KJVHaving predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. Paul, an apostle. As the same form of salutation, or at least very little varied, is found in all the Epistles, it would be superfluous to repeat here the observations which we have formerly made. He calls himself "an apostle of Jesus Christ;" for all to whom has been…