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Ephesians 1:3-5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Blessed Be The God Who Has Blessed Us In Christ With Every Spiritual Blessing

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ—

In Christ And By Grace He Chose Us To Be Holy, And Predestined Us For Adoption

4 ... even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we might be holy and without-blemish in His presence, in[a] love 5 having predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself according-to[b] the good-pleasure of His will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:4 presence, in love having predestined. Or, presence in love, having predestined.
  2. Ephesians 1:5 Or, based on, in harmony with.
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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(C) in him before the creation of the world(D) to be holy and blameless(E) in his sight. In love(F) 5 he[a] predestined(G) us for adoption to sonship[b](H) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(I) and will—

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
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