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to open their eyes
"to make them able to understand the truth"
to turn them from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God
"to help them stop doing what is evil, stop obeying Satan, and start trusting and obeying God"
they may receive from God the forgiveness of sins
"God may forgive their sins and they may receive"
the inheritance that I give
"they may inherit that which I give"
the inheritance
The blessings that Jesus gives to those who believe in him are spoken of as if they were an inheritance that children receive from their father.
sanctified by faith in me
Jesus choosing some people to belong to him is spoken of as if he literally set them apart from other people.
by faith in me
"because they believe in me." Here Paul finishes quoting the Lord.