Ephesians 1:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

God treated us with undeserved grace because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

Cross References

Colossians 1:13

God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

Ephesians 1:12

He did this so we Jews would bring honor to him and be the first ones to have hope because of him.

Philippians 4:19

I pray that God will take care of all your needs with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!

Matthew 3:17

Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit also makes us sure we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.

1 Peter 4:11

If you have the gift of speaking, preach God's message. If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful forever. Amen.

Isaiah 43:21

I made them my own nation, so they would praise me.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so Christ could make us acceptable to God.

2 Corinthians 4:15

All of this has been done for you, so more and more people will know how kind God is and will praise and honor him.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

Ephesians 1:18

My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and you will understand the hope given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all God's people.

Romans 8:1

If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished.

John 10:17

The Father loves me, because I give up my life, so I may receive it back again.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has given him everything.

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.”

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was still speaking, the shadow of a bright cloud passed over them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to what he says!”

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Philippians 3:9

and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ.

Ephesians 2:7

God did this so in the future world he could show how truly good and kind he is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.

Jeremiah 33:9

When that happens, all nations on earth will see the good things I have done for Jerusalem, and how I have given it complete peace. The nations will celebrate and praise and honor me, but they will also tremble with fear because of the powerful things I have done.

Jeremiah 23:6

As long as he is king, Israel will have peace, and Judah will be safe. The name of this king will be “The Lord Gives Justice.”

Isaiah 61:11

The Lord will bring about justice and praise in every nation on earth, like flowers blooming in a garden.

Isaiah 61:3

especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called “Trees of Justice,” planted by the Lord to honor his name.

Psalm 22:20

Rescue me from enemy swords and save me from those dogs.

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd and friend. Strike down the shepherd! Scatter the little sheep, and I will destroy them.

Psalm 60:5

Answer our prayers, God! Use your powerful arm and give us victory. Then the people you love will be safe.

Leviticus 15:15

The priest will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me, then I will consider the man completely clean.

Matthew 20:9

When the workers arrived, the ones who had been hired at five in the afternoon were given a full day's pay.