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Ephesians 1:12

12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.

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Ephesians 1:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Ephesians 1:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

Ephesians 1:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 We are the first people who hoped in Christ, and we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

Ephesians 1:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:

Ephesians 1:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 He planned all of this so that we who had already focused our hope on Christ would praise him and give him glory. 

Ephesians 1:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 so that we who had already put our hope in the Messiah might bring praise to His glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 that we who hoped beforehand in Christ should be for the praise of his glory,

Ephesians 1:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.

Ephesians 1:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.


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