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Ephesians · read by Zac Poonen
85 verses, in order. Only the verses Zac 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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · (2 Corinthians) ch.1:1-1:19
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.Read from NASB1995 · The Law Leads Us to Christ
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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 ESV · The Riches of His Grace
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that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.Read from ESV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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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 NASB1995 · The Law Leads Us to Christ
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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 NASB1995 · (Come Up Higher) the Place of Blessing
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,Read from KJV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:1-17
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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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 NASB1995 · (The Works of Faith) What God Has Done for Us
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which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Read from ESV · God's Original Plan for Man
Ephesians 2
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in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,Read from ESV · 09 New Wine in New Wineskins God Will Exalt Us in His Time
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 1:18-2:9
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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 NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Read from ESV · (Genesis) - Part 28
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostilityRead from NASB1995 · Building Fellowship in the Church
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He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.Read from ESV · Secure in God’s love and building fellowship
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In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.Read from NKJV · Secure in God’s love and building fellowship
Ephesians 3
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that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,Read from NASB1995 · Building Fellowship in the Church
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 2:10-3:9
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according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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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 NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,Read from NKJV · Keeping Ourselves in the Love of God
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will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depthRead from NASB1995 · Enlarging Our Hearts
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of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Read from NASB1995 · Enlarging Our Hearts
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Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,Read from NASB1995 · (The Works of Faith) What God Has Done for Us
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
Ephesians 4
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As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) Ephesians - Part 2
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.Read from ESV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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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 NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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What does "He ascended" mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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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 NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from NASB1995 · Secrets of Victory
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until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.Read from NASB1995 · New Covenant - the Gifts of the Spirit -Part 6
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Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.Read from NASB1995 · Encourage Others When Building a Body
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Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.Read from NASB1995 · (God and Man) Building Fellowship in Christ's Body
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From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.Read from NASB1995 · (God and Man) Building Fellowship in Christ's Body
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 3:10-4:22
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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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 · The True Grace of God
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Read from ESV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
Ephesians 5
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and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Read from NASB1995 · Light and Truth
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Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,Read from NASB1995 · A Disciplined Life
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redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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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 NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 4:23-5:20
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Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.Read from NASB1995 · God's Dwelling Place - 2nd Floor, a Godly Home
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herRead from ESV · A Sacrifice Like a Perfume
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 5:21-6:11
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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 NASB1995 · The Two Great Mysteries
Ephesians 6
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Read from ESV · The Example of Jesus as a Young Boy
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"Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise),Read from NASB1995 · The Foundation and Three Floors of the Church
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"that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth."Read from NKJV · How Jesus Honoured His Father
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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 ESV · (Ephesians) Ephesians 5:21-6:11
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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 · Overcoming Satan
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and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.Read from KJV · Growing in Spiritual Maturity
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Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 6:12-24
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I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 6:12-24
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Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 6:12-24
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Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Ephesians 6:12-24