Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

In Context

10For an administration of the fulness of the seasons, to reunite for himself (under one head) the all things in the Christ, the things upon the heavens, and the things upon the earth, in him:

12That we should be for the praise of his glory—we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ,—

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Cross References

Job 12:13With Him, are wisdom and strength, to Him, pertain counsel and understanding.

Proverbs 8:14Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour:

Isaiah 28:29Even this, from Yahweh of hosts, cometh forth,—Who hath bestowed distinction upon counsel, And magnified sound wisdom.

Isaiah 46:10Declaring from the beginning, the latter end, And from olden time, that which had never been done,—Saying My purpose shall stand, and All my pleasure, will I perform;

Jeremiah 32:19Great in counsel, and mighty in deed,—Whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, to give unto every one, According to his ways, and According to the fruit of his doings:

Acts 2:23The same, by the marked out counsel and foreknowledge of God given up, through the hands of lawless men, suspending, ye slew,

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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