Ephesians 1:12 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹² we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² So that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory!

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹² We are called to be an honor to God’s glory because we were the first to hope in Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.

Ephesians 1:12 Cross References

Psalm 2:12

kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Isaiah 11:10

In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples; him shall the nations seek, and his dwellings shall be glorious.

Isaiah 12:2

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 45:23

By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.’

Isaiah 45:25

In the Lord all the offspring of Israel shall triumph and glory.”

Jeremiah 23:6

In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

John 14:1

“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 2:7

that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:21

to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

2 Timothy 1:12

and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.

James 1:18

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you have confidence in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.