This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Yet these things you have hidden in your heart; I know they are your purpose:
The earth quakes and writhes, the Lord’s plan against Babylon is carried out, Turning the land of Babylon into a wasteland without inhabitants.
before they had yet been born or had done anything, good or bad, in order that God’s elective plan might continue,
Now those who belong to Christ [Jesus] have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love
he has made known to us the mystery of his will in accord with his favor that he set forth in him
Because of this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ [Jesus] for you Gentiles—
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,