Ephesians 1:4-5
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.Select Ephesians 1:2
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:Select Ephesians 1:3
4According 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:Select Ephesians 1:4
5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,Select Ephesians 1:5
6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.Select Ephesians 1:6
7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;Select Ephesians 1:7
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WEB
1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
1:5 having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
ASV
1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
1:5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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