{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/ephesians/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:07:16.541Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Ephesians","bookSlug":"ephesians","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":6,"totalVerses":23},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Why I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all."}],"citation":{"inline":"Ephesians 1 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Ephesians 1](https://primebible.com/akjv/ephesians/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/ephesians/1 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}