Ephesians 1:5
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- υἱοθεσίαhuiothesíathe placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God)
- προορίζωproorízōto limit in advance, i.e. (figuratively) predetermine
- εὐδοκίαeudokíasatisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
- ἡμᾶςhēmâsus
- κατάkatá(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (gen
- ΧριστόςChristósanointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- διάdiáthrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsJesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 8:29–30, Eph 1:11, Gal 4:5–6, Jhn 1:12, 1Jn 3:1, Rom 8:14–17, Gal 3:26, Rom 8:23