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Ephesians · read by Warren Wiersbe
48 verses, in order. Only the verses Warren 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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Read from NKJV · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Makes the Future Bright
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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 · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,Read from KJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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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 · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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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 · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,Read from NKJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,Read from KJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.Read from NKJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,Read from KJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Read from KJV · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Helps You Make Decisions
Ephesians 2
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Read from KJV · Be Rich: Saints Alive
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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 · Meet Your Psychiatrist: He Makes You Rich
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Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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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 KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
Ephesians 3
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For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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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 · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.Read from NKJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace, given me through the working of His power.Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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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 · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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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 · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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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 · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
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So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.Read from KJV · Be Rich: I Know a Secret
Ephesians 4
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from ESV · The Best Is Yet to Come
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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 · Concerning Spiritual Gifts: Foundation Facts About Spiritual Gifts
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Carpenter
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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Read from KJV · Seven Words From the Cross - Forgiveness
Ephesians 5
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to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Read from KJV · Concerning Spiritual Gifts: One Baptism - One Body
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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 · Concerning Spiritual Gifts: One Baptism - One Body