1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 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: 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: 5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved: 7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him 10 unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say, 11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will; 12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: 13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints, 16 cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might 20 which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

1 Paulus, Jumala tahtest Kristuse Jeesuse Apostel pühadele, kes on Efesoses, ja usklikele Kristuses Jeesuses.

2 Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt!

3 Kiidetud olgu Jumal ja meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Isa, Kes meid on õnnistanud kõige vaimuliku õnnistusega taevasis asjus Kristuses,

4 nõnda nagu Ta meid on valinud Tema sees enne maailma rajamist olema pühad ja laitmatud Tema ees armastuses,

5 meid ette ära määrates lapseõiguse osalisiks Jeesuse Kristuse kaudu Enese juurde Oma tahtmise heaksarvamisel,

6 Oma armu au kiituseks, mille Ta meile on kinkinud selles Armsas,

7 Kelles meil on lunastus Tema vere läbi, üleastumiste andekssaamine Tema armu rikkust mööda.

8 Seda armu on Ta rohkesti välja valanud meie üle kõige tarkuse ja mõistusega,

9 kui Ta meile tegi teatavaks Oma tahtmise saladuse Oma hea meele kohaselt, nõnda nagu Ta seda Eneses oli kavatsenud,

10 aegade täiuse korraldamiseks, et Kristuses kokku võetaks kõik, mis on taevas ja mis on maa peal,

11 Temas, Kelles meiegi oleme saanud pärijaiks, Kes selleks enne oleme määratud selle kavatsust mööda, Kes kõik teeb Oma tahtmise nõu järgi,

12 et me oleksime Tema au kiituseks, Kes enne oleme lootnud Kristuses,

13 Kelles teiegi olete sellest alates, kui saite kuulda tõe sõna, oma õndsuse Evangeeliumi, ja Kelles teiegi saades usklikuks olete kinnitatud tõotatud Püha Vaimu pitseriga, selle Vaimu,

14 Kes on meie pärandi tagatis Tema omandi lunastamiseks — Tema au kiituseks.

15 Sellepärast ka mina, kui ma sain kuulda teie usust Issandasse Jeesusesse ja armastusest, mis teil on kõigi pühade vastu,

16 ei lakka tänamast teie eest ja tuletan teid meelde oma palvetes,

17 et meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Jumal, au Isa, teile annaks tarkuse ja ilmutuse Vaimu Tema tunnetamises

18 ja valgustaks teie südame silmad, et te teaksite, mis lootus see on, milleks Ta teid on kutsunud, ja mis on Tema pärandi au rikkus pühade sees,

19 ja mis on Tema ülemäära suur vägi meie suhtes, kes usume Tema jõutugevuse mõjul,

20 millega Ta on olnud mõjuv Kristuses, kui Ta Tema surnuist üles äratas ja pani istuma Oma paremale käele taevas,

21 kõrgele üle kõige valitsuse ja võimu ja väe ja ülemuse ning üle iga nime, mida nimetatakse mitte ainult selles, vaid ka tulevases maailmas,

22 ja asetas kõik Tema jalge alla ja pani Tema kõigi asjade üle peaks kogudusele,

23 kes on Tema Ihu, selle täius, Kes kõik kõiges täidab!