¹⁷ “Don’t cling to Me,” Jesus told her, “for I have not yet ascended^(A) to the Father.^(B) But go to My brothers^(C) and tell them that I am ascending to My Father^(D) and your Father—to My God^(E) and your God.”

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.^(A)

⁶ Together with Christ Jesus He also raised us up and seated us in the heavens,^(A)

¹⁰ This is so God’s multi-faceted wisdom^(A) may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.^(B)

¹² For our battle is not against flesh^(A) and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,^(B) against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil^(C) in the heavens.^(D)

²² Now that He has gone into heaven,^(A) He is at God’s right hand^(B) with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.^(C)