Ephesians

Ephesians 1:5

⁵He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He predestined	προορίσας	proorisas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4309 I foreordain, predetermine
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
adoption as His sons	υἱοθεσίαν	huiothesian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5206 adoption
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
good pleasure	εὐδοκίαν	eudokian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2107 good-will, favor
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will	θελήματος	thelēmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2307 will, wish, desire

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.