World English Bible
"having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,"
— Ephesians 1:5, World English Bible
“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
“having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ”
“He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–”
“Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will:”
“As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,”
“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,