Ephesians 1:11-14
Chapter 1
11
In Christ we were also chosen,
destined according to the purpose of him
who accomplished all things
according to his own plan and decision,
12
so that we who first hoped in Christ,
might live for the praise of his glory.
13
You, on hearing the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation,
and have believed in him
were marked with the seal
of the promised Holy Spirit,
14
the first pledge of our inheritance
Toward redemption as God’s possession,
to the praise of his glory.
Commentaries
Blessings.
This passage, one of the most challenging to translate in the entire New Testament, should be heard during the assembly’s prayer rather than just read. It reveals the wonder of God’s salvation plan, which is like a “dialogue of love” among the three divine persons, who, emerging from the vast horizon of eternity, overflow into the creation of the world and humanity, and reveal themselves in history “in the fullness of time” (10), through the person of Christ.