Ephesians 1:4

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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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:24

And I shall be perfect with him. And I shall guard myself from my own iniquity.

Psalm 135:4

He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.

Leviticus 19:2

Speak to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

Be sanctified and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 24:22

And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened.

Matthew 24:24

For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be).

Matthew 24:31

And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits.

Matthew 25:34

Then the King shall say to those who will be on his right: 'Come, you blessed of my Father. Possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

John 10:16

And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd.

John 15:16

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And I have appointed you, so that you may go forth and bear fruit, and so that your fruit may last. Then whatever you have asked of the Father in my name, he shall give to you.

John 17:24

Father, I will that where I am, those whom you have given to me may also be with me, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me. For you loved me before the founding of the world.

Acts 13:48

Then the Gentiles, upon hearing this, were gladdened, and they were glorifying the Word of the Lord. And as many as believed were preordained to eternal life.

Acts 15:18

To the Lord, his own work has been known from eternity.

Acts 18:10

For I am with you. And no one will take hold of you, so as to do you harm. For many of the people in this city are with me."

Romans 8:33

Who will make an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One who justifies;

1 Corinthians 1:8

And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:13

For you, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only you must not make liberty into an occasion for the flesh, but instead, serve one another through the charity of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision prevails over anything, but only faith which works through charity.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.

Ephesians 3:17

so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, just as Christ also loved us and delivered himself for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God, with a fragrance of sweetness.

Ephesians 5:27

so that he might offer her to himself as a glorious Church, not having any spot or wrinkle or any such thing, so that she would be holy and immaculate.

Philippians 2:15

So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,

Colossians 1:22

yet now he has reconciled you, by his body of flesh, through death, so as to offer you, holy and immaculate and blameless, before him.

Colossians 2:2

May their hearts be consoled and instructed in charity, with all the riches of a plenitude of understanding, with knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in your charity toward one another and toward all, just as we also do toward you,

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has freed us and has called us to his holy vocation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the ages of time.

2 Timothy 2:10

I endure all things for this reason: for the sake of the elect, so that they, too, may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the firm foundation of God remains standing, having this seal: the Lord knows those who are his own, and all who know the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.

James 2:5

My most beloved brothers, listen. Has not God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that God has promised to those who love him?

1 Peter 1:2

in accord with the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, with the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied for you.

1 Peter 1:20

foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, most beloved, while awaiting these things, be diligent, so that you may be found to be immaculate and unassailable before him, in peace.

1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love. And he who abides in love, abides in God, and God in him.

Revelation 13:8

And all who inhabit the earth worshiped the beast, those whose names have not been written, from the origin 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 is soon to ascend from the abyss. And he goes forth unto destruction. And the inhabitants upon the earth (those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world) shall be amazed upon seeing the beast who was and is not.