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


In Context

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

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

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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

5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--

6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him 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: