Ephesians 1: 3 - 6, 11 - 12
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
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even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
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He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
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to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,
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we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.
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