Ephesians 1:2-4

Expanded Bible

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

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

³ ·Praise be to [or Blessed is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly ·world [realms; places]. ⁴ ·That is [or Just as; or For; Because], in Christ, he chose us before the ·world was made [^Lfoundation of the world] so that we would be his holy people—people ·without blame [or unblemished; ^Cas are sacrificial animals] before him.