who has savedus and calledus with a holycalling,not accordingto our works,but accordingto His ownpurposeand gracewhich was grantedus in ChristJesusfrom alleternity,
Nowto Him who is ableto establishyou accordingto my gospeland the preachingof JesusChrist,accordingto the revelationof the mysterywhich has been kept secretfor long agespast,
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
for though [the twins] were not yetbornand had not doneanythinggoodorbad,sothat God'spurposeaccordingto [His] choicewould stand,not becauseof worksbut becauseof Him who calls,
"Father,I desirethat they also,whomYou have givenMe, be with Me whereI am,sothat they may seeMy glorywhichYou have givenMe, for You lovedMe beforethe foundationof the world.
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
Allwho dwellon the earthwill worshiphim, [everyone] whosenamehas not been writtenfrom the foundationof the worldin the bookof lifeof the Lambwho has been slain.
For He was foreknownbeforethe foundationof the world,but has appearedin theselasttimesfor the sakeof you
"I askon their behalf;I do not askon behalfof the world,but of those whomYou have givenMe; for they are Yours;
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
evenwhen we were deadin our transgressions,made us alive togetherwith Christ(by graceyou have beensaved),
For Godhas not calledus for the purpose of impurity,but in sanctification.
For the wordof the crossis foolishnessto thosewho are perishing,but to us who are being savedit is the powerof God.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
"The beastthat you sawwas, and is not, and is aboutto comeup out of the abyssand goto destruction.And thosewho dwellon the earth,whosenamehas not been writtenin the bookof lifefrom the foundationof the world,will wonderwhen they seethe beast,that he was and is not and will come.
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
Paul,an apostleof ChristJesusaccordingto the commandmentof Godour Savior,and of ChristJesus,[who is] our hope,
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
[even] us, whomHe alsocalled,not from amongJewsonly,but alsofrom amongGentiles.
At that verytimeHe rejoiced greatlyin the HolySpirit,and said,"I praiseYou, O Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.Yes,Father,for this waywas well-pleasingin Your sight.
"She will beara Son;and you shall callHis nameJesus,for He will saveHis peoplefrom their sins."
praisingGodand havingfavorwith allthe people.And the Lordwas addingto their numberday by daythosewho were being saved.
SAYSTHE LORD,WHO MAKESTHESE THINGSKNOWNFROM LONG AGO.
ifsomehowI might move to jealousymy fellow countrymenand savesomeof them.
for the giftsand the callingof Godare irrevocable.
I presson towardthe goalfor the prizeof the upwardcallof Godin ChristJesus.
Paul,an apostleof ChristJesusby the willof God,accordingto the promiseof lifein ChristJesus,
