Ephesians 1:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned to do it through Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ 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

⁹ 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)

⁹ making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Common English Bible

⁹ 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

⁹ 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

⁹ That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,

Ephesians 1:9 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 33:11

But the Lord’s advice is good forever.\par His plans are good for\par generation after generation.\par

Jeremiah 2:29

“Why do you argue with me?\par All of you have turned against me.”\par This message was from the Lord.\par

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.

Luke 12:32

“Don’t fear, little flock (group). Your Father (God) wants to give you the kingdom.

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven,\par and on earth let there be peace\par to the people that please God.”\par

Acts 13:48

When the non-Jewish people heard Paul say this, they were happy. They gave honor to the message {\cf2\super [278]} of the Lord. And many of the people believed the message. These were the people chosen to have life forever.

Acts 2:23

Jesus was given to you, and you killed him. With the help of bad men you nailed Jesus to a cross. But God knew all this would happen. This was God’s plan. God made this plan long ago.

Acts 4:28

These people that ‘came together’ against Jesus made your plan happen; it happened because of your power and your will.

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan.

1 Corinthians 1:21

This is what God with his wisdom wanted: The world did not know God through the world’s own wisdom. So God used the message {\cf2\super [8]} that sounds foolish to save the people that believe it.

Galatians 1:12

I did not get my message from any other human. The Good News is not something I learned from other people. Jesus Christ himself gave it to me. He showed me the Good News that I should tell people.

Galatians 1:15

But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So God called me with his grace (kindness). God wanted me

Galatians 1:16

to tell the Good News {\cf2\super [6]} about his Son (Jesus) to the non-Jewish people. So God let me see and learn about his Son. When God called me, I did not get advice or help from any person.

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we were chosen \{to be God’s people\}. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.

Ephesians 1:8

God gave us that grace fully and freely. God, with full wisdom and understanding,

Ephesians 3:11

This agrees with the plan God had since the beginning of time. God did what he planned. He did it through Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:

2 Timothy 1:9

God saved us and made us his holy people. {\cf2\super [6]} That happened not because of anything we did ourselves. No! God saved us and made us his people because that was what he wanted and because of his grace (kindness). That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began.