Ephesians 1:4

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Summary

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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2 Peter 3:14

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For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

"Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.

This is what the Lord says: "When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says, 'Don't destroy it, for it contains juice.' So I will do for the sake of my servants -- I will not destroy everyone.

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city."

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory --

So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ's blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;

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so that he may present the church to himself as glorious -- not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him --

Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

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"'You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God.

in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

known from long ago.

This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,