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Ephesians 3:11

according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

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

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πρόθεσινprothesin[the] purposeG4286 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
αἰώνων,aiōnōnages,G165 →
ἣνhēnwhichG3739 →
ἐποίησενepoiēsenHe accomplishedG4160 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
ΧριστῷChristōChristG5547 →
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusG2424 →
τῷtōtheG3588 →
κυρίῳkuriōLordG2962 →
ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165 →

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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.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.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,Ephesians 1:4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In loveRomans 9:11Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,1 Peter 1:20He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.Isaiah 46:10–11I 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.’Isaiah 46:11I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.Galatians 1:15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleasedEphesians 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in ChristIsaiah 14:24–27The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.2 Samuel 7:21For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.Romans 8:28–30And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages pastJeremiah 51:29The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.Zechariah 6:1And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.

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