Ephesians 1:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His own will:

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    in{G1722} whom{G3739} also{G2532} we were made a heritage,{G2820} having been foreordained{G4309} according to{G2596} the purpose{G4286} of him who{G3588} worketh{G1754} all things{G3956} after{G2596} the counsel{G1012} of his{G846} will;{G2307}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    In{G1722} whom{G3739} also{G2532} we have obtained an inheritance{G2820}{(G5681)}, being predestinated{G4309}{(G5685)} according to{G2596} the purpose{G4286} of him who worketh{G1754}{(G5723)} all things{G3956} after{G2596} the counsel{G1012} of his own{G846} will{G2307}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    that is to saye in him in whom we are made heyres and were therto predestinate accordynge to the purpose of him which worketh all thinges after the purpose of his awne will:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    euen by him, by whom also we are come to the inheritaunce we that were therto predestinate before, acordinge to ye purpose of him, which worketh all thinges after ye councell of his owne wyll,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In whom also we are chosen when we were predestinate according to ye purpose of him, which worketh all things after the counsell of his owne will,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    In whom also we are chosen, beyng predestinate accordyng to the purpose of hym who worketh all thynges after the councell of his owne wyll:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
  • 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
  • Eph 3:11 : 11 According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
  • Eph 1:14 : 14 Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath:
  • Gal 3:18 : 18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise, but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the 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 who executes my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
  • Ps 37:18 : 18 The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.
  • Rom 11:34 : 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?
  • Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
  • Rom 8:17 : 17 And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
  • Deut 4:20 : 20 But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as you are this day.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Eph 1:5 : 5 Having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
  • Eph 1:8 : 8 Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;
  • Isa 5:19 : 19 Who say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This also comes from the LORD of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or as his counselor has taught him? 14 With whom did he take counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
  • Jer 23:18 : 18 For who has stood in the counsel of the LORD and has perceived and heard his word? Who has marked his word and heard it?
  • Jer 32:19 : 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give to everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
  • Zech 6:13 : 13 He shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
  • Acts 2:23 : 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by lawless hands have crucified and killed:
  • Acts 4:28 : 28 To do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Col 1:12 : 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
  • Col 3:24 : 24 Knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ.
  • Titus 3:7 : 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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  • Eph 1:3-10
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    3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:

    4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

    5 Having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

    6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

    7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;

    8 Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;

    9 Having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself:

    10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in Him:

  • Eph 1:12-14
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    12 That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.

    13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

    14 Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

  • Eph 3:9-12
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    9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

    10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

    11 According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

    12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

  • Eph 2:9-10
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    9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

    10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

  • Rom 8:28-31
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    28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

    29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

    30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

    31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

  • 9 Who has 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 to us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  • Col 1:12-14
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    12 Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

    13 Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

    14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins:

  • Eph 1:18-20
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    18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

    19 And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,

    20 Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

  • 3 According to his divine power, he has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to glory and virtue:

  • 20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

  • Eph 2:3-7
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    3 Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

    4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

    5 Even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;)

    6 And raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

    7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

  • 11 Therefore, we also pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

  • 23 And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,

  • 5 Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

  • 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  • 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

  • 28 To do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

  • 11 For the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him who calls;

  • Col 1:16-17
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    16 For by him all things were created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him:

    17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  • 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

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    21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God;

    22 Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

  • 30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

  • 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works mightily in me.

  • 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,