⁴For he chose usⁱ in him before the creation of the world^j to be holy and blameless^k in his sight. In love^l ⁵he^b predestined^m us for adoption to sonship^cⁿ through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure^o and will—

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Footnotes

bOr sight in love. 5He
cThe Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

Cross references

i 2 Th 2:13
jSee Mt 25:34
k Lev 11:44; 20:7; 2 Sa 22:24; Ps 15:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22
l Eph 4:2, 15, 16
mver 11; Ro 8:29, 30
nSee Ro 8:14, 15
o Lk 12:32; 1 Co 1:21; Col 1:19

In other versions

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,

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,

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.

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,

KJV 1900King James Version

According 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: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

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