alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
"With Him are wisdomand might;To Him belong counseland understanding.
"Behold,Goddoesalltheseoftentimeswith men,
The LORDknowsthe daysof the blameless,And their inheritancewill be forever.
"Counselis mine and soundwisdom;I am understanding,poweris mine.
O LORD,You are my God;I will exaltYou, I will givethanksto Your name;For You have workedwonders,Plans[formed] longago,with perfectfaithfulness.
Thisalsocomesfrom the LORDof hosts,[Who] has made[His] counselwonderfuland [His] wisdomgreat.
Who say,"Let Him makespeed,let Him hastenHis work,that we may see[it]; And let the purposeof the HolyOneof IsraeldrawnearAnd cometo pass,that we may know[it]!"
"But whohas stoodin the councilof the LORD,That he should seeand hearHis word?Whohas givenheedto His wordand listened?
greatin counseland mightyin deed,whoseeyesare opento allthe waysof the sonsof men,givingto everyoneaccording to his waysand according to the fruitof his deeds;
"Yes, it is He who will buildthe templeof the LORD,and He who will bearthe honorand sitand ruleon His throne.Thus, He will be a prieston His throne,and the counselof peacewill be betweenthe twooffices."'
When the Gentilesheardthis, they [began] rejoicingand glorifyingthe wordof the Lord;and as manyas had beenappointedto eternallifebelieved.
this[Man], deliveredover by the predeterminedplanand foreknowledgeof God,you nailed to a crossby the handsof godless menand put [Him] to death.
"For I did not shrinkfrom declaringto you the wholepurposeof God.
"And nowI commendyou to Godand to the wordof His grace,which is ableto build[you] up and to give[you] the inheritanceamongallthosewho are sanctified.
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
For WHOHAS KNOWNTHE MINDOF THE LORD,ORWHOBECAMEHIS COUNSELOR?
and ifchildren,heirsalso,heirsof Godand fellow heirswith Christ,if indeedwe sufferwith [Him] sothat we may alsobe glorifiedwith [Him].
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
for though [the twins] were not yetbornand had not doneanythinggoodorbad,sothat God'spurposeaccordingto [His] choicewould stand,not becauseof worksbut becauseof Him who calls,
For ifthe inheritanceis basedon law,it is no longerbasedon a promise;but Godhas grantedit to Abrahamby meansof a promise.
whois given as a pledgeof our inheritance,with a viewto the redemptionof [God's own] possession,to the praiseof His glory.
[I pray that] the eyesof your heartmay be enlightened,sothat you will knowwhatis the hopeof His calling,whatare the richesof the gloryof His inheritancein the saints,
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
whichHe lavishedon us. In allwisdomand insight
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
"But the LORDhas takenyou and broughtyou out of the ironfurnace,from Egypt,to be a peoplefor His own possession,as today.
giving thanksto the Father,who has qualifiedus to sharein the inheritanceof the saintsin Light.
knowingthat from the Lordyou will receivethe rewardof the inheritance.It is the LordChristwhom you serve.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
In the sameway God,desiringeven moreto showto the heirsof the promisethe unchangeablenessof His purpose,interposedwith an oath,
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
to [obtain] an inheritance[which is] imperishableand undefiledand will not fade away,reservedin heavenfor you,
not returningevilfor evilorinsultfor insult,but giving a blessinginstead;for you were calledfor the verypurpose that you might inherita blessing.
