Ephesians 1:3

The Passion Translation

Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate him with all our hearts!

Cross References

1 Peter 1:3

Celebrate with praises the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has shown us his extravagant mercy. For his fountain of mercy has given us a new life—we are reborn to experience a living, energetic hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:3

All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort.

Ephesians 2:6

He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ!

Genesis 22:18

Because you have obeyed me, the entire world will be blessed through your seed.’ ”

Ephesians 1:20

that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the heavenly realm!

Psalm 72:19

The blazing glory of his name will be praised forever! May all the earth overflow with his glory! Faithful is our King! Amen!

Ephesians 6:12

Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.

Ephesians 3:10

The purpose of this was to unveil before every throne and rank of angelic orders in the heavenly realm God’s full and diverse wisdom revealed through the church.

Galatians 3:9

And so the blessing of Abraham’s faith is now our blessing too!

Isaiah 61:9

Their seed will be famous among the nations, and their descendants the center of attention of the people. All who see them will recognize that they are the seed that Yahweh has blessed with favor!”

Psalm 134:3

May the Lord, whom you worship, the mighty maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion’s glory!

John 17:21

I pray for them all to be joined together as one even as you and I, Father, are joined together as one. I pray for them to become one with us so that the world will recognize that you sent me.

Psalm 72:17

so that his name may be honored forever! May the fame of his name spring forth! May it shine on, like the sunshine! In him all will be blessed to bless others, and may all the people bless the One who blessed them.

Ephesians 1:17

I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know him through your deepening intimacy with him.

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is eternally praised, knows that I am speaking the truth.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For God made the only one who did not know sin to become sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God through our union with him.

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be God Most High, whose power delivered your enemies into your hands!” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all he possessed.

1 Corinthians 12:12

Just as the human body is one, though it has many parts that together form one body, so too is Christ.

Romans 12:5

And so it is in the body of Christ. For though we are many, we’ve all been mingled into one body in Christ. This means that we are all vitally joined to one another, with each contributing to the others.

Daniel 4:34

“When the appointed time had come, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. And I blessed the Most High, praising and glorifying him who lives forever: “His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from one generation to the next.

Ephesians 1:10

And because of God’s unfailing purpose, this detailed plan will reign supreme through every period of time until the fulfillment of all the ages finally reaches its climax—when God makes all things new in all of heaven and earth through Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.

Romans 15:6

Then, with a unanimous rush of passion, you will with one voice glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 8:5

The priests on earth serve in a temple that is but a copy modeled after the heavenly sanctuary; a shadow of the reality. For when Moses began to construct the tabernacle God warned him and said, “You must precisely follow the pattern I revealed to you on Mount Sinai.”

Philippians 2:11

And every tongue will proclaim in every language: “Jesus Christ is Lord Yahweh,” bringing glory and honor to God, his Father!

1 Corinthians 1:30

For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption.

Hebrews 9:23

And so it was necessary for all the earthly symbols of the heavenly realities to be purified with these animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required a superior sacrifice than these.

John 20:17

Jesus cautioned her, “Mary, don’t cling to me, for I haven’t yet ascended to God, my Father. And he’s not only my Father and God, but now he’s your Father and your God! Now go to my brothers and tell them what I’ve told you, that I am ascending to my Father—and your Father, to my God—and your God!”

John 14:20

So when that day comes, you will know that I am living in the Father and that you are one with me, for I will be living in you.

Luke 2:28

Simeon cradled the baby in his arms and praised God and prophesied: