Ephesians 1:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 just as (A)He chose us in Him before (B)the foundation of the world, that we would be (C)holy and blameless before [a]Him. (D)In love 5 [b]He (E)predestined us to (F)adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, (G)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 (H)to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in (I)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love. He
- Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined
Ephesians 1:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people. 5 God was kind[a] and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children. 6 God treated us with undeserved grace because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.
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- 1.4,5 holy and innocent and loving people. 5 God was kind: Or “holy and innocent people. God was loving 5 and kind.”
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