Ephesians 1:5

Modern King James Version

having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:19

But I said, How shall I put you among the sons, and give you a pleasant land, a beautiful inheritance among the hosts of nations? And I said, You shall call Me, My Father, and shall not turn away from Me.

Jeremiah 3:4

Will you not from this time cry to Me, My father, You are the guide of my youth?

Daniel 4:35

And all the people of the earth are counted as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the people of the earth. And none can strike His hand, or say to Him, What are You doing?

Hosea 1:10

Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God.

Matthew 1:25

and did not know her until she bore her son, the First-born. And he called His name JESUS.

Matthew 11:26

Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

Luke 11:32

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the Judgment with this generation and shall condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, One greater than Jonah is here.

Luke 12:32

Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

John 1:12

But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,

John 11:52

and not for that nation only, but also that He should gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, I ascend to My Father and Your Father, and to My God and your God.

Acts 13:48

And hearing, the nations rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Romans 8:23

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom did not know God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

Galatians 3:26

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:11

in whom also we have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His own will,

Ephesians 1:9

having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.

Colossians 1:19

For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of the calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,

Hebrews 2:4

God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with different kinds of miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

1 John 3:1

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Revelation 21:7

He who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.