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having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;

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he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will— to the praise of his glorious grace,(D) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(E) In him we have redemption(F) through his blood,(G) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(H) of God’s grace

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.