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Ephesians · read by Chuck Smith
85 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
Ephesians 1
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:Read from KJV · Servanthood - Walking With God
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Corinthians 1-2
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.Read from KJV · Servanthood - Walking With God
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For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In loveRead from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His graceRead from KJV · Revelation 7
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And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in ChristRead from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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In Him we were also chosen as God's own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,Read from KJV · God's Special Treasure
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who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession, to the praise of His glory.Read from KJV · Criteria for a Christian Minister
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For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Read from KJV · God's Special Treasure
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I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,Read from KJV · Our Great Treasure
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 1
Ephesians 2
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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) 2 Corinthians 3-4
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Read from KJV · Criteria for a Christian Minister
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in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Read from KJV · Servanthood - Spiritual Blessings
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For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,Read from KJV · Servanthood - Spiritual Blessings
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remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 2b
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and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 2b
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For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 2b
Ephesians 3
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which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.Read from KJV · The Kjv Version Bible - Part 1
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His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
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to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 3
Ephesians 4
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Read from KJV · Division & Multiplication
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This is why it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men."Read from KJV · Servanthood - Requirements of Ministry
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What does "He ascended" mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Read from KJV · Servanthood - Requirements of Ministry
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He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,Read from KJV · Servanthood - Requirements of Ministry
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 2b
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They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 4
Ephesians 5
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for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herRead from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.Read from KJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.Read from NKJV · A Marriage Gone Sour
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Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
Ephesians 6
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Read from ESV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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"Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise),Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil's schemes.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6
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Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Ephesians 5-6