Ephesians 1:3

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven!

Cross References

1 Peter 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.

2 Corinthians 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort.

Ephesians 2:6

God raised us from death to life with Christ Jesus, and he has given us a place beside Christ in heaven.

Genesis 22:18

You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth.”

Ephesians 1:20

when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven.

Psalm 72:19

We will always praise your glorious name. Let your glory be seen everywhere on earth. Amen and amen.

Ephesians 6:12

We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.

Ephesians 3:10

Then God would use the church to show the powers and authorities in the spiritual world that he has many different kinds of wisdom.

Galatians 3:9

This means everyone who has faith will share in the blessings given to Abraham because of his faith.

1 Chronicles 4:10

One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.” And God did just what Jabez had asked.

Isaiah 61:9

Your descendants will be known in every nation. All who see them will realize that they have been blessed, by me, the Lord.

Psalm 134:3

The Lord is the Creator of heaven and earth, and I pray that the Lord will bless you from Zion.

John 17:21

I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me.

Psalm 72:17

May the glory of the king shine brightly forever like the sun in the sky. Let him make nations prosper and learn to praise him.

1 Chronicles 29:20

David then said to the people, “Now it's your turn to praise the Lord, the God your ancestors worshiped!” So everyone praised the Lord, and they bowed down to honor him and David their king.

Ephesians 1:17

I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.

2 Corinthians 11:31

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, knows I am not lying. And God is to be praised forever!

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.

Genesis 14:20

All praise belongs to God Most High for helping you defeat your enemies.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

1 Corinthians 12:12

The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does.

Romans 12:5

That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.

Daniel 4:34

Finally, I prayed to God in heaven, and my mind was healed. Then I said: “I praise and honor God Most High. God lives forever, and his kingdom will never end.

Ephesians 1:10

Then when the time is right, God will do all he has planned, and Christ will bring together everything in heaven and on earth.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

Romans 15:6

Then all of you together will praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said: “Stand and shout praises to your Lord, the eternal God! Praise his wonderful name, though he is greater than words can express.”

Hebrews 8:5

But the tent where they serve is just a copy and a shadow of the real one in heaven. Before Moses made the tent, he was told, “Be sure to make it exactly like the pattern you were shown on the mountain!”

Philippians 2:11

And to the glory of God the Father everyone will openly agree, “Jesus Christ is Lord!”

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

Hebrews 9:23

These things are only copies of what is in heaven, and so they had to be made holy by these ceremonies. But the real things in heaven must be made holy by something better.

John 20:17

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

John 14:20

Then you will know I am one with the Father. You will know you are one with me, and I am one with you.

Luke 2:28

Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms and praised God,

2 Chronicles 31:8

When Hezekiah and his officials saw these offerings, they thanked the Lord and the people.