Ephesians 1:4

Spiritual Blessings

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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Berean Standard Bible
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
American Standard Version (1901)
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:
Bible in Basic English
Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
Douay-Rheims 1899
As he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity.
Free Bible Version
just as he chose us to be in him before the beginning of this world, so that in love we could be holy and without fault before him.
Geneva Bible 1599
As hee hath chosen vs in him, before the foundation of the worlde, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in loue:
King James (Authorized) Version
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:
Plain English Version
A long time ago, before God made the world, he picked us to be his people, and he joined us to Jesus Christ, so that now God can say we are good, like we never did anything wrong. He loved us,
Translation for Translators
Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our ◄relationship with/union with► Christ, in order that God could consider us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because God loves us,
Unlocked Literal Bible
God chose us in him from the beginning of the world, that we may be holy and blameless in his sight in love .
Noah Webster Bible
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:
World English Bible
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,
Young's Literal Translation
according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,