4according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;


In Context

1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, to the saints and faithful in Christ Jesus who are at Ephesus.

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ;

4 according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

5 having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

Ephesians 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4According 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:4As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4According 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: