Assim como nos escolheu nele antes da fundação do mundo, para que fôssemos santos e irrepreensíveis diante dele em amor. 5E nos predestinou como filhos adotados por meio de Jesus Cristo para si mesmo, conforme o bom prazer de sua vontade; 6para louvor da glória de sua graça, a qual nos concedeu gratuitamente no Amado. 7Nele temos a libertação pelo seu sangue, o perdão dos pecados, conforme as riquezas da sua graça, 8que ele fez transbordar em nós em toda sabedoria e prudência. 9E nos revelou o mistério da sua vontade, conforme o seu bom prazer, que propôs nele, 10para a administração do cumprimento dos tempos, isto é, voltar a reunir todas as coisas em Cristo, tanto as que estão nos céus, quanto as que estão na terra. 11Nele também fomos feitos herança, havendo sido predestinados conforme o propósito daquele que faz todas as coisas segundo o conselho da sua vontade, 12para que fôssemos para louvor da sua glória, nós os que primeiro esperamos em Cristo. 13E também vós, depois que ouvistes a palavra da verdade, o evangelho da vossa salvação, e nele crestes, nele fostes selados com o Espírito Santo da promessa, 14que é a garantia da nossa herança, até a libertação da propriedade de Deus , para louvor da sua glória. 15Por isso eu, desde que ouvi da fé que há entre vós no Senhor Jesus, e do amor a todos os santos, 16não paro de agradecer a Deus por vós, lembrando-me em minhas orações. 17Oro para que o Deus de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, o Pai glorioso , vos dê o Espírito de sabedoria e de revelação no conhecimento dele; 18e que sejam iluminados os olhos do vosso coração, para que conheçais qual é a esperança para a qual ele chamou, quais são as riquezas da gloriosa herança dele nos santos, 19e qual é a superabundante grandeza do seu poder para nós, que cremos, conforme a operação da sua poderosa força, 20a qual ele operou em Cristo, ressuscitando-o dos mortos; e o colocou à direita dele nos céus, 21acima de todo governo, autoridade, poder, domínio, e de todo nome que se nomeia, não só nesta era, mas também na futura. 22Ele também sujeitou todas as coisas debaixo dos seus pés, e o constituiu por cabeça sobre todas as coisas para a Igreja, 23que é o seu corpo, a plenitude daquele que enche tudo em todas as coisas.

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love; 5having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire, 6to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved, 7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him 10to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him; 11in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will; 12to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: 13in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory. 15For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints, 16don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17that 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; 18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might 20which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. 22He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

1Paulus, een apostel van Jezus Christus, door den wil van God, aan de heiligen, die te Efeze zijn, en gelovigen in Christus Jezus: 2Genade zij u en vrede van God, onzen Vader, en den Heere Jezus Christus. 3Gezegend zij de God en Vader van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, Die ons gezegend heeft met alle geestelijke zegening in den hemel in Christus. 4Gelijk Hij ons uitverkoren heeft in Hem, voor de grondlegging der wereld, opdat wij zouden heilig en onberispelijk zijn voor Hem in de liefde; 5Die ons te voren verordineerd heeft tot aanneming tot kinderen, door Jezus Christus, in Zichzelven, naar het welbehagen van Zijn wil. 6Tot prijs der heerlijkheid Zijner genade, door welke Hij ons begenadigd heeft in den Geliefde; 7In Welken wij hebben de verlossing door Zijn bloed, namelijk de vergeving der misdaden, naar den rijkdom Zijner genade, 8Met welke Hij overvloedig is geweest over ons in alle wijsheid en voorzichtigheid; 9Ons bekend gemaakt hebbende de verborgenheid van Zijn wil, naar Zijn welbehagen, hetwelk Hij voorgenomen had in Zichzelven. 10Om in de bedeling van de volheid der tijden, wederom alles tot een te vergaderen in Christus, beide dat in den hemel is, en dat op de aarde is; 11In Hem, in Welken wij ook een erfdeel geworden zijn, wij, die te voren verordineerd waren naar het voornemen Desgenen, Die alle dingen werkt naar den raad van Zijn wil; 12Opdat wij zouden zijn tot prijs Zijner heerlijkheid, wij, die eerst in Christus gehoopt hebben. 13In Welken ook gij zijt, nadat gij het woord der waarheid, namelijk het Evangelie uwer zaligheid gehoord hebt; in Welken gij ook, nadat gij geloofd hebt, zijt verzegeld geworden met den Heiligen Geest der belofte; 14Die het onderpand is van onze erfenis, tot de verkregene verlossing, tot prijs Zijner heerlijkheid. 15Daarom ook ik, gehoord hebbende het geloof in den Heere Jezus, dat onder u is, en de liefde tot al de heiligen, 16Houde niet op voor u te danken, gedenkende uwer in mijn gebeden; 17Opdat de God van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, de Vader der heerlijkheid, u geve den Geest der wijsheid en der openbaring in Zijn kennis; 18Namelijk verlichte ogen uws verstands, opdat gij moogt weten, welke zij de hoop van Zijn roeping, en welke de rijkdom zij der heerlijkheid van Zijn erfenis in de heiligen; 19En welke de uitnemende grootheid Zijner kracht zij aan ons, die geloven, naar de werking der sterkte Zijner macht, 20Die Hij gewrocht heeft in Christus, als Hij Hem uit de doden heeft opgewekt; en heeft Hem gezet tot Zijn rechter hand in den hemel; 21Verre boven alle overheid, en macht, en kracht, en heerschappij, en allen naam, die genaamd wordt, niet alleen in deze wereld, maar ook in de toekomende; 22En heeft alle dingen Zijn voeten onderworpen, en heeft Hem der Gemeente gegeven tot een Hoofd boven alle dingen; 23Welke Zijn lichaam is, en de vervulling Desgenen, Die alles in allen vervult.