⁴According as ⁱhe hath ^jchosen us in him ^kbefore the foundation of the world, that we should be ^lholy and without blame before him in love: ⁵^mHaving predestinated us unto ⁿthe adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, ^oaccording to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath ^pmade us accepted in ^qthe beloved. ⁷^rIn whom we have ^sredemption ^tthrough his blood, ^uthe forgiveness of sins, according to ^vthe riches of his grace; ⁸Wherein ^whe hath abounded toward us in all ^xwisdom and prudence; ⁹^yHaving made known unto us the mystery of his will, ^oaccording to his good pleasure which ^zhe hath purposed in himself: ¹⁰That in the dispensation of ^athe fulness of times ^bhe might gather together in one ^call things in Christ, ^cboth which are in ^†heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

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Ephesians 1:6: … to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

Footnotes

iSo ch. 2:10. 2 Thess. 2:13.
kSo 1 Pet. 1:20. John 17:24. Comp. 2 Esdr. 2:41. & 9:8.
lch. 5:27. Col. 1:22 in the Gk. So Luke 1:75. 1 Thess. 4:7. Tit. 2:12, 14. 1 Pet. 1:2.
m Rom. 8:29, 30. ver. 11.
nSee Rom. 8:15. So 2 Cor. 6:18. 1 John 3:1.
over. 9. Matt. 11:26. Luke 10:21. So Luke 12:32. Heb. 2:4. See Luke 2:14. & 1 Cor. 1:21.
pSee Luke 1:28 marg. So Rom. 3:24. & 5:15.
qSee Matt. 3:17. So Col. 1:13. Comp. John 3:35. & 10:17.
tSee Acts 20:28.
uSee Acts 5:31.
vSee Rom. 2:4. So ver. 18. ch. 3:8.
wSo Phil. 1:9.
xSo Col. 2:3. Comp. Isai. 11:2.
ySee Rom. 16:25.
over. 9. Matt. 11:26. Luke 10:21. So Luke 12:32. Heb. 2:4. See Luke 2:14. & 1 Cor. 1:21.
z Rom. 3:25 (Gk.). So ver. 11.
aSee Mark 1:15.
bSo ver. 20–23. See Matt. 28:18.
c Col. 1:20. So ch. 3:15. Phil. 2:9, 10.
c Col. 1:20. So ch. 3:15. Phil. 2:9, 10.
†Gr. the heavens. ch. 3:15, &c.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love, having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace that he bestowed on us in the beloved, in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, that he caused to abound to us in all wisdom and insight, making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in him, for the administration of the fullness of times, to bring together all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him