1:1
    [kjv]  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
    [bbe]  Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:
1:2
    [kjv]  Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
    [bbe]  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3  
    [kjv]  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
    [bbe]  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
1:4
    [kjv]  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
    [bbe]  Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
1:5
    [kjv]  Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
    [bbe]  As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
1:6  
    [kjv]  To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
    [bbe]  To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
1:7
    [kjv]  In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
    [bbe]  In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,
1:8 
    [kjv]  Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
    [bbe]  Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
1:9  
    [kjv]  Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
    [bbe]  Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
1:10
    [kjv]  That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
    [bbe]  The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
1:11
    [kjv]  In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
    [bbe]  In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
1:12
    [kjv]  That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
    [bbe]  So that his glory might have prai............