Ephesians 1:5
1:5 He did this by predestining
us to adoption as his
sons
through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure
of his will –
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 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
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