Ephesians 1:10

8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
KJV
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
WEB
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.
ASV
unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, [I say,]
DARBY
for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,
BLB
for the administration of the fullness of the times, to bring together all things in Christ—the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth—
ÅB
om en husholdning i tidenes fylde: at han igjen ville samle alt til ett i Kristus, både det som er i himlene, og det som er på jorden;
OTB
for å gjennomføres når tidene er fullbyrdet—å samle alt til enhet i Kristus, det som er i himmelen og det som er på jorden.
B1930
om en husholdning i tidenes fylde: at han atter vilde samle alt til ett i Kristus, både det som er i himlene, og det som er på jorden;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Colossians 1:20

    and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

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  • Philippians 2:9–10

    Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

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  • Galatians 4:4

    But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

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  • Daniel 2:44

    In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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  • Mark 1:15

    “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

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  • Hebrews 1:2

    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

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  • Isaiah 2:2–4

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

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  • Colossians 1:16

    For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

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