Ephesians 1 — NIV vs NIVUK

Verse 1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To God’s holy people in Ephesus,^[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To God’s holy people in Ephesus,^[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Verse 2

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

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

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

Praise for spiritual blessings in Christ

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

Verse 5

he^[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—

he^[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will –

Verse 6

to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

Verse 7

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

Verse 8

that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

Verse 9

he^[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

Verse 10

to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfilment – to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

Verse 11

In him we were also chosen,^[e] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

Verse 12

in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

Verse 13

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

Verse 14

who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and prayer

Verse 15

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

Verse 16

I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

Verse 17

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit^[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Verse 18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

Verse 19

and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength

Verse 20

he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

Verse 21

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Verse 22

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,

Verse 23

which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.