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エペソ人への手紙 1
Japanese Living Bible
エペソ人への手紙 1
Japanese Living Bible
1 エペソの町に住む、主に忠実な、愛する信徒たちへ。神に選ばれてキリスト・イエスの使徒となったパウロが、この手紙を送ります。 2 どうか、父なる神と主イエス・キリストから与えられる恵みと平安が、あなたがたのものとなりますように。
はるか昔からの神の計画
3 主イエス・キリストの父なる神がほめたたえられますように。神は、天上のあらゆる祝福をもって、私たちを祝福してくださいました。それは、私たちがキリストのものとなっているからです。 4 神はこの世界をお造りになる前から、私たちを、ご自分のものとして選んでくださいました。そして、神は私たちを、ご自分の目から見て、何一つ欠点のない、きよい者にしようとお定めになりました。 5 神の御心は、イエス・キリストを遣わし、その死によって、私たちを神の家族の一員として迎えることでした。 6 神こそ、いっさいの賞賛を受けるべきお方です。神は、驚くばかりの恵みと愛とを豊かに注いでくださいました。それは、私たちが、神の最愛のひとり子につながる者となったからです。
7 神の愛は、そのひとり子の血を流し、私たちの罪を帳消しにしてくださるほど大きいのです。この愛によって私たちは救われました。 8 神は私たちに豊かな恵みをあふれるほど注ぎ、私たちをよく理解し、何が最善であるかを考えた上、 9 キリストを遣わすというご計画を知らせてくださいました。その計画は、はるか昔から神の愛のうちに決定されていたことでした。 10 それは、時が来れば、天でも地でもあらゆるものが、キリストのもとに一つにまとめられるということです。 11 そればかりでなく、神のご計画のままに、神のものとなるように最初から選ばれていた私たちは、神が喜んでくださる存在となっています。 12 なぜ神は、このようになさったのでしょう。それは、最初からキリストを信じ、望みをおいていた私たちが、こんなにもすばらしい恵みを見て、神をほめたたえるためなのです。
13 このキリストによって、あなたがたも救いを約束する福音を聞き、キリストを信じるようになりました。そして、キリストに属する者であるという証印を、聖霊によって押していただきました。 14 私たちのうちに住まわれる聖霊は、神が約束のものをほんとうに与えてくださるという保証です。私たちに押された聖霊の証印は、神がすでに私たちを買い取り、ご自分のもとに引き取ってくださっていることを保証するのです。これが、栄光の神をほめたたえる、もう一つの理由です。
15 こういうわけで、私は、主イエスに対するあなたがたの信仰と、ほかの人たちに対する愛とを耳にして以来、 16 絶えず神に感謝してきました。そしていつも、あなたがたのために、こう祈り求めています。 17 どうか、主イエス・キリストの神、すなわち栄光の父が、あなたがたに知恵を与えて、キリストがどのようなお方か、何をしてくださったかを、正しく、はっきりと理解させてくださいますように。 18 また、心にあふれるほどの光が与えられて、神があなたがたを召して与えようとされる将来を、はっきり見きわめることができますように。 19 また、信じる者を助ける神の力が、どれほど偉大であるかを知ることができますように。
20-21 この同じ偉大な力が、キリストを死者の中から復活させ、ほかのどんな王、支配者、権力者、指導者よりもはるかに高い、天の神の右の座につかせたのです。このキリストの栄誉は、この世だけでなく、次に来る世でも、他のすべてにはるかにまさって輝かしいものです。 22 そして神は、すべてをキリストの足の下に従わせ、キリストを教会の最高のかしらとされました。 23 ですから教会は、キリストの体であって、すべてを造り、すべてを満たすキリストの霊が満ちあふれるところです。
Ephesians 1
New International Version
Ephesians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B)
To God’s holy people(C) in Ephesus,[a](D) the faithful(E) in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(F)
Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(G) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(H) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(I) in him before the creation of the world(J) to be holy and blameless(K) in his sight. In love(L) 5 he[b] predestined(M) us for adoption to sonship[c](N) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(O) and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace,(P) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(Q) 7 In him we have redemption(R) through his blood,(S) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(T) of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery(U) of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed(V) in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment(W)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.(X)
11 In him we were also chosen,[e] having been predestined(Y) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(Z) of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.(AA) 13 And you also were included in Christ(AB) when you heard the message of truth,(AC) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(AD) the promised Holy Spirit,(AE) 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance(AF) until the redemption(AG) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.(AH)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus(AI) and your love for all God’s people,(AJ) 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you,(AK) remembering you in my prayers.(AL) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(AM) may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom(AN) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(AO) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(AP) you, the riches(AQ) of his glorious inheritance(AR) in his holy people,(AS) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(AT) is the same as the mighty strength(AU) 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(AV) and seated him at his right hand(AW) in the heavenly realms,(AX) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(AY) and every name(AZ) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(BA) 22 And God placed all things under his feet(BB) and appointed him to be head(BC) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(BD) the fullness of him(BE) who fills everything in every way.(BF)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.
- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
- Ephesians 1:9 Or us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 And he
- Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
Ephesians 1
King James Version
Ephesians 1
King James Version
1 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:
2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 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:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
10 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:
11 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:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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