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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
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For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
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he
[a]
predestined us for adoption to sonship
[b]
through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
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1.
2 Corinthians 1:3
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1 Peter 1:3
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ver 20;
Ephesians 2:6
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Ephesians 3:10
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Ephesians 6:12
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Matthew 25:34
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Leviticus 11:44
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Leviticus 20:7
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2 Samuel 22:24
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Psalms 15:2
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Ephesians 5:27
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Colossians 1:22
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Eph 4:2,15,16
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ver 11;
Romans 8:29,30
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Romans 8:14,15
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Luke 12:32
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1 Corinthians 1:21
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Colossians 1:19
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[a].
Or "sight in love. " 5"He"
[b].
The Greek word for "adoption to sonship" is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
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