Ephesians 1:12
Ephesians 1:12 (KJV) That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Ephesians 1:12 (Rotherham) That we should be for the praise of his glory—we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ,— Ephesians 1:12 (Literal) for the purpose that we who beforehand hoped for the Messiah should be to the honor of His glory, Ephesians 1:12 (Expanded) for the purpose that we, the born-again of Israel, who before the first coming of Christ hoped in the Messiah, should be to the honor of God’s glory.
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CONTEXT- All Spiritual Blessings Ephesians 1:3-14 (Literal) 3 God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is blessed. He blessed us with every spiritual blessing, throughly heavenly, by Christ, 4 according as He chose us in Himself before the overthrow of the world, that we should be the sanctified ones, unblemished in His presence. 5 And in love He marked us out beforehand unto Himself, even placed us as adopted sons by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 for the purpose of giving praise to God for His glorious grace in which He made us abundantly lovely and acceptable by means of His beloved Son, 7 that in him there is given to us redemption, and by his blood, remission of sin, according to the wealth of His grace 8 that has superabounded toward us in all wisdom and with all understanding. 9 God has made known unto us by experience the Mystery of His will which befo