However, Greek cola* and periods frequently open with an adverbial participle like προορίσας (proorisas), so the unusually placed “in love” here is “fronted” and draws particular attention to itself.168 It is tempting to regard this as a “swing phrase” that qualifies both statements in vv. 4 and 5, but it is probably better to regard this as belonging with the participle προορίσας (proorisas) because it is closer. Predestination to adoption is not some cold, abstract act of an impersonal God, but