New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 1:4-8
4justG2531 as 1He choseG1586 us in Him beforeG4253 2the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that we would be 3holyG40 and blamelessG299 beforeG2714 4Him. 5In loveG26
56He 7predestinedG4309 us to 8adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 9accordingG2596 to the 10kindG2107 intentionG2107 of His will,
611to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, whichG3739 He freelyG5487 bestowedG5487 on us in 12the BelovedG25.
713In 14Him we haveG2192 15redemptionG629 16throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 17forgivenessG859 of our trespassesG3900, accordingG2596 to 18the richesG4149 of His graceG5485
8whichG3739 He 19lavishedG4052 on 20us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
- 2. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love ↩
- 5. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
- 7. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
- 8. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
- 9. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 1:5 Lit good pleasure ↩
- 11. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
- 15. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
- 16. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
- 20. Ephesians 1:8 Or us, in all wisdom and insight ↩
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
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