Ephesians 1:4

1:4 For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.

Ephesians 1:9

1:9 He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

Ephesians 1:11

1:11 In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

Isaiah 14:24-27

14:24 The Lord who commands armies makes this solemn vow:

“Be sure of this:

Just as I have intended, so it will be;

just as I have planned, it will happen.

14:25 I will break Assyria in my land,

I will trample them underfoot on my hills.

Their yoke will be removed from my people,

the burden will be lifted from their shoulders.

14:26 This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth;

my hand is ready to strike all the nations.”

14:27 Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has a plan,

and who can possibly frustrate it?

His hand is ready to strike,

and who can possibly stop it?

Isaiah 46:10-11

46:10 who announces the end from the beginning

and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred,

who says, ‘My plan will be realized,

I will accomplish what I desire,’

46:11 who summons an eagle from the east,

from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.

Yes, I have decreed,

yes, I will bring it to pass;

I have formulated a plan,

yes, I will carry it out.

Jeremiah 51:29

51:29 The earth will tremble and writhe in agony.

For the Lord will carry out his plan.

He plans to make the land of Babylonia

a wasteland where no one lives.

Romans 8:28-30

8:28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose, 8:29 because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 8:30 And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.

Romans 9:11

9:11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) –

Romans 9:2

9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

Romans 1:9

1:9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you