Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
New American Standard Bible
This was in
King James Version
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Holman Bible
This is according to His eternal purpose
International Standard Version
in keeping with the eternal purpose that God carried out through the Messiah Jesus our Lord,
A Conservative Version
according to the purpose of the ages, which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
American Standard Version
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Amplified
This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
An Understandable Version
according to God's eternal purpose which He carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Anderson New Testament
according to the arrangement of the ages, which he established by Christ Jesus our Lord,
Bible in Basic English
Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Common New Testament
This was according to the eternal purpose which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Daniel Mace New Testament
in pursuance of that dispensation which he made to former ages by Christ Jesus our Lord:
Darby Translation
according to the purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Goodspeed New Testament
fulfilling the eternal purpose which God carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Julia Smith Translation
According to the purpose of times immemorial which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord:
King James 2000
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Lexham Expanded Bible
according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Modern King James verseion
according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
according to that eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Moffatt New Testament
in terms of the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Montgomery New Testament
according to his eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
NET Bible
This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
New Heart English Bible
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Noyes New Testament
according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Sawyer New Testament
according to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
According to a plan of the ages which he made in the anointed Jesus our Lord, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
according to the purpose from everlasting, which he formed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Twentieth Century New Testament
In accordance with that purpose which runs through all the ages and which he has now accomplished in Jesus, the Christ, our Master.
Webster
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Williams New Testament
in accordance with the eternal purpose which God executed in the gift of Christ Jesus our Lord.
World English Bible
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Worrell New Testament
according to a purpose of the ages which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Worsley New Testament
according to the ancient purpose, which He executed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Youngs Literal Translation
according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Themes
Boldness » Why you can be bold
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are eternal
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by the faith of jesus Christ
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 3:11
Images Ephesians 3:11
Prayers for Ephesians 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mystery Of Christ Revealed
10 concealed in order that the Church might now be used to display to the powers and authorities in the heavenly realms the innumerable aspects of God's wisdom. 11 Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have this bold and confident access through our faith in Him.
Cross References
Ephesians 1:11
In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will,
Romans 8:28-30
Now we know that for those who love God all things are working together for good--for those, I mean, whom with deliberate purpose He has called.
Romans 9:11
and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,
Ephesians 1:4
even as, in His love, He chose us as His own in Christ before the creation of the world, that we might be holy and without blemish in His presence.
Ephesians 1:9
when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose
2 Timothy 1:9
For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with our desserts, but in accordance with His own purpose and the free grace which He bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before the commencement of the Ages,