Ephesians 1:5

having predestinated us for his adopted children by Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 hath elected 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, whereby he hath made us acceptable in that beloved one;

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Cross References

Matthew 11:26yes, Father! since such is thy good pleasure.

Luke 11:32The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

John 11:52and not for that nation only, but that he should collect into one body the children of God wherever dispersed.

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