American Standard Version
"to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: "
— Ephesians 1:12, American Standard Version
“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”
“to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:”
“so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.”
“That we may be unto the praise of his glory: we who before hoped in Christ:”
“So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:”
“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”
making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say,
in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,—in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,