Ephesians 1:9-11

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

⁹having made-known to us the mystery of His will according to His good-pleasure, which He purposed in Himself ^[a] ¹⁰for a stewardship^[b] of ^[c] the fullness of times, that He might sum-up^[d] all things in Christ— the things at the heavens and the things on the earth, in Him,

In Christ He Predestined Us For an Inheritance

¹¹... in Whom also we were allotted an inheritance^[e], having been predestined^[f] according to the purpose^[g] of the One working all things in accordance with the counsel^[h] of His will

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Footnotes

Ephesians 1:9 Or, purposed in Him (Christ). Or, set forth in Him.
Ephesians 1:10 Or, arrangement, mode of operation, administration, government.
Ephesians 1:10 Or, belonging to.
Ephesians 1:10 Or, gather-together into one.
Ephesians 1:11 were allotted an inheritance, and thus, obtained an inheritance. Or, were allotted to God, and thus, were made an inheritance to God.
Ephesians 1:11 This refers back to ‘we’.
Ephesians 1:11 Or, plan, design.
Ephesians 1:11 Or, determination, intention, resolution.

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