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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. 4 For he
chose us in him before the creaEon of the world to be holy and blameless in
his sight. In love 5 he predesEned us for adopEon to sonship through Jesus
Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will 6 to the praise of his
glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7 In him we
have redempEon through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance
with the riches of Gods grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and
understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to
his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
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10 to be put into eect when the Emes reach their fulllmentto bring unity
to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. 11 In him we were also
chosen, having been predesEned according to the plan of him who works
out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that
we, who were the rst to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of
his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the
message of truth, the gospel of your salvaEon. When you believed, you were
marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit
guaranteeing our inheritance unEl the redempEon of those who are Gods
possessionto the praise of his glory.
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Ephesians 1:3-14
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.
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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.

Praise: Eulogetos 2329

A word only ever ascribed to God Praise for the One inherently worthy of praise

Blessed: Eulogeo - 2328

Good, well, to bless, speak well of, to praise, commend, to confer blessing upon, to call down
divine favour, pronounce a benedic7on, someone who is the object of divine favour, one upon
whom God has conferred blessing, full of divine goodness.

Blessing: Eulogia - 2330

A blessing, bounty, that which is conferred as a gi6, a benedic7on conferring divine grace.

(1996 Zodhiates NIV Hebrew Greek Study Bible Pg. 1629)

He is Righteous, He is Holy, He is Wise, He is Strong
He has made us righteous, holy, wise, and strong

He is Eternal, He is Powerful, He is Love, He is Good

He has made us eternal, powerful, loving, and good
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Ephesians 1:8-9
8 ... With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery
of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
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8 ... With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery
of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

wisdom: Sophia 5053

Wisdom, skill, ap7tude, exper7se, wise management, forming the best plans and selec7ng the
best means, sound judgement and good sense, divine knowledge

understanding: pronesis - 5860

To think, have a mindset, a skill and carefulness in dealing with ones own resources

(1996 Zodhiates NIV Hebrew Greek Study Bible Pg. 1629)

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above + Around

Ephesians 1:3-14
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.

heavenly realms: epouranios - 2230

Heavenly, Celes7al, the realm of celes7al creatures and spiritual conict.

(1996 Zodhiates NIV Hebrew Greek Study Bible Pg. 1629)

- We are chosen in him before the creation of the world
- We are holy and blameless in his sight.
- We are loved
- We are predestined for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance
with his pleasure and will.
- We have been freely given glorious grace, through Jesus.
- We have redemption through his blood,
- We have forgiveness of sins,
- We have rich grace lavished on us.
- We have access to his mysteries.
- Were brought to unity under Christ with the rest of creation.
- We are chosen and predestined by God to be his first to hope in Christ that he
might be glorified through our lives.
- We are included in Christ
- We are marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit
guaranteeing our inheritance.
- We are Gods possession.