Ephesians 1:9
That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8Which hath superabounded in us in all wisdom and prudence,
Cross References
Psalms 33:11But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Isaiah 46:10Who shew from the beginning the things that shall be at last, and from ancient times the things that as yet are not done, saying: My counsel shall stand, and all my will shall be done:
Lamentations 3:37Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Acts 2:23This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain.
Acts 13:48And the Gentiles hearing it, were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting, believed.
Romans 16:25Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret from eternity,
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 →