Ephesians 1:11
In him, we too are called to our portion, having been predestined in accord with the plan of the One who accomplishes all things by the counsel of his will.
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12So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.
Cross References
Job 12:13With him is wisdom and strength, he has counsel and understanding.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine.
Isaiah 28:29And this has gone forth from the Lord, the God of hosts, so that he may accomplish his miraculous plan and magnify justice.
Isaiah 46:10From the beginning, I announce the last things, and from the start, the things that have not yet been done, saying: My plan will stand firm, and my entire will shall be done.
Jeremiah 32:19You are great in counsel and incomprehensible in thought. Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of Adam, so that you may repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his intentions.
Acts 2:23This man, under the definitive plan and foreknowledge of God, was delivered by the hands of the unjust, afflicted, and put to death.
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 →