Ephesians 1:5

Tree of Life Version

He predestined us for adoption as sons through Messiah Yeshua, in keeping with the good pleasure of His will—

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:19

“Then I Myself said: ‘How gladly would I make you sons and give you a pleasant land— the most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ I thought you would call Me—Avi!— and would not turn from following Me.

Jeremiah 3:4

Did you not just now call to Me: ‘Avi! You are a friend of my youth.

Matthew 1:25

But he did not know her intimately until she had given birth to a Son. And he called His name Yeshua.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this way was pleasing to You.

Luke 10:21

In that very hour, He was overjoyed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and said, “I praise You, Father, Master of the universe, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was pleasing to You.

Luke 11:32

The men of Nineveh will rise at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation. And indeed, one greater than Jonah is here.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father chose to give you the kingdom.

John 1:12

But whoever did receive Him, those trusting in His name, to these He gave the right to become children of God.

John 11:52

And not for the nation only, but also so that He might gather together into one the scattered children of God.

John 20:17

Yeshua says to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they were thrilled and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as had been inscribed for eternal life believed.

Romans 8:23

and not only creation, but even ourselves. We ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Ruach, groan inwardly as we eagerly wait for adoption—the redemption of our body.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called as an emissary of Messiah Yeshua by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:21

For seeing that—in God’s wisdom—the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased—through the foolishness of the message proclaimed—to save those who believe.

2 Corinthians 6:18

I will be a father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says Adonai-Tzva’ot.”

Galatians 3:26

For you are all sons of God through trusting in Messiah Yeshua.

Ephesians 1:11

In Him we also were chosen, predestined according to His plan. He keeps working out all things according to the purpose of His will—

Ephesians 1:9

He made known to us the mystery of His will, in keeping with His good pleasure that He planned in Messiah.

Philippians 2:13

For the One working in you is God—both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Colossians 1:19

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him

2 Thessalonians 1:11

With this in mind, we pray for you constantly, that our God may consider you worthy of the calling and fulfill with power every good desire and work of faith,

Hebrews 2:4

At the same time, God was testifying by signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, according to His will.

1 John 3:1

See how glorious a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God’s children—and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

Revelation 21:7

The one who overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.