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Ephesians 1

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ephesians.1.eph1Blessing

εὐλογητὸς ... εὐλογήσας ... εὐλογίᾳ

TRANSLATIONINTERPRETATIONmoderate confidence

How should the repeated blessing root sound?

Three forms of the same root bless God, describe God’s action, and name every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Why this default

Retaining blessed, blessed, and blessing leads because Paul’s deliberate root repetition links worship of God, God’s action, and the gifts bestowed; the alternatives prioritize natural English or the Spirit-given source.

Evidence

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Project defaultBlessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms

Project default · repetition retained

AlternativePraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has bestowed every spiritual gift from heaven in Christ

Responsible alternative · idiomatic

AlternativeLet God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, be blessed—the one who has blessed us with every Spirit-given blessing in the heavenly places

Root repetition and Spirit source foregrounded

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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