Ephesians 1:5

Conservative English Version

God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:19

I have always wanted to treat you as my children and give you the best land, the most beautiful on earth. I wanted you to call me "Father" and not turn from me.

Jeremiah 3:4

You call me your father or your long-lost friend;

Daniel 4:35

To him the nations are far less than nothing; God controls the stars in the sky and everyone on this earth. When God does something, we cannot change it or even ask why."

Hosea 1:10

Someday it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called "Not My People," but in the future they will be called "Children of the Living God."

Matthew 1:25

But they did not sleep together before her baby was born. Then Joseph named him Jesus.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, that is what pleased you.

Luke 10:21

At that same time, Jesus felt the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, and he said: My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that is what pleased you.

Luke 11:32

The people of Nineveh will also stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.

Luke 12:32

My little group of disciples, don't be afraid! Your Father wants to give you the kingdom.

John 1:12

Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

John 11:52

Yet Jesus would not die just for the Jewish nation. He would die to bring together all of God's scattered people.

John 20:17

Jesus told her, "Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God."

Acts 13:48

This message made the Gentiles glad, and they praised what they had heard about the Lord. Everyone who had been chosen for eternal life then put their faith in the Lord.

Romans 8:23

The Spirit makes us sure about what we will be in the future. But now we groan silently, while we wait for God to show that we are his children. This means that our bodies will also be set free.

1 Corinthians 1:1

From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from Sosthenes, who is also a follower.

1 Corinthians 1:21

God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and be your Father. You will be my sons and my daughters, as surely as I am God, the All-Powerful."

Galatians 3:26

All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:11

God always does what he plans, and that's why he appointed Christ to choose us.

Ephesians 1:9

and by what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways.

Philippians 2:13

God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.

Colossians 1:19

God himself was pleased to live fully in his Son.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

God chose you, and we keep praying that God will make you worthy of being his people. We pray for God's power to help you do all the good things that you hope to do and that your faith makes you want to do.

Hebrews 2:4

God himself showed that his message was true by working all kinds of powerful miracles and wonders. He also gave his Holy Spirit to anyone he chose to.

1 John 3:1

Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are.

Revelation 21:7

All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.