For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love

就如神从创立世界以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁，无有瑕疵；

因为他从创世以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁，没有瑕疵，满有爱心。

因为他从创世以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁，没有瑕疵，满有爱心。

早在创造世界以前，祂已经在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在祂眼中成为圣洁无瑕的人。

就如创立世界以前，他在基督里拣选了我们，使我们因着爱，在他面前成为圣洁，没有瑕疵。

就如他从创世以前，在基督里拣选了我们，使我们在他面前成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。他在爱中，

就如神從創立世界以前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔，無有瑕疵；

因為他從創世以前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔，沒有瑕疵，滿有愛心。

因為他從創世以前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔，沒有瑕疵，滿有愛心。

早在創造世界以前，祂已經在基督裡揀選了我們，使我們在祂眼中成為聖潔無瑕的人。

就如創立世界以前，他在基督裡揀選了我們，使我們因著愛，在他面前成為聖潔，沒有瑕疵。

就是他於世界創立之前，在基督裏揀選了我們，使我們在他面前、滿有愛心、分別為聖、毫無瑕疵。

就如他從創世以前，在基督裡揀選了我們，使我們在他面前成為聖潔、毫無瑕疵。他在愛中，

即如創世之先、由基督選我儕、俾在其前聖而無玷、

自創世之先、緣耶穌、擇我儕、使我儕在主前、潔淨無玷、施其仁愛、

亦自創世之先、因基督選我儕、使我儕以愛在其前為聖潔無玷者、

天主於創世以前、夙在基督之身、予吾人以恩簡、俾吾人得成聖潔無瑕、對越所天。

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,

He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.

Then the King will say to those on His right,‘ Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

All those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.

He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you

Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.

But now He has reconciled you by His physical body through His death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before Him—

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present again.

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory—on us, the ones He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

“ This is My Servant; I strengthen Him, this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him. I have put My Spirit on Him; He will bring justice to the nations.

Father, I desire those You have given Me to be with Me where I am. Then they will see My glory, which You have given Me because You loved Me before the world’s foundation.

For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.“ The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, My friend—I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are My servant; I have chosen you and not rejected you.

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription: The Lord knows those who are His, and Everyone who names the name of the Lord must turn away from unrighteousness.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.

For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.

For God has not called us to impurity but to sanctification.

He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

At that time Jesus said,“ I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,

This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.”

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head— Christ.From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the One who justifies.

since we have been rescued from our enemies’ clutches, to serve Him without fearin holiness and righteousness in His presence all our days.

But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery— Christ.

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we also do for you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.

The Lord says this: As the new wine is found in a bunch of grapes, and one says,‘ Don’t destroy it, for there’s some good in it,’ so I will act because of My servants and not destroy them all.I will produce descendants from Jacob, and heirs to My mountains from Judah; My chosen ones will possess it, and My servants will dwell there.Sharon will be a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for cattle to lie down, for My people who have sought Me.

Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at peace with Him without spot or blemish.

In the same way, then, there is also at the present time a remnant chosen by grace.Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people,instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

known from long ago.