Ephesians 1:5

in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence.

6unto the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved:

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Cross References

Matthew 11:26Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight.

Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

John 11:52And not only for the nation, but that He may gather into one the children of God dispersed abroad.

Romans 8:14For so many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the 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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