¹⁰ so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,^(A)

⁴ For he chose us^(A) in him before the creation of the world^(B) to be holy and blameless^(C) in his sight. In love^(D)

Noah and the Flood

⁹ This is the account^(A) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless^(B) among the people of his time,^(C) and he walked faithfully with God.^(D)

⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace,^(A) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.^(B)

¹⁴ who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance^(A) until the redemption^(B) of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.^(C)

¹² in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.^(A)

¹³ She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,^(A)” for she said, “I have now seen^[a] the One who sees me.”^(B)