Ephesians 1:4

New Century Version

That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people—people without blame before him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:24

I am innocent before him; I have kept myself from doing evil.

Psalm 135:4

The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring justice to all nations.

Leviticus 19:2

“Tell all the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God. You must be holy because I am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

“ ‘Be my holy people. Be holy because I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 24:22

God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 24:31

He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from every part of the world.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not in this flock, and I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 17:24

“Father, I want these people that you gave me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.

Acts 13:48

When those who were not Jewish heard Paul say this, they were happy and gave honor to the message of the Lord. And the people who were chosen to have life forever believed the message.

Acts 15:18

And these things have been known for a long time.’

Acts 18:10

I am with you, and no one will hurt you because many of my people are in this city.”

Romans 8:33

Who can accuse the people God has chosen? No one, because God is the One who makes them right.

1 Corinthians 1:8

Jesus will keep you strong until the end so that there will be no wrong in you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

Galatians 5:13

My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful self. Serve each other with love.

Galatians 5:22

But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

When we are in Christ Jesus, it is not important if we are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.

Ephesians 3:17

I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life will be strong in love and be built on love.

Ephesians 4:2

Always be humble, gentle, and patient, accepting each other in love.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 5:27

He died so that he could give the church to himself like a bride in all her beauty. He died so that the church could be pure and without fault, with no evil or sin or any other wrong thing in it.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be innocent and without any wrong. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all around you, among whom you shine like stars in the dark world.

Colossians 1:22

But now God has made you his friends again. He did this through Christ’s death in the body so that he might bring you into God’s presence as people who are holy, with no wrong, and with nothing of which God can judge you guilty.

Colossians 2:2

I want them to be strengthened and joined together with love so that they may be rich in their understanding. This leads to their knowing fully God’s secret, that is, Christ himself.

Colossians 3:12

God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord make your love grow more and multiply for each other and for all people so that you will love others as we love you.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

God called us to be holy and does not want us to live in sin.

2 Timothy 1:9

saved us and made us his holy people. That was not because of anything we did ourselves but because of God’s purpose and grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began,

2 Timothy 2:10

So I patiently accept all these troubles so that those whom God has chosen can have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus. With that salvation comes glory that never ends.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor in the world to be rich with faith and to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 1:2

God planned long ago to choose you by making you his holy people, which is the Spirit’s work. God wanted you to obey him and to be made clean by the blood of the death of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be yours more and more.

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen before the world was made, but he was shown to the world in these last times for your sake.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession. You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, since you are waiting for this to happen, do your best to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

1 John 4:16

And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love. God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

Revelation 13:8

And all who live on earth will worship the beast—all the people since the beginning of the world whose names are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. The Lamb is the One who was killed.

Revelation 17:8

The beast you saw was once alive but is not alive now. But soon it will come up out of the bottomless pit and go away to be destroyed. There are people who live on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life since the beginning of the world. They will be amazed when they see the beast, because he was once alive, is not alive now, but will come again.