²⁴ Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be ^(A)with me ^(B)where I am, ^(C)to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me ^(D)before the foundation of the world.

²⁶ Then God said, ^(A)“Let us make man^[a] in our image, ^(B)after our likeness. And ^(C)let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

The Word of Life

1 ^(A)That which was ^(B)from the beginning, ^(C)which we have heard, ^(D)which we have seen with our eyes, ^(E)which we looked upon and ^(F)have touched with our hands, concerning the word^[a] of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ^(I)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(J)which was with the Father and ^(K)was made manifest to us—

⁵ And now, Father, ^(A)glorify me in your own presence with the glory ^(B)that I had with you ^(C)before the world existed.

¹⁰ as a plan for ^(A)the fullness of time, ^(B)to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.

¹¹ In him we have obtained ^(C)an inheritance, ^(D)having been predestined ^(E)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to ^(F)the counsel of his will,