Ephesians 1:5

having predestined us unto the adoption of sons by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the beloved;

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Cross References

Matthew 11:26yea, O Father, that so it seemed good in thy sight!

Luke 11:32Men of Nineveh will rise 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 that also he should gather together into one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they 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 →

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