Ephesians 1:10

Easy To Read Version

God’s goal was to finish his plan when the right time came. God planned that all things in heaven and on earth be joined together with Christ as the head.

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

Daniel 2:44

“During the time of the kings \{of the fourth kingdom\}, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom. This kingdom will continue forever! It will never be destroyed! And it will be the kind of kingdom that can’t be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring those kingdoms to an end. But that kingdom itself will continue forever.

Amos 9:11

“David’s tent {\cf2\super [118]} has fallen,\par but at that time,\par I will set his tent up again.\par I will fix the holes in the walls.\par I will build the ruined buildings again.\par I will build it like it was before.\par

Malachi 3:1

The Lord All-Powerful says, “I am sending my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly, the Master you are looking for will come to his temple. {\cf2\super [16]} Yes, the messenger of the \{New\} Agreement that you want really is coming!

Matthew 25:32

All the people of the world will be gathered before the Son of Man. Then the Son of Man will separate all people into two groups. This is like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Mark 1:15

Jesus said, “The right time is now here. The kingdom of God is near. Change your hearts and lives and believe the Good News!”

1 Corinthians 10:11

The things that happened to those people are examples. And those things were written to be warnings for us. We live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to understand this: The head (authority) of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. {\cf2\super [78]} And the head of Christ is God.

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son. God’s Son was born from a woman. God’s Son lived under the law. {\cf2\super [48]}

Ephesians 1:22

God put everything under Christ’s power. And God gave him to be the head (ruler) over everything for the church.

Ephesians 2:15

The Jewish law had many commands and rules. But Christ ended that law. Christ’s purpose was to make the two groups of people (Jews and non-Jews) become one new people in him. By doing this Christ would make peace.

Ephesians 3:15

Every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name from him.

Ephesians 3:2

Surely you know that God gave me this work through his grace (kindness). God gave me this work to help you.

Colossians 1:16

Through his power all things were made—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and not seen, all \{spiritual\} powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ.

Colossians 1:20

And through Christ, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using Christ’s blood (death) on the cross.

Colossians 3:11

In the new life there is no difference between Greeks and Jews. There is no difference between people that are circumcised {\cf2\super [16]} and people that are not circumcised, or people that are from some foreign country, or Scythians. {\cf2\super [17]} There is no difference between slaves and free people. But Christ is in all those believers. And Christ is all that is important.

Hebrews 1:2

And now in these last days God has spoken to us again. God has spoken to us through his Son. God made the whole world through his Son. And God has chosen his Son to have all things.

Hebrews 11:40

God planned to give us something better. Then those people could be made perfect, but only together with us.

Hebrews 9:10

Those gifts and sacrifices were only about food and drink and special washings. Those things were only rules about the body—\{not about things inside people’s hearts\}. God gave those rules \{for his people to follow\} until the time of God’s new way.

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen before the world was made. But he was shown \{to the world\} in these last times for you.

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song \{to the Lamb\}: