Ephesians, Chapter 1
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 280.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
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1παυλοϲ αποϲτολοϲ ιυ χυ δια θεληματοϲ θυ τοιϲ αγιοιϲ τοιϲ ουϲι και πιϲτοιϲ εν χω ιυ 2χαριϲ ϋμιν και ειρηνη απο θυ πατροϲ ημων και κυ ιυ χυ 3ευλογητοϲ ο θϲ και πατηρ του κυ και ϲωτηροϲ ημων ιυ χυ ο ευλογηϲαϲ εν παϲη ευλογια πνικη εν τοιϲ επουρανιοιϲ εν χω 4καθωϲ εξελεξατο ημαϲ εν αυτω προ καταβοληϲ κοϲμου ειναι ημαϲ αγιουϲ και αμωμουϲ κατενωπιον αυτου εν αγαπη 5προοριϲαϲ ημαϲ ειϲ υϊοθεϲιαν δια ιυ χυ ειϲ αυτον κατα την ευδοκιαν του θεληματοϲ αυτου 6ειϲ επαινον δοξηϲ τηϲ χαριτοϲ αυτου ηϲ εχαριτωϲεν ημαϲ εν τω ηγαπημενω 7εν ω εϲχομεν την απολυτρωϲιν δια του αιματοϲ αυτου την αφεϲιν των παραπτωματω κατα το πλουτοϲ τηϲ χαριτοϲ αυτου 8ηϲ επεριϲϲευϲεν ειϲ ημαϲ εν παϲη ϲοφια και φρονηϲει
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν [ἐν Ἐφέσῳ] καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. 2χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 3Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ, 4καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, 5προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, 6εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ, 7ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν παραπτωμάτων, κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, 8ἧς ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ φρονήσει
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4According 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: 5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
9γνωριϲαϲ ημι το μυϲτηριον του θεληματοϲ αυτου κατα την ευδοκιαν αυτου ην προεθετο εν αυτω 10ειϲ ειϲ οικονομιαν του πληρωματοϲ των καιρων ανακεφαλαιωϲαϲθε τα παντα εν τω χω τα επι τοιϲ ουρανοιϲ και τα επι τηϲ γηϲ εν αυτω11εν ω και εκληρωθημεν προοριϲθεντεϲ κατα προθεϲιν του τα παντα ενεργουντοϲ κατα την βουλην του θεληματοϲ αυτου 12ειϲ το ειναι ημαϲ ειϲ επαινον δοξηϲ αυτου τουϲ προηλπικοταϲ ε τω χω · 13εν ω και ϋμιϲ ακουϲαντεϲ τον λογον τηϲ αληθιαϲ το ευαγγελιον τηϲ ϲωτηριαϲ υμων εν ω και πιϲτευϲαντεϲ εϲφραγιϲθητε τω πνι τηϲ επαγγελιαϲ τω αγιω 14οϲ εϲτι αρραβων τηϲ κληρονομιαϲ ημω ειϲ απολυτρωϲι τηϲ περιποιηϲεωϲ ειϲ επαινον δοξηϲ αυτου 15δια τουτο καγω ακουϲαϲ την καθ υμαϲ πιϲτιν εν τω κω ιυ και την ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αγιουϲ 16ου παυομαι ευχαριϲτων ϋπερ υμω μνιαν ποιουμενοϲ επι των προϲευχων μου
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
9γνωρίσας ἡμῖν τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ ἣν προέθετο ἐν αὐτῷ 10εἰς οἰκονομίαν τοῦ πληρώματος τῶν καιρῶν, ἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαι τὰ πάντα ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ, τὰ ἐπὶ τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ἐν αὐτῷ, 11ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν προορισθέντες κατὰ πρόθεσιν τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐνεργοῦντος κατὰ τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, 12εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης αὐτοῦ τοὺς προηλπικότας ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ· 13ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς σωτηρίας ὑμῶν, ἐν ᾧ καὶ πιστεύσαντες ἐσφραγίσθητε τῷ πνεύματι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῷ ἁγίῳ, 14ὅς ἐστιν ἀρραβὼν τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν, εἰς ἀπολύτρωσιν τῆς περιποιήσεως, εἰς ἔπαινον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ. 15Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, ἀκούσας τὴν καθ’ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους, 16οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,
9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10That 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: 11In 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: 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13In 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, 14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17ινα ο θϲ του κυ ημων ιυ χυ ο πατηρ τηϲ δοξηϲ δωη υμιν πνα ϲοφιαϲ και αποκαλυψεωϲ εν επιγνωϲει αυτου 18πεφωτιϲμενουϲ τουϲ οφθαλμουϲ τηϲ καρδιαϲ ϋμω ειϲ το ειδεναι ϋμαϲ τιϲ εϲτιν η ελπιϲ τηϲ κληϲεωϲ αυτου τιϲ ο πλουτοϲ τηϲ κληρονομιαϲ τηϲ δοξηϲ αυτου εν τοιϲ αγιοιϲ 19και τι το ϋπερβαλλον μεγεθοϲ τηϲ δυναμεωϲ αυτου ειϲ ημαϲ τουϲ πιϲτευονταϲ κατα την ενεργιαν του κρατουϲ τηϲ ιϲχυοϲ αυτου 20ην ενηργηϲε εν τω χω εγειραϲ αυτον εκ νεκρων και καθιϲαϲ αυτον εν δεξια αυτου εν τοιϲ επουρανιοιϲ 21ϋπερανω παϲηϲ αρχηϲ και εξουϲιαϲ και δυναμεωϲ και κυριοτητοϲ και παντοϲ ονοματοϲ ονομαζομενου ου μονον εν τω αιωνι τουτω αλλα και εν τω μελλοντι 22και παντα ϋπεταξεν ϋπο τουϲ ποδαϲ αυτου και αυτον εδωκεν κεφαλην ϋπερ παντα τη εκκληϲια 23ητιϲ εϲτι το ϲωμα αυτου το πληρωμα του τα παντα εν παϲιν πληρουμενου
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
17ἵνα ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ, 18πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις, 19καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ 20ἣν ἐνήργηκεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ καθίσας αὐτὸν ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις 21ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι· 22καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, 23ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου.
17That 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: 18The 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, 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21Far 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: 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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