24 on us, the ones he also called,(A) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(B)

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24 even us, whom he also called,(A) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(B)

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29 since God’s gracious gifts and calling(A) are irrevocable.[a](B)

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  1. 11:29 Or are not taken back

29 for God’s gifts and his call(A) are irrevocable.(B)

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God is faithful;(A) you were called by him(B) into fellowship with his Son,(C) Jesus Christ our Lord.

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God is faithful,(A) who has called you(B) into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.(C)

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No Other Gospel

I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called(A) you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

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No Other Gospel

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called(A) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel(B)

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15 But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called(A) me by his grace, was pleased

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15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb(A) and called me(B) by his grace, was pleased

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This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(A)

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That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(A)

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11 In him we have also received an inheritance,[a] because we were predestined(A) according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

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  1. 1:11 Or In him we are also an inheritance,

11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

11 This is according to his eternal purpose(A) accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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11 according to his eternal purpose(A) that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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14 He called you(A) to this through our gospel,(B) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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15 Therefore, he is the mediator(A) of a new covenant,[a](B) so that those who are called might receive the promise(C) of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.(D)

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  1. 9:15 The Gk word used here can be translated covenant, will, or testament, also in vv. 16,17,18.

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(A) of a new covenant,(B) that those who are called(C) may receive the promised(D) eternal inheritance(E)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(F)

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But you are a chosen race,[a][b](A) a royal priesthood,[c](B) a holy nation,[d](C) a people for his possession,[e](D) so that you may proclaim the praises[f][g](E) of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(F)

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  1. 2:9 Or generation, or nation
  2. 2:9 Dt 7:6; 10:15; Is 43:20 LXX
  3. 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX; Is 61:6
  4. 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX
  5. 2:9 Ex 19:5; 23:22 LXX; Dt 4:20; 7:6; Is 43:21 LXX
  6. 2:9 Or the mighty deeds
  7. 2:9 Is 42:12; 43:21

But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E)

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not paying back evil for evil(A) or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,(B) since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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