Ephesians 1:5

and in love predesignated us unto himself, and constituted us children in Jeshu Meshiha, according to the pleasure of his will;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 before elected us in him, from before the foundations of the world, that we should be saints, and without blemish before him,

6that the glory of his grace might be glorified, that (grace) which he hath poured upon us by the hand of his Beloved:

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Cross References

Matthew 11:26Yes, my Father, for thus was it pleasing before thee!

Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jaunon, and, lo, a greater than Jaunon is here.

John 11:52and not only for (that) people, but also that the children of Aloha who are dispersed he should gather into one.

Romans 8:14For they who by the Spirit of Aloha are led, they are the sons of Aloha.

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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