Ephesians 1:12

World English Bible (2000)

to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

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  • Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
  • 2 Thess 2:13 : 13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
  • Matt 12:18-21 : 18 "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets. 20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. 21 In his name, the nations will hope."
  • Eph 1:13-14 : 13 in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.
  • Eph 2:7 : 7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
  • Eph 3:21 : 21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
  • John 14:1 : 1 "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
  • Rom 15:12-13 : 12 Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope." 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
  • Ps 146:3-5 : 3 Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help. 4 His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:
  • Isa 11:10 : 10 It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
  • Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation."
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. 2 A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
  • Isa 42:1-4 : 1 "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights-- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. 3 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."
  • Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.
  • Isa 45:25 : 25 In Yahweh shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
  • Jer 17:5-7 : 5 Thus says Yahweh: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Yahweh. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose trust Yahweh is.
  • Jer 23:6 : 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name by which he shall be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
  • 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

    4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;

    5having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

    6to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

    7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

    8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

    9making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

    10to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

    11in 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;

  • Eph 1:13-15
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    13in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation--in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

    14who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.

    15For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

  • Eph 2:9-10
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    9not of works, that no one would boast.

    10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

  • 2 Tim 1:9
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    9who 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 times eternal,

  • 2 Thess 1:10-12
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    10when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

    11To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

    12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 3:11-12
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    11according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;

    12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

  • Col 1:27
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    27to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

  • 1 Pet 1:20-21
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    20who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,

    21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • Col 1:12-14
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    12giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

    13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

    14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

  • Col 1:4-5
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    4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

    5because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,

  • Eph 1:17-20
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    17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

    18having the eyes of your hearts 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 that working of the strength of his might

    20which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

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    6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

    7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

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    30But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

    31that, according as it is written, "He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."

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    7that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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    20For however many are the promises of God, in him is the "Yes." Therefore also through him is the "Amen," to the glory of God through us.

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

    22who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

  • Gal 1:5
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    5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

  • Phil 1:11
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    11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • 2 Thess 2:13-14
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    13But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

    14to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Tim 1:11
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    11according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

  • Rom 5:2
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    2through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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    5Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

  • 1 Tim 1:1
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    1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

  • 1 Thess 2:12
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    12to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

  • Titus 2:13
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    13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;