⁹ He has saved^(A) us and called^(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done^(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

² in the hope of eternal life,^(A) which God, who does not lie,^(B) promised before the beginning of time,^(C)

³ By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command,^(A) so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.