Epistula ad Ephesios, 1

1. Paulus, apostolus Christi Iesu per voluntatem Dei, sanctis, qui sunt Ephesi, et fidelibus in Christo Iesu:

1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are also faithful in Christ Jesus:

2. gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo.

2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3. Benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui benedixit nos in omni benedictione spiritali in caelestibus in Christo,

3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

4. sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem, ut essemus sancti et immaculati in conspectu eius in caritate;

4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.

5. qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum, secundum beneplacitum voluntatis suae,

5. He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

6. in laudem gloriae gratiae suae, in qua gratificavit nos in Dilecto,

6. to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7. in quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem eius, remissionem peccatorum, secundum divitias gratiae eius,

7. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

8. quam superabundare fecit in nobis in omni sapientia et prudentia,

8. which he lavished upon us.

9. notum faciens nobis mysterium voluntatis suae, secundum beneplacitum eius, quod proposuit in eo,

9. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ

10. in dispensationem plenitudinis temporum: recapitulare omnia in Christo, quae in caelis et quae in terra, in ipso;

10. as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

11. in quo etiam sorte vocati sumus, praedestinati secundum propositum eius, qui omnia operatur secundum consilium voluntatis suae,

11. In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,

12. ut simus in laudem gloriae eius, qui ante speravimus in Christo;

12. we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.

13. in quo et vos cum audissetis verbum veritatis, evangelium salutis vestrae, in quo et credentes signati estis Spiritu promissionis Sancto,

13. In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

14. qui est arrabo hereditatis nostrae in redemptionem acquisitionis, in laudem gloriae ipsius.

14. which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

15. Propterea et ego audiens fidem vestram, quae est in Domino Iesu, et dilectionem in omnes sanctos,

15. For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,

16. non cesso gratias agens pro vobis memoriam faciens in orationibus meis,

16. I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

17. ut Deus Domini nostri Iesu Christi, Pater gloriae, det vobis Spiritum sapientiae et revelationis in agnitione eius,

17. that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

18. illuminatos oculos cordis vestri, ut sciatis quae sit spes vocationis eius, quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis,

18. having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

19. et quae sit supereminens magnitudo virtutis eius in nos, qui credimus, secundum operationem potentiae virtutis eius,

19. and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might

20. quam operatus est in Christo, suscitans illum a mortuis et constituens ad dexteram suam in caelestibus

20. which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

21. supra omnem principatum et potestatem et virtutem et dominationem et omne nomen, quod nominatur non solum in hoc saeculo sed et in futuro;

21. far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come;

22. et omnia subiecit sub pedibus eius et ipsum dedit caput supra omnia ecclesiae,

22. and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,

23. quae est corpus ipsius, plenitudo eius, qui omnia in omnibus adimpletur.

23. which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all.