Ephesians 1:5

Weymouth NT

For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ –such being His gracious will and pleasure–

Cross References

Matthew 1:25

but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

Luke 10:21

On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. »I give Thee fervent thanks,« He exclaimed, »O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

Luke 11:32

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.

Luke 12:32

»Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.«

John 1:12

But all who have received Him, to them –that is, to those who trust in His name– He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.

John 20:17

»Do not cling to me,« said Jesus, »for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But take this message to my brethren: `I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'«

Acts 13:48

The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.

Romans 8:23

And more than that, we ourselves, though we possess the Spirit as a foretaste and pledge of the glorious future, yet we ourselves inwardly sigh, as we wait and long for open recognition as sons through the deliverance of our bodies.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an Apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God–and our brother Sosthenes:

1 Corinthians 1:21

For after the world by its wisdom –as God in His wisdom had ordained– had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all.«

Galatians 3:26

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

Ephesians 1:11

In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will,

Ephesians 1:9

when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose

Philippians 2:13

For it is God Himself whose power creates within you the desire to do His gracious will and also brings about the accomplishment of the desire.

Colossians 1:19

For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

It is with this view also that we continually pray to our God for you, asking that He will count you worthy of His call, and by His mighty power fully gratify your every desire for what is truly good and make your work of faith complete;

Hebrews 2:4

while God corroborated their testimony by signs and marvels and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed in accordance with His own will.

1 John 3:1

See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us –that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us– because it has not known Him.

Revelation 21:7

All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I will be his God and he shall be one of My sons.