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Ephesians 1:4-12

4justG2531 asG2531 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 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 to HimselfG846, 9accordingG2596 to the goodG2107 pleasureG2107 of His willG2307,

610to the praiseG1868 of the gloryG1391 of His graceG5485, with whichG3739 He favoredG5487 us in 11the BelovedG25.

712In 13Him we haveG2192 14redemptionG629 15throughG1223 His bloodG129, the 16forgivenessG859 of our wrongdoingsG3900, accordingG2596 to 17the richesG4149 of His graceG5485

8whichG3739 He 18lavishedG4052 on 19us. In allG3956 wisdomG4678 and insightG5428

9He 2021madeG1107 knownG1107 to us the mysteryG3466 of His willG2307, 22accordingG2596 to His goodG2107 pleasureG2107 whichG3739 He 23setG4388 forthG4388 in Him,

10regardingG1519 His planG3622 of 24the fullnessG4138 of the timesG2540, 25to bringG346 allG3956 thingsG3956 togetherG346 in ChristG5547, things 26in the heavensG3772 and things on the earthG1093.

1127In Him we alsoG2532 28have obtainedG2820 anG2820 inheritanceG2820, having been 29predestinedG4309 30accordingG2596 to the purposeG4286 of Him who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 31in accordanceG2596 with the planG1012 of His willG2307,

12to the endG1519 that 32we who were the firstG4276 toG4276 hopeG4276 in the 33ChristG5547 would be 34to the praiseG1868 of His gloryG1391.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 2:10; 2 Thess 2:13f ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 1:4 Matt 25:34 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 5:27; Col 1:22 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love. He ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 1:4 Eph 4:2, 15, 16; 5:2 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 1:5 Acts 13:48; Rom 8:29f ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 1:5 Rom 8:14ff ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 1:5 Phil 2:13; Col 1:19 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 1:6 Eph 1:12, 14 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 1:6 Matt 3:17 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 1:7 Col 1:14 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 1:7 Lit whom ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 20:28; Rom 3:25 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 1:7 Acts 2:38 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 1:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 3:8, 16 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 1:8 Lit made abundant toward ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 1:8 Or us in all wisdom and insight. He ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 1:9 Lit making known ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 11:25; Eph 3:3 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 1:9 1 Cor 1:21; Gal 1:15 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 1:9 Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 1:10 Mark 1:15 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 1:10 Eph 3:15; Phil 2:9f; Col 1:16, 20 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 1:10 Lit upon ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 1:11 Lit In whom also ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 1:11 Deut 4:20; Eph 1:14; Titus 2:14 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 1:11 Eph 1:5 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 8:28f; Eph 3:11 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 1:11 Rom 9:11; Heb 6:17 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Jewish believers ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 1:12 I.e., Messiah ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 1:12 Eph 1:6, 14 ↩

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