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