Ephesians 1:5 Parallel Translations

Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Jesus Christ. He freely chose to do this(GOD'S WORD®)

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

ASV:

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

BBE:

As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

DBY:

having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

ERV:

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

WEY:

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

WBS:

Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

WEB:

having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

YLT:

having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Ephesians 1:5 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Romans 8:14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

Philippians 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Colossians 1:19 For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:5 {8} Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ {h} to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
(8) Another plainer exposition of the efficient cause, and also of eternal election, by which God is said to have chosen us in Christ, that is, because it pleased him to appoint us when we were not yet born, whom he would make to be his children by Jesus Christ. So that there is no reason for our election to be looked for here, except in the free mercy of God. And neither is faith which God foresaw the cause of our predestination, but the effect.
(h) God respects nothing, either anything that is present, or anything that is to come, but himself only.

PNT:

1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children. Foreordained that we, the church of Jesus Christ, should be adopted as his children. The whole line of argument is general instead of particular. God foreordained a church which should be composed of those adopted as his children.
According to the pleasure of his will. The act of predestination was due simply to God's sovereign will. His will was the cause.

WES:

1:5 Having predestinated us to the adoption of sons - Having foreordained that all who afterwards believed should enjoy the dignity of being sons of God, and joint - heirs with Christ. According to the good pleasure of his will - According to his free, fixed, unalterable purpose to confer this blessing on all those who should believe in Christ, and those only.

MHC:

1:3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so. This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundation of the world, that they should be made holy by separation from sin, being set apart to God, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, in consequence of their election in Christ. All who are chosen to happiness as the end, are chosen to holiness as the means. In love they were predestinated, or fore-ordained, to be adopted as children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, and to be openly admitted to the privileges of that high relation to himself. The reconciled and adopted believer, the pardoned sinner, gives all the praise of his salvation to his gracious Father. His love appointed this method of redemption, spared not his own Son, and brought believers to hear and embrace this salvation. It was rich grace to provide such a surety as his own Son, and freely to deliver him up. This method of grace gives no encouragement to evil, but shows sin in all its hatefulness, and how it deserves vengeance. The believer's actions, as well as his words, declare the praises of Divine mercy.

CONC:

Accordance Adopted Adoption Beforehand Christ Designed Desire Destined Foreordained Gracious Intention Kind Love Marked Pleasure Position Predestinated Predestined Pre-destined Purpose Sons

Accordance Adopted Adoption Children Christ Designed Desire Destined Foreordained Good Gracious Intention Jesus Kind Love Marked Pleasure Position Predestinated Predestined Pre-Destined

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