Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Ephesians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:4 JFB -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:4 PNT -> Commentary on 1:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:4 TSK -> Commentary on 1:4 TSK -> Entry for 1:4 WEN -> Notes on 1:4 NTB -> Atonement; Election; God (continued); Holiness; Predestination; Righteous; Salvation; Sanctification TTT -> Blessed, The; Election; Holiness EBD -> Decrees of God; Election of Grace; Ephesians, Epistle to; Holiness PWP -> Devotional using 1:4 TV -> Devotional using 1:4 TV -> Devotional using 1:4 TV -> Devotional using 1:4 1:4 - [In Context] In Christ, God chose us before the world was made. God chose us in love to be his holy people F4 --people with no wrong in us before him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:5 JFB -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:5 PNT -> Commentary on 1:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:5 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:5 TSK -> Commentary on 1:5 TSK -> Entry for 1:5 WEN -> Notes on 1:5 NTB -> Adoption; Atonement; God (continued); Grace Of God; Predestination; Righteous; Salvation TTT -> Adoption; Election EBD -> Election of Grace; Ephesians, Epistle to; Predestination SBD -> Adoption PWP -> Devotional using 1:5 TV -> Devotional using 1:5 TV -> Devotional using 1:5 TV -> Devotional using 1:5 1:5 - [In Context] And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what God wanted to do. That pleased him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 1:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 1:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 1:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:6 JFB -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:6 PNT -> Commentary on 1:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 1:6 TSK -> Commentary on 1:6 TSK -> Entry for 1:6 WEN -> Notes on 1:6 NTB -> Atonement; God; God (continued); Grace Of God; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Righteous; Salvation TTT -> Adoption; Election; Grace EBD -> Election of Grace; Ephesians, Epistle to PWP -> Devotional using 1:6 SPG -> Devotional using 1:6 1:6 - [In Context] And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in {Christ,} the One he loves.
FOOTNOTES: F4: holy people   Literally, "saints" or "holy ones." God's people are called holy because they are made pure through Christ and belong only to God.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.