Epheser 1 | Библия, синодално издание

1 Павел, апостол на Иисуса Христа по воля Божия – до намиращите се в Ефес светии и вярващи в Христа Иисуса:

2 благодат вам и мир от Бога Отца нашего и от Господа Иисуса Христа.

3 Благословен да бъде Бог и Отец на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа, Който ни благослови в Христа с всяко духовно благословение от небесата,

4 както и ни избра чрез Него, преди да се свят създаде, за да бъдем свети и непорочни пред Него с любов,

5 както предопредели да ни осинови за Себе Си чрез Иисуса Христа, по благоволение на Своята воля,

6 за да бъде хвалена славата на Неговата благодат, с която Той ни е облагодатствувал чрез Своя Възлюбен,

7 в Когото имаме изкупление чрез кръвта Му, прошка на греховете по богатството на Неговата благодат.

8 Тая благодат Той изобилно ни дарува във всяка премъдрост и разум,

9 като ни откри тайната на волята Си по Своето благоволение, що бе отпреди положил в Себе Си,

10 в нареждане изпълнението на времената, за да съедини всичко небесно и земно под един глава – Христа.

11 Чрез Него ние бяхме и избрани за наследници, предназначени по определение на Бога, Който върши всичко по решение на волята Си,

12 за да послужим за похвала на славата Му ние, които отпреди се надявахме на Христа;

13 чрез Него и вие, като чухте словото на истината – благовестието за вашето спасение, и като повярвахте в Него, бидохте запечатани с обещания Светии Дух,

14 Който е залог за нашето наследство, та да се изкупи достоянието Му за похвала на славата Му.

15 Ето защо и аз, като чух за вашата вяра в Христа Иисуса и за любовта към всички светии,

16 не преставам да благодаря на Бога за вас, като ви споменувам в молитвите си,

17 щото Бог на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа, Отец на славата, да ви даде дух на премъдрост и откровение, за да Го познаете,

18 и да просвети очите на сърцето ви, та да познаете, в що се състои надеждата на тия, които са призвани от Него, какво е богатството на славното Негово наследство за светиите,

19 и колко е безмерно величието на Неговата мощ в нас, които вярваме чрез действието на крепката Му сила.

20 С тая сила Той действува в Христа, като Го възкреси от мъртвите и постави от дясната Си страна на небесата,

21 по-горе от всяко началство и власт, сила и господство и от всяко име, с което именуват не само в тоя век, но и в бъдещия,

22 и покори всичко под нозете Му и Го постави над всичко Глава на църквата,

23 която е Негово тяло, пълнота на Тогова, Който изпълня всичко във всичко.

Bulgarian Orthodox Bible. Digital Version: © Copyright © 2016 by Bulgarian Bible Society. Used by permission.

New International Reader’s Version

1 I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. I am sending this letter to you, God’s holy people in Ephesus. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, you are faithful.

2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Praise God for his spiritual blessings in Christ

3 Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.

4 God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.

5 So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.

6 All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

7 We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Because he bled and died our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God’s grace is so rich.

8 He poured his grace on us. By giving us great wisdom and understanding,

9 he showed us the mystery of his plan. It was in keeping with what he wanted to do. It was what he had planned through Christ.

10 It will all come about when history has been completed. God will then bring together all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

11 We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.

12 We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.

13 You also became believers in Christ. That happened when you heard the message of truth. It was the good news about how you could be saved. When you believed, he stamped you with an official mark. That official mark is the Holy Spirit that he promised.

14 The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

Paul prays and gives thanks

15 I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus. I have also heard about your love for all God’s people. That is why

16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers.

17 I pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the glorious Father. I keep asking him to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know God better.

18 I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.

19 And you will know God’s great power. It can’t be compared with anything else. His power works for us who believe. It is the same mighty strength

20 God showed. He showed this when he raised Christ from the dead. God seated him at his right hand in his heavenly kingdom.

21 There Christ sits far above all who rule and have authority. He also sits far above all powers and kings. He is above every name that is appealed to in this world and in the world to come.

22 God placed all things under Christ’s rule. He appointed him to be ruler over everything for the church.

23 The church is Christ’s body and is filled by Christ. He fills everything in every way.

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