⁴ just as ^(A)He chose us in Him before ^(B)the foundation of the world, that we would be ^(C)holy and blameless before ^[a]Him. ^(D)In love

⁹ He ^[a](A)made known to us the mystery of His will, ^(B)according to His good pleasure which He ^(C)set forth in Him,

^11 [a]In Him we also ^(A)have obtained an inheritance, having been ^(B)predestined ^(C)according to the purpose of Him who works all things ^(D)in accordance with the plan of His will,

³⁰ and these whom He ^(A)predestined, He also ^(B)called; and these whom He called, He also ^(C)justified; and these whom He justified, He also ^(D)glorified.

⁹ who ^(A)saved us and ^(B)called us with a holy ^(C)calling, ^(D)not according to our works, but according to His own ^(E)purpose and grace, which was granted to us in ^(F)Christ Jesus from ^(G)all eternity,

⁹ For God has not destined us for ^(A)wrath, but for ^(B)obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹³ Just as it is written: “^(A)Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”

¹⁶ So then, it does not depend on the person who ^[a]wants it nor the one who ^[b](A)runs, but on ^(B)God who has mercy.

⁵ even when we were ^(A)dead ^[a]in our wrongdoings, made us alive together ^[b]with Christ (^(B)by grace you have been saved),