Ephesians 3:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Eph 1:11 : 11 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:
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 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,
  • Isa 14:24-27 : 24 The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so it will come to pass; and as I have purposed, so it will stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him underfoot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 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 the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who will disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
  • 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.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 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.
  • Rom 9:11 : 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;
  • Eph 1:4 : 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:
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 Having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself:
  • Jer 51:29 : 29 And the land shall tremble and be in sorrow; for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.

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

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

    10That 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:

    11In 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:

    12That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.

  • Eph 3:9-10
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    9And 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:

    10To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by 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 has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:

    4According 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:

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

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

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

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    9Who 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,

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    19And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.

    20Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

    21To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:

    18The 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,

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

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

    21Far above all principality and power and might 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 He made known to me the mystery; (as I have written briefly already,

    4By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

    5Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

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

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    16That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;

    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

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    14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    25Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret since the world began,

    26But now is revealed, and by the prophetic scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

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

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    11Therefore, 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:

    12That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you 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 has before ordained that we should walk in them.

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

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    25Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

    26Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

    27To whom God would 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 you are in Christ Jesus, who became for 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 from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

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    21Make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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    4And such trust we have through Christ toward God:

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    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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    3According 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:

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

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    11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

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

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    1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

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    11For so an entrance will be provided to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.