Ephesians 1:5-6
New King James Version
5 (A)having predestined us to (B)adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, (C)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (D)by which He [a]made us accepted in (E)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
Ephesians 1:5-6
English Standard Version
5 (A)he predestined us[a] for (B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (C)according to the purpose of his will, 6 (D)to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in (E)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us
Ephesians 1:5-6
New American Standard Bible
5 [a]He (A)predestined us to (B)adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, (C)according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 (D)to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in (E)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:5 Lit having predestined
Ephesians 1:5-6
New Living Translation
5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.[a]
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- 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:13-14
New King James Version
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard (A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, (B)you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 (C)who[a] is the [b]guarantee of our inheritance (D)until the redemption of (E)the purchased possession, (F)to the praise of His glory.
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- Ephesians 1:14 NU which
- Ephesians 1:14 down payment, earnest
Ephesians 1:13-14
English Standard Version
13 In him you also, when you heard (A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, (B)were sealed with the (C)promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is (D)the guarantee[a] of our (E)inheritance until (F)we acquire (G)possession of it,[b] (H)to the praise of his glory.
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- Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment
- Ephesians 1:14 Or until God redeems his possession
Ephesians 1:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 In [a]Him, [b]you also, after listening to (A)the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also [c]believed, you were (B)sealed in [d]Him with (C)the Holy Spirit of the promise, 14 who is a (D)first installment of (E)our inheritance, in regard to the (F)redemption of (G)God’s own possession, (H)to the praise of His glory.
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- Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom
- Ephesians 1:13 I.e., Gentile believers
- Ephesians 1:13 Or believed in Him, you were sealed
- Ephesians 1:13 Lit whom
Ephesians 1:13-14
New Living Translation
13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[a] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
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- 1:13 Or he put his seal on you.
1 John 3:7-9
New King James Version
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 (A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been (C)born of God does not sin, for (D)His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
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1 John 3:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Little children, (A)let no one deceive you. (B)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 (C)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was (D)to destroy the works of the devil. 9 (E)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's[a] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
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- 1 John 3:9 Greek his
1 John 3:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)Little children, make sure no one (B)deceives you; (C)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is (D)of the devil; for the devil [a]has been sinning from the beginning. (E)The Son of God (F)appeared for this purpose, (G)to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one who has been (H)born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.
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- 1 John 3:8 Lit sins
1 John 3:7-9
New Living Translation
7 Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. 8 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life[a] is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.
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- 3:9 Greek because his seed.
1 John 4:13
New King James Version
13 (A)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
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1 John 4:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
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1 John 4:13
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given to us of His Spirit.
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1 John 4:13
New Living Translation
13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
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