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Ephesians 1:5

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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:	Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,	To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Having predestinated^G4309 us^G2248 unto^G1519 the adoption of children^G5206 by^G1223 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 to^G1519 himself^G846, according^G2596 to the good pleasure^G2107 of his^G846 will^G2307,

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Original Greek

προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
προορίσας	proorisas	G4309	V-AAP-NSM	Having predestinated
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	G2248	P-1AP	us
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	unto
υἱοθεσίαν	huiothesian	G5206	N-ASF	the adoption of children
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	by
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	G2424	N-GSM	Jesus
Χριστοῦ	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	Christ
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	to
αὐτόν,	auton	G846	P-ASM	himself
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	according
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
εὐδοκίαν	eudokian	G2107	N-ASF	to the good pleasure
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	*
θελήματος	thelēmatos	G2307	N-GSN	will
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	of his

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G2107 — εὐδοκία (eudokía, yoo-dok-ee'-ah): good-will, favor — from a presumed compound of εὖ and the base of δοκέω; satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose:--desire, good pleasure (will), X seem good.
• G2248 — ἡμᾶς (hēmâs, hay-mas'): accusative case plural of ἐγώ; us:--our, us, we.
• G2307 — θέλημα (thélēma, thel'-ay-mah): will, wish, desire — from the prolonged form of θέλω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
• G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): Jesus — of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• G4309 — προορίζω (proorízō, pro-or-id'-zo): I foreordain, predetermine — from πρό and ὁρίζω; to limit in advance, i.e. (figuratively) predetermine:--determine before, ordain, predestinate.
• G5206 — υἱοθεσία (huiothesía, hwee-oth-es-ee'-ah): adoption — from a presumed compound of υἱός and a derivative of τίθημι; the placing as a son, i.e. adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God):--adoption (of children, of sons).
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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