Ephesians 1:5
having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:19And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the goodly inheritance of the hosts of the nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following me.
Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea which cannot be measured or numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Sons of the living God.
Matthew 11:26Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.
Luke 11:32Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.
John 11:52and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were 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 →