Why do you bring a case against me? All of you have rebelled against me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Ephesians 1:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, American Standard Version (1901) making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him Common English Bible God revealed his hidden design to us, which is according to his goodwill and the plan that he intended to accomplish through his Son. Catholic Public Domain Version So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him, |
Why do you bring a case against me? All of you have rebelled against me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
He answered, ‘Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favours! ,,
When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honoured the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.
Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.
to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.
I don’t want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited: A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
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.
For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased
to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.
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,
This is according to his eternal purpose accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.