11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 1:4
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
Ephesians 1:4 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- just as he chose us to be in him before the beginning of this world, so that in love we could be holy and without fault before him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
- DBY Darby Translation
- according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καθὼς | kathōs | For | G2531 καθώς as/just as |
| ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | He chose | G1586 ἐκλέγω to select |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | us | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| πρὸ | pro | before | G4253 πρό before |
| καταβολῆς | katabolēs | [the] foundation | G2602 καταβολή beginning |
| κόσμου | kosmou | of [the] world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| εἶναι | einai | to be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | — | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἁγίους | hagious | holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἀμώμους | amōmous | blameless | G299 ἄμωμος blameless |
| κατενώπιον | katenōpion | in His presence | G2714 κατενώπιον before |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐν | en | In | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἀγάπῃ | agapē | love | G26 ἀγάπη love |
Related verses
- 2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
- Romans 8:28–30
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
- Matthew 25:34
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
- John 15:16
You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
- 1 Peter 1:20
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
- Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
- 1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
5 having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,
Read all of Ephesians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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