Ephesians 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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:

As

That

Without

2 Peter 3:14

General references

Luke 1:75

Acts 15:18

Ephesians 3:11

Bible References

As

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes.

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring; and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.

And when the gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to everlasting life, believed.

for I am with thee, and no one shall lay hands on thee, to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city.

We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

In the same way then at this present time also there is a remnant, according to the election of grace.

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth;

For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with everlasting glory.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of Gods elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

That

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might worship him without fear,

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever ye ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Nevertheless Gods firm foundation standeth, having this seal, "The Lord knoweth them that are his;" and, "Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, was manifested,

even for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,

Without

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

that ye may be blameless and pure, children of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world,

in the body of his flesh through his death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight;

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless before him in peace,

General references

in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

which were known from the beginning."

according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;