Ephesians 3:11

American Standard Version (1901)

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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  • Eph 1:11 : 11 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;
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 who 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 us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
  • Isa 14:24-27 : 24 Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: 25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: 30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
  • Rom 9:11 : 11 for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
  • Jer 51:29 : 29 And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of Jehovah against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

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    8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

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

    10unto 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],

    11in 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;

    12to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

  • Eph 3:9-10
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    9and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

    10to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

  • Eph 1:3-6
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    3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:

    4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

    5having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

    6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

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    12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

  • 2 Tim 1:9
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    9who 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 us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

  • Eph 3:19-21
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    19and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.

    20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

    21unto him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

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    17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

    18having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

    19and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might

    20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly [places] ,

    21far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

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    3how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,

    4whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

    5which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

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    7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:

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    16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

    17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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    14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,

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    26but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto obedience of faith:

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    20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,

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    11To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;

    12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

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    7but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, [even] the [wisdom] that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

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    25whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,

    26[ even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

    27to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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    30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

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    4who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:

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    21make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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    11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

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    4And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

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    11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

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    3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

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    7that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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    11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you:

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    14which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of [God's] own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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    1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,--

  • 2 Pet 1:11
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    11for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.