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又因爱我们,就按着自己意旨所喜悦的,预定我们借着耶稣基督得儿子的名分,

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He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

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he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will—

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.