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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:

According as {G2531} he hath chosen {G1586} us {G2248} in {G1722} him {G846} before {G4253} the foundation {G2602} of the world {G2889}, that we {G2248} should be {G1511} holy {G40} and {G2532} without blame {G299} before {G2714} him {G846} in {G1722} love {G26}:

In the Messiah he chose us in love before the creation of the universe to be holy and without defect in his presence.

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

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Cross-References

  • 2 Timothy 1:9 (108 votes)

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

  • Romans 8:28 (71 votes)

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

  • Romans 8:30 (71 votes)

    Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

  • Ephesians 2:10 (60 votes)

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

  • Matthew 25:34 (52 votes)

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  • James 2:5 (35 votes)

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  • 1 Peter 2:9 (32 votes)

    But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: