Ephesians 1:5

Ephesians 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
• New International Version (NIV)he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
• English Standard Version (ESV)he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
• New King James Version (NKJV)having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Context of Ephesians 1:5

3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. 4For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Ephesians 1:5 word by word

προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτὸν κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Having predestinatedπροορίζωproorizō · to predestineG4309
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the adoption of childrenυἱοθεσίαuihothesia · adoption (as son)G5206
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to the good pleasureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to the good pleasureεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307

Cross-references for Ephesians 1:5

• Ephesians 1:11In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,
• Romans 8:29For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
• Jeremiah 3:4Haven’t you recently called to me, “My Father! You were my friend in my youth.
• Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not my people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.
• John 1:12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,
• John 11:52and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.
• Romans 8:14For all those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.
• 2 Corinthians 6:18And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
• Galatians 4:5to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
• Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him,
• 1 John 3:1See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children — and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.
• Revelation 21:7The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
• John 20:17“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”
• Galatians 3:26for through faith you are all sons of God in Christ Jesus.
• Hebrews 2:10For in bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God — for whom and through whom all things exist — should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
• Ephesians 1:9He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ

Commentaries on Ephesians 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Having predestinated us - . As the doctrine of eternal predestination has produced much controversy in the Christian world, it may be necessary to examine the meaning of the term, that those who do use it may employ it according to the sense it has in the oracles of God. The verb , from , before, and ̔, I define, finish, bound, or terminate, whence ̔, a boundary or limit, signifies to define beforehand, and circumscribe by certain bounds or limits; and is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Having predestinated us - On the meaning of the word here used, see the notes at Romans 1:4; Romans 8:29, note. The word used ́ prōrizōmeans properly “to set bounds before;” and then to “pre-determine.” There is the essential idea of setting bounds or limits, and of doing this beforehand. It is not that God determined to do it when it was actually done, but that he intended to do it beforehand. No language could express this more clearly, and I suppose…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so. This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundation of the world, that they should be made holy by separation from sin, being set apart to God, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, in consequence of their election in Christ. All who are chosen to happiness as the end, are chosen to holiness as the means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God decided in advance to adopt us into his family. By his sovereign choice, God welcomes and blesses those who trust in Christ as his children. They become heirs to all the promises God made to his people (see 1:11, 14; 2:19; Romans 8:15–17, 29–30; Galatians 4:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. predestinated--more special in respect to the end and precise means, than "chosen" or elected. We are "chosen" out of the rest of the world; "predestinated" to all things that secure the inheritance for us (Ep 1:11; Ro 8:29). "Foreordained." by Jesus--Greek, "through Jesus." to himself--the Father (Col 1:20). Alford explains, "adoption ... into Himself," that is, so that we should be partakers of the divine nature (2Pe 1:4). Lachmann reads, "unto Him."…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 1:5

• Adoption
• Atonement
• God Continued...
• Grace of God
• Predestination
• Righteous
• Salvation

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Commentaries on Ephesians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings