Ephesians 1: 3 - 14
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
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He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
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to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
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which he lavished upon us.
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For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ
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as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,
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we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.
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In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
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