I thought, ‘How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.’ I thought, ‘You will call me “My Father” and never turn away from me.’
Ephesians 1:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]– American Standard Version (1901) having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Common English Bible God destined us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ because of his love. This was according to his goodwill and plan Catholic Public Domain Version He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will: |
I thought, ‘How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.’ I thought, ‘You will call me “My Father” and never turn away from me.’
Haven’t you recently called to me, ‘My Father! You were my friend in my youth.
All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done? ’
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not my people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.
but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he named him Jesus.
At that time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure. ,
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look #– #something greater than Jonah is here.
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,
and not for the nation only, but also to unite the scattered children of God.
‘Don’t cling to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’
When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honoured the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.
Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits #– #we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Sosthenes our brother:
For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.
And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. ,
In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
In view of this, we always pray for you that our God will make you worthy of his calling, and by his power fulfil your every desire to do good and your work produced by faith,
At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to his will.
See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children #– #and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.
The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son.