Ephesians 1:4

New American Bible - revised edition

as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:24

I was honest toward him; I was on guard against sin.

Psalm 135:4

For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased. Upon him I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations.

Leviticus 19:2

Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

Sanctify yourselves, then, and be holy; for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.

Matthew 24:22

And if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect.

Matthew 24:31

And he will send out his angels with a trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. The Lesson of the Fig Tree.

Matthew 25:34

Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

John 10:16

I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.

John 15:16

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

John 17:24

Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Acts 13:48

The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,

Acts 15:18

known from of old.’

Acts 18:10

for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

Romans 8:33

Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us.

1 Corinthians 1:8

He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ].

Galatians 5:13

For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love.

Galatians 5:22

In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. Be Not Misled.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them. One in Christ.

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love,

Ephesians 5:2

and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.

Ephesians 5:27

that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

Philippians 2:15

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,

Colossians 1:22

he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him,

Colossians 2:2

that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love, to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you,

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.

2 Timothy 1:9

He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began,

2 Timothy 2:10

Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands, bearing this inscription, “The Lord knows those who are his”; and, “Let everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord avoid evil.”

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

1 Peter 1:2

in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance. Blessing.

1 Peter 1:20

He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you,

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

2 Peter 3:14

Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.

1 John 4:16

We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.

Revelation 13:8

All the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, all whose names were not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life, which belongs to the Lamb who was slain.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw existed once but now exists no longer. It will come up from the abyss and is headed for destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world shall be amazed when they see the beast, because it existed once but exists no longer, and yet it will come again.