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Ephesians 1:4

Identity and self-worthGod's lovePurityGod's will and calling

2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

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BSB
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
KJV
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
WEB
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
ASV
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
DARBY
according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
BLB
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world for us to be holy and blameless before Him, in love
ÅB
slik som han utvalgte oss i ham før verdens grunnvoll ble lagt, for at vi skulle være hellige og ulastelige for hans åsyn,
OTB
slik som Han valgte oss i Ham før verdens grunnvoll ble lagt for å være hellige og ulastelige i Hans øyne. I kjærlighet
B1930
likesom han utvalgte oss i ham før verdens grunnvoll blev lagt, forat vi skulde være hellige og ulastelige for hans åsyn,

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 1:9

    Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

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  • Romans 8:28–30

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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  • Ephesians 2:10

    For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

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  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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  • John 15:16

    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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  • 1 Peter 1:20

    Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

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