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Ephesians 1:9

NETBible	He did this when he revealed¹ to us the secret² of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth³ in Christ,⁴
NIV © biblegateway Eph 1:9	And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
NASB © biblegateway Eph 1:9	He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him
NLT © biblegateway Eph 1:9	God’s secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure.
MSG © biblegateway Eph 1:9	letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ,
BBE © SABDAweb Eph 1:9	Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
NRSV © bibleoremus Eph 1:9	he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
NKJV © biblegateway Eph 1:9	having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
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KJV	Having made known <1107> (5660) unto us <2254> the mystery <3466> of his <846> will <2307>_, according to <2596> his <846> good pleasure <2107> which <3739> he hath purposed <4388> (5639) in <1722> himself <846>_:
NASB © biblegateway Eph 1:9	He made <1107> known <1107> to us the mystery <3466> of His will, according <2596> to His kind <2107> intention <2107> which <3739> He purposed <4388> in Him
NET [draft] ITL	He did this when <1107> he revealed <1107> to us <2254> the secret <3466> of his <846> will <2307> , according to <2596> his <846> good pleasure <2107> that <3739> he set forth <4388> in <1722> Christ <846> ,
GREEK	gnwrisav <1107> (5660) V-AAP-NSM hmin <2254> P-1DP to <3588> T-ASN musthrion <3466> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSN yelhmatov <2307> N-GSN autou <846> P-GSM kata <2596> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF eudokian <2107> N-ASF autou <846> P-GSM hn <3739> R-ASF proeyeto <4388> (5639) V-2AMI-3S en <1722> PREP autw <846> P-DSM

NETBible

He did this when he revealed¹ to us the secret² of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth³ in Christ,⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Or “He did this by revealing”; Grk “making known, revealing.” Verse 9 begins with a participle dependent on “lavished” in v. 8; the adverbial participle could be understood as temporal (“when he revealed”), which would be contemporaneous to the action of the finite verb “lavished,” or as means (“by revealing”). The participle has been translated here with the temporal nuance to allow for means to also be a possible interpretation. If the translation focused instead upon means, the temporal nuance would be lost as the time frame for the action of the participle would become indistinct.

²tn Or “mystery.” In the NT μυστήριον (musthrion) refers to a divine secret previously undisclosed.

³tn Or “purposed,” “publicly displayed.” Cf. Rom 3:25.

⁴tn Grk “in him”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.

⁴sn In Christ. KJV has “in himself” as though the antecedent were God the Father. Although possible, the notion of the verb set forth (Greek προτίθημι, protiqhmi) implies a plan that is carried out in history (cf. Rom 1:13; 3:25) and thus more likely refers to Christ.