Ephesians · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Ephesians 1 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.
1 PABLO, apóstol de Jesucristo por la voluntad de Dios, á los santos y fieles en Cristo Jesús que están en Efeso:
2 Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Gracia [sea] á vosotros, y paz de Dios Padre nuestro, y del Señor Jesucristo.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ:
3 Bendito el Dios y Padre del Señor nuestro Jesucristo, el cual nos bendijo con toda bendición espiritual en [lugares] celestiales en Cristo:
4 As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
4 Según nos escogió en él antes de la fundación del mundo, para que fuésemos santos y sin mancha delante de él en amor;
5 Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will:
5 Habiéndonos predestinado para ser adoptados hijos por Jesucristo á sí mismo, según el puro afecto de su voluntad,
6 Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us in his beloved son.
6 Para alabanza de la gloria de su gracia, con la cual nos hizo aceptos en el Amado:
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
7 En el cual tenemos redención por su sangre, la remisión de pecados por las riquezas de su gracia,
8 Which hath superabounded in us in all wisdom and prudence,
8 Que sobreabundó en nosotros en toda sabiduría é inteligencia;
9 That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,
9 Descubriéndonos el misterio de su voluntad, según su beneplácito, que se había propuesto en sí mismo,
10 In the dispensation of the fulness of times, to re-establish all things in Christ, that are in heaven and on earth, in him.
10 De reunir todas las cosas en Cristo, en la dispensación del cumplimiento de los tiempos, así las que [están] en los cielos, como las que [están] en la tierra:
11 In whom we also are called by lot, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things according to the counsel of his will.
11 En él [digo], en quien asimismo tuvimos suerte, habiendo sido predestinados conforme al propósito del que hace todas las cosas según el consejo de su voluntad,
12 That we may be unto the praise of his glory, we who before hoped Christ:
12 Para que seamos para alabanza de su gloria, nosotros que antes esperamos en Cristo.
13 In whom you also, after you had heard the word of truth, (the gospel of your salvation;) in whom also believing, you were signed with the holy Spirit of promise,
13 En el cual [esperasteis] también vosotros en oyendo la palabra de verdad, el evangelio de vuestra salud: en el cual también desde que creísteis, fuisteis sellados con el Espíritu Santo de la promesa,
14 Who is the pledge of our inheritance, unto the redemption of acquisition, unto the praise of his glory.
14 Que es las arras de nuestra herencia, para la redención de la posesión adquirida para alabanza de su gloria.
15 Wherefore I also, hearing of your faith that is in the Lord Jesus, and of your love towards all the saints,
15 Por lo cual también yo, habiendo oído de vuestra fe en el Señor Jesús, y amor para con todos los santos,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making commemoration of you in my prayers,
16 No ceso de dar gracias por vosotros, haciendo memoria de vosotros en mis oraciones;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:
17 Que el Dios del Señor nuestro Jesucristo, el Padre de gloria, os dé espíritu de sabiduría y de revelación para su conocimiento;
18 The eyes of your heart enlightened, that you may know what the hope is of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
18 Alumbrando los ojos de vuestro entendimiento, para que sepáis cuál sea la esperanza de su vocación, y cuáles las riquezas de la gloria de su herencia en los santos,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards us, who believe according to the operation of the might of his power,
19 Y cuál aquella supereminente grandeza de su poder para con nosotros los que creemos, por la operación de la potencia de su fortaleza,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, raising him up from the dead, and setting him on his right hand in the heavenly places.
20 La cual obró en Cristo, resucitándole de los muertos, y colocándole á su diestra en los cielos,
21 Above all principality, and power, and virtue, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.
21 Sobre todo principado, y potestad, y potencia, y señorío, y todo nombre que se nombra, no sólo en este siglo, mas aun en el venidero:
22 And he hath subjected all things under his feet, and hath made him head over all the church,
22 Y sometió todas las cosas debajo de sus pies, y diólo por cabeza sobre todas las cosas á la iglesia,
23 Which is his body, and the fulness of him who is filled all in all.
23 La cual es su cuerpo, la plenitud de Aquel que hinche todas las cosas en todos.
Cross references (23)
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- 1 Colossians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1–2; Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:1
- 2 Romans 1:7; Galatians 1:3; Titus 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:2
- 3 1 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 2:6; Genesis 22:18; Revelation 5:9–14
- 4 2 Timothy 1:9; Romans 8:28–30; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 25:34; 1 Peter 2:9
- 5 Romans 8:29–30; Ephesians 1:11; Galatians 4:5–6; John 1:12; 1 John 3:1
- 6 Romans 3:22–26; Colossians 1:13; Ephesians 1:12; Philippians 4:19; Ephesians 1:7–8
- 7 1 Peter 2:24; Romans 3:24; Colossians 1:14; 1 John 1:7–9; 1 Peter 1:18–19
- 8 Revelation 5:12; Ephesians 3:10; Romans 5:15; Colossians 2:3; Psalm 104:24
- 9 Colossians 1:26–28; Romans 16:25–27; Ephesians 3:3–9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Ephesians 1:11
- 10 Colossians 1:20; Philippians 2:9–10; Galatians 4:4; Daniel 2:44; Mark 1:15
- 11 Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 1:4; Isaiah 46:10–11; Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 1:5
- 12 Ephesians 1:6; Jeremiah 17:5–7; Ephesians 1:13–14; Isaiah 42:1–4; Ephesians 3:21
- 13 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Galatians 3:14
- 14 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Ephesians 4:30; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:15–17
- 15 Philemon 5; Colossians 1:3–4; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Hebrews 6:10; 1 John 4:21
- 16 Romans 1:8–9; Colossians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Colossians 1:3; 1 Samuel 12:23
- 17 Isaiah 11:2; James 3:17–18; Colossians 1:9–10; Proverbs 2:5; 2 Peter 1:3
- 18 Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Luke 24:45; 1 John 3:1–3; Ephesians 1:7
- 19 Philippians 2:13; Colossians 2:12; Ephesians 3:20; Colossians 1:29; 2 Corinthians 4:7
- 20 Hebrews 10:12; Mark 16:19; Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 28:18
- 21 Philippians 2:9–11; Colossians 2:10; Colossians 1:15–16; 1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 1:4
- 22 Colossians 1:18; Colossians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:25–27; Psalm 8:6–8; Hebrews 2:8
- 23 Colossians 1:18–19; John 1:16; Colossians 2:9–10; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 3:19
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