Ephesians 1:6

New International Reader's Version

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

Cross References

Psalm 22:20

Save me from being killed by the sword. Save the only life I have. Save me from the power of those dogs.

Psalm 60:5

Save us and help us by your power. Do this so that those you love may be saved.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord works everything out to the proper end. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 43:21

I do it for the people I made for myself. I want them to sing praise to me.

Isaiah 61:11

The soil makes the young plant come up. A garden causes seeds to grow. In the same way, the Lord and King will make godliness grow. And all the nations will praise him.”

Isaiah 61:3

He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with olive oil to give them joy instead of sorrow. I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.

Jeremiah 23:6

In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

Jeremiah 33:9

Then this city will bring me fame, joy, praise and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about the good things I do for this city. They will see the great success and peace I give it. Then they will be filled with wonder. And they will tremble with fear.”

Leviticus 15:15

The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way the priest will pay for the man’s sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because the man had a liquid flow.

Zechariah 13:7

“My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd! Attack the man who is close to me,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “Strike down the shepherd. Then the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand against their little ones.

Matthew 17:5

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

Matthew 20:9

“The workers who were hired about five o’clock came. Each received the usual day’s pay.

Matthew 3:17

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

Luke 2:14

“May glory be given to God in the highest heaven! And may peace be given to those he is pleased with on earth!”

John 10:17

The reason my Father loves me is that I give up my life. But I will take it back again.

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has put everything into his hands.

Romans 8:1

Those who belong to Christ Jesus are no longer under God’s judgment.

2 Corinthians 4:15

All this is for your benefit. God’s grace is reaching more and more people. So they will become more and more thankful. They will give glory to God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

Ephesians 1:12

We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit marks us as God’s own. We can now be sure that someday we will receive all that God has promised. That will happen after God sets all his people completely free. All these things will bring praise to his glory.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.

Ephesians 2:7

He has done it to show the riches of his grace for all time to come. His grace can’t be compared with anything else. He has shown it by being kind to us. He was kind to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.

Philippians 1:11

You will be filled with the fruit of right living produced by Jesus Christ. All these things bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 3:9

I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.

Philippians 4:19

My God will meet all your needs. He will meet them in keeping with his wonderful riches. These riches come to you because you belong to Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:13

He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.

1 Peter 2:9

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, they should do it as one speaking God’s words. If anyone serves, they should do it with the strength God provides. Then in all things God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Glory and power belong to him for ever and ever. Amen.