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having predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself according-to[a] the good-pleasure of His will, for the praise of the glory of His grace which He graciously-bestowed-on us in the Beloved[b] One,

In Christ And By Grace He Redeemed Us And Revealed The Mystery of His Will To Us

... in[c] Whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

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  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or, based on, in harmony with.
  2. Ephesians 1:6 the Beloved One. Lit, the One having been loved.
  3. Ephesians 1:7 Or, in connection with, by means of.

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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  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.