Ephesians 3:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
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“according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:”
King James Version · Public Domain“according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ephesians 3:11 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 10:13Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
- Isaiah 14:24The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
- Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Jeremiah 51:29The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
- Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Romans 9:11Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- Ephesians 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
- Ephesians 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
- 2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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