Ephesians 1:2-10

New International Version

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(A)

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(B) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms^(C) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ⁴ For he chose us^(D) in him before the creation of the world^(E) to be holy and blameless^(F) in his sight. In love^{(G) 5} he^[a] predestined^(H) us for adoption to sonship^[b](I) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure^(J) and will— ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace,^(K) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.^{(L) 7} In him we have redemption^(M) through his blood,^(N) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches^(O) of God’s grace ⁸ that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, ⁹ he^[c] made known to us the mystery^(P) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed^(Q) in Christ, ¹⁰ to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment^(R)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.^(S)