And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
So that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, ...
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
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