Ephesians 1:9-11

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⁹For 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 ¹⁰as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite^[a] all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

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

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Footnotes

1.10 to unite: Or, “to sum up.” This is one of the chief themes of the letter. Men are to be under Christ as head of the Mystical Body, and even irrational creatures must be in some way under him as the cornerstone of creation.

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