Ephesians 1:6

New Century Version

and it brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely, in Christ, the One he loves.

Cross References

Psalm 22:20

Save me from the sword; save my life from the dogs.

Psalm 60:5

Answer us and save us by your power so the people you love will be rescued.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord makes everything go as he pleases. He has even prepared a day of disaster for evil people.

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.

Isaiah 43:21

The people I made will sing songs to praise me.

Isaiah 61:11

The earth causes plants to grow, and a garden causes the seeds planted in it to grow. In the same way the Lord God will make goodness and praise come from all the nations.

Isaiah 61:3

and to help the sorrowing people of Jerusalem. I will give them a crown to replace their ashes, and the oil of gladness to replace their sorrow, and clothes of praise to replace their spirit of sadness. Then they will be called Trees of Goodness, trees planted by the Lord to show his greatness.

Jeremiah 23:6

In his time Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This will be his name: The Lord Does What Is Right.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then “Jerusalem” will be to me a name that brings joy! And people from all nations of the earth will praise it when they hear about the good things I am doing there. They will be surprised and shocked at all the good things and the peace I will bring to Jerusalem.’

Leviticus 15:15

The priest will offer the birds, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest will make that person clean so he can belong to the Lord again.

Zechariah 13:7

“Sword, hit the shepherd. Attack the man who is my friend,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “Kill the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter, and I will punish the little ones.”

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was talking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”

Matthew 20:9

“When the workers who were hired at five o’clock came to get their pay, each received one coin.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him.”

Luke 2:14

“Give glory to God in heaven, and on earth let there be peace among the people who please God.”

John 10:17

The Father loves me because I give my life so that I can take it back again.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has given him power over everything.

Romans 8:1

So now, those who are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty.

2 Corinthians 4:15

All these things are for you. And so the grace of God that is being given to more and more people will bring increasing thanks to God for his glory.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God.

Ephesians 1:12

We are the first people who hoped in Christ, and we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.

Ephesians 1:14

That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will receive what God promised for his people until God gives full freedom to those who are his—to bring praise to God’s glory.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.

Ephesians 2:7

so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by being kind to us in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:11

that you will be filled with the good things produced in your life by Christ to bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 3:9

and to belong to him. Now I am right with God, not because I followed the law, but because I believed in Christ. God uses my faith to make me right with him.

Philippians 4:19

My God will use his wonderful riches in Christ Jesus to give you everything you need.

Colossians 1:13

God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones, so let yourselves be used to build a spiritual temple—to be holy priests who offer spiritual sacrifices to God. He will accept those sacrifices through Jesus Christ.

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.

1 Peter 4:11

Anyone who speaks should speak words from God. Anyone who serves should serve with the strength God gives so that in everything God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.