[1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: [2] Grace and peace, from God Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. [3] Blessed be the God and Father Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: [4] According as he hath chosen in him before the foundation of the world, holy and without blame before him in love: [5] Having predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, [6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein accepted in the beloved.