以弗所书1:1-12
1奉神旨意，作基督耶稣使徒的保罗，写信给在以弗所的圣徒，就是在基督耶稣里有忠心的人。2愿恩惠平安，从神我们的父，和主耶稣基督，归与你们。3愿颂赞归与我们主耶稣基督的父神，他在基督里，曾赐给我们天上各样属灵的福气。4就如神从创立世界以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁，无有瑕疵。5又因爱我们，就按着自己意旨所喜悦的，预定我们，藉着耶稣基督得儿子的名分，6使他荣耀的恩典得着称赞。这恩典是他在爱子里所赐给我们的。7我们藉这爱子的血，得蒙救赎，过犯得以赦免，乃是照他丰富的恩典。8这恩典是神用诸般智慧聪明，充充足足赏给我们的，9都是照他自己所预定的美意，叫我们知道他旨意的奥秘，10要照所安排的，在日期满足的时候，使天上地上一切所有的，都在基督里面同归于一。11我们也在他里面得了基业，（得或作成）这原是那位随己意行作万事的，照着他旨意所预定的。12叫他的荣耀，从我们这首先在基督里有盼望的人，可以得着称赞。
1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus,#1:1 The most ancient manuscripts do not include in Ephesus. who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 2May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.#1:6 Greek to us in the beloved. 7He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. 9God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. 10And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 11Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,#1:11 Or we have become God’s inheritance. for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. 12God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
