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 ^5 [b]He ^(E)predestined us to ^(F)adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, ^(G)according to the ^[c]kind intention of His will, ^6 (H)to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in ^(I)the Beloved.

⁸ For ^(A)by grace you have been saved ^(B)through faith; and ^[a]that not of yourselves, it is ^(C)the gift of God;