Ephesians 1:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ He chose us in the Messiah before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before Him in love.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

Common English Bible

⁴ God chose us in Christ to be holy and blameless in God’s presence before the creation of the world.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.

Ephesians 1:4 Cross References

2 Samuel 22:24

I also had integrity with Him, and kept myself from my sin.

Psalm 135:4

For Adonai has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold My servant, whom I uphold. My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Ruach on Him, He will bring justice to the nations.

Leviticus 19:2

“Speak to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: You shall be kedoshim, for I, Adonai your God, am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

So consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am Adonai your God.

Matthew 24:22

And unless those days were cut short, no one would be delivered. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be cut short.

Matthew 24:24

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Matthew 24:31

He will send out His angels with a great shofar, and they will gather together His chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not from this fold; those also I must lead, and they will listen to My voice. So there shall be one flock, one Shepherd.

John 15:16

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I selected you so that you would go and produce fruit, and your fruit would remain. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name.

John 17:24

“Father, I also want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory—the glory You gave Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they were thrilled and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as had been inscribed for eternal life believed.

Acts 15:18

known from of old.’

Acts 18:10

For I am with you and no one shall attack you to harm you—many people in this city are for Me.”

Romans 8:33

Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

1 Corinthians 1:8

He will also strengthen you until the end—blameless in the Day of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

Galatians 5:13

Brothers and sisters, you were called to freedom—only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

For in Messiah Yeshua, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any meaning—but only trust and faithfulness expressing itself through love.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship—created in Messiah Yeshua for good deeds, which God prepared beforehand so we might walk in them.

Ephesians 3:17

so that Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 4:2

with complete humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.

Ephesians 5:27

Messiah did this so that He might present to Himself His glorious community—not having stain or wrinkle or any such thing, but in order that she might be holy and blameless.

Philippians 2:15

so that you might be blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world,

Colossians 1:22

But now He has reconciled you in Messiah’s physical body through death, in order to present you holy, spotless and blameless in His eyes—

Colossians 2:2

My purpose is that their hearts, joined together in love, may be encouraged. May they have all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, leading to a true knowledge of the mystery of God—that is, Messiah.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves in tender compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord also cause you to increase and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you,

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God did not call us to impurity, but in holiness.

2 Timothy 1:9

He has saved us and called us with a holy calling— not because of our deeds but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Messiah Yeshua before time began,

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, so they might obtain the salvation that is in Messiah Yeshua with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord keep away from unrighteousness.”

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom that He promised to those who love Him?

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.

1 Peter 1:20

He was chosen before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, loved ones, while you are looking for these things, make every effort to be found in shalom, spotless and blameless before Him.

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and trust in the love that God has for us. God is love. Now whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Revelation 13:8

All who dwell on the earth shall worship him—everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and yet is about to rise up from the abyss and head for destruction. Those who dwell on the earth—whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world—will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is to come.