Ephesians 1:3

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
KJV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
WEB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
ASV
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
DARBY
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;
BLB
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ in the heavenly realms,
ÅB
Lovet være Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Far, han som har velsignet oss med all åndelig velsignelse i himmelen i Kristus,
OTB
Velsignet være Gud, vår Herre Jesu Kristi Far, som har velsignet oss med all åndelig velsignelse i de himmelske riker i Kristus,
B1930
Lovet være Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Fader, han som har velsignet oss med all åndelig velsignelse i himmelen i Kristus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

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  • Ephesians 2:6

    And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

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  • Genesis 22:18

    And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

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  • Revelation 5:9–14

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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  • John 10:29–30

    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

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  • Ephesians 1:20

    which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

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  • Ephesians 6:12

    For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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