Ephesians 1:5
Who predestined us for sonship through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the desire of his will,
A Conservative Version
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In Context
6for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:19But I said, How I will put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! And I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said to them, Th
Matthew 11:26Yea, Father, because this way it was done pleasing in thy sight.
Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
John 11:52And not for the nation only, but also that he might gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 1:4-15
Praise for Spiritual Blessings. ( a. d. 61.) 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: 4 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… Read the whole commentary →