Ephesians 1:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--

New Living Translation
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

English Standard Version
he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

Berean Study Bible
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

New American Standard Bible
He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

NASB 1995
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

NASB 1977
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

Amplified Bible
He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—

Christian Standard Bible
He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will,

Contemporary English Version
God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.

Good News Translation
God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children--this was his pleasure and purpose.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Jesus Christ. He freely chose to do this

International Standard Version
he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,

NET Bible
He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will--
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

New King James Version
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

King James 2000 Bible
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

New Heart English Bible
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

World English Bible
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

American King James Version
Having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

American Standard Version
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

A Faithful Version
Having predestinated us for sonship to Himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His own will,

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

English Revised Version
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Webster's Bible Translation
Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Who hath predestinate vs, to be adopted through Iesus Christ in him selfe, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who hath predestinate vs into the adoption of childre, by Iesus Christ vnto hym selfe, according to the good pleasure of his wyll:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
& ordeyned vs before, to receaue vs as children thorow Iesus Christ, acordinge to the pleasure of his will,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And ordeyned vs before thorow Iesus Christ to be heyres vnto him silfe accordinge to the pleasure of his will
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Berean Literal Bible
having predestined us for divine adoption as sons to Himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Young's Literal Translation
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Smith's Literal Translation
Having determined us beforehand for adoption as a son by Jesus Christ to him, according to benevolence of his will,

Literal Emphasis Translation
Having predetermined us unto sonship through Jesus Christ unto Himself according to the good pleasure of His will,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will:

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has predestined us to adoption as sons, through Jesus Christ, in himself, according to the purpose of his will,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he has constituted us as children by Yeshua The Messiah, as that is pleasing to his will,

Lamsa Bible
And he marked us with his love to be his from the beginning, and adopted us to be sons through Jesus Christ, as it pleased his will.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
having predestinated us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Godbey New Testament
in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Haweis New Testament
having predestinated us for his adopted children by Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Mace New Testament
having predetermin'd to adopt us by Jesus Christ to be his children, according to the good pleasure of his own will,

Weymouth New Testament
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--

Worrell New Testament
having predestinated us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Worsley New Testament
having before appointed us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto Himself, according to the good pleasure of his will;
















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