| Chapter 1 |
1 | [] PauloV, apostoloV Ihsou Cristou dia qelhmatoV Qeou, proV touV agiouV touV ontaV en Efesw kai pistouV en Cristw Ihsou× |
2 | cariV eih umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou. |
3 | [] EuloghtoV o QeoV kai Pathr tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, o euloghsaV hmaV en pash eulogia pneumatikh eiV ta epourania dia Cristou, |
4 | kaqwV exelexen hmaV di' autou pro katabolhV kosmou, dia na hmeqa agioi kai amwmoi enwpion autou dia thV agaphV, |
5 | proorisaV hmaV eiV uioqesian dia Ihsou Cristou eiV eauton, kata thn eudokian tou qelhmatoV autou, |
6 | eiV epainon thV doxhV thV caritoV autou, me thn opoian ecaritwsen hmaV dia tou hgaphmenou autou, |
7 | dia tou opoiou ecomen thn apolutrwsin dia tou aimatoV autou, thn afesin twn amarthmatwn, kata ton plouton thV caritoV autou, |
8 | kaq' hn eperisseusen eiV hmaV en pash sofia kai fronhsei, |
9 | gnwstopoihsaV eiV hmaV to musthrion tou qelhmatoV autou kata thn eudokian autou, thn opoian proeqeto en eautw, |
10 | eiV oikonomian tou plhrwmatoV twn kairwn, na sugkefalaiwsh ta panta en tw Cristw kai ta en toiV ouranoiV kai ta epi thV ghV. |
11 | En autw, eiV ton opoion kai elabomen klhronomian, proorisqenteV kata thn proqesin tou energountoV ta panta kata thn boulhn tou qelhmatoV autou, |
12 | dia na hmeqa eiV epainon thV doxhV autou hmeiV oi proelpisanteV eiV ton Criston× |
13 | eiV ton opoion kai seiV hlpisate, akousanteV ton logon thV alhqeiaV, to euaggelion thV swthriaV saV, eiV ton opoion kai pisteusanteV esfragisqhte me to Pneuma to Agion thV epaggeliaV, |
14 | ostiV einai o arrabwn thV klhronomiaV hmwn, mecri thV apolutrwsewV tou apokthqentoV laou autou, eiV epainon thV doxhV autou. |
15 | [] Dia touto kai egw, akousaV thn eiV ton Kurion Ihsoun pistin saV kai thn eiV pantaV touV agiouV agaphn, |
16 | den pauomai eucaristwn ton Qeon uper umwn, mnhmoneuwn umaV en taiV proseucaiV mou, |
17 | dia na saV dwsh o QeoV tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, o Pathr thV doxhV, pneuma sofiaV kai apokaluyewV eiV epignwsin autou, |
18 | wste na fwtisqwsin oi ofqalmoi tou nooV saV, eiV to na gnwrishte poia einai h elpiV thV prosklhsewV autou, kai tiV o ploutoV thV doxhV thV klhronomiaV autou eiV touV agiouV, |
19 | kai ti to uperballon megeqoV thV dunamewV autou proV hmaV touV pisteuontaV kata thn energeian tou kratouV thV iscuoV autou, |
20 | thn opoian enhrghsen en tw Cristw, anasthsaV auton ek nekrwn, kai ekaqisen ek dexiwn autou en toiV epouranioiV, |
21 | uperanw pashV archV kai exousiaV kai dunamewV kai kuriothtoV kai pantoV onomatoV onomazomenou ou monon en tw aiwni toutw, alla kai en tw mellonti× |
22 | kai panta upetaxen upo touV podaV autou, kai edwken auton kefalhn uperanw pantwn eiV thn ekklhsian, |
23 | htiV einai to swma autou, to plhrwma tou ta panta en pasi plhrountoV. |