Ephesians 1:4 Cross References

Ephesians 1:4

4: Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

2 Timothy 1:9

  1. It is God who saved us and chose us to live a holy life. He did this not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan long before the world began--to show his love and kindness to us through Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
  2. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
  3. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Ephesians 2:10

  1. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

James 2:5

  1. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

Revelation 13:8

  1. And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life, which belongs to the Lamb who was killed before the world was made.

1 Peter 1:2

  1. God the Father chose you long ago, and the Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed Jesus Christ and are cleansed by his blood. May you have more and more of God's special favor and wonderful peace.

1 Peter 2:9

  1. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Titus 1:1

  1. This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
  2. This truth gives them the confidence of eternal life, which God promised them before the world began--and he cannot lie.

1 Peter 1:20

  1. God chose him for this purpose long before the world began, but now in these final days, he was sent to the earth for all to see. And he did this for you.

John 15:16

  1. You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.

Colossians 3:12

  1. Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.
  2. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:27

  1. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.

Colossians 1:22

  1. yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

Revelation 17:8

  1. The beast you saw was alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from before the world began, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.

Romans 9:23

  1. He also has the right to pour out the riches of his glory upon those he prepared to be the objects of his mercy--
  2. even upon us, whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

Isaiah 42:1

  1. "Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will reveal justice to the nations.

Acts 13:48

  1. When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were appointed to eternal life became believers.

Philippians 2:15

  1. so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

  1. God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives.

Deuteronomy 7:6

  1. For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
  2. "The LORD did not choose you and lavish his love on you because you were larger or greater than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!

John 17:24

  1. Father, I want these whom you've given me to be with me, so they can see my glory. You gave me the glory because you loved me even before the world began!

2 Timothy 2:19

  1. But God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Those who claim they belong to the Lord must turn away from all wickedness."

Isaiah 41:8

  1. "But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from my friend Abraham,
  2. I have called you back from the ends of the earth so you can serve me. For I have chosen you and will not throw you away.

Psalms 135:4

  1. For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure.

Ephesians 4:2

  1. Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.

1 Corinthians 1:8

  1. He will keep you strong right up to the end, and he will keep you free from all blame on the great day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

Ephesians 5:2

  1. Live a life filled with love for others, following the example of Christ, who loved you and gave himself as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased, because that sacrifice was like sweet perfume to him.

Acts 18:10

  1. For I am with you, and no one will harm you because many people here in this city belong to me."

Ephesians 4:15

  1. Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
  2. Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Matthew 24:31

  1. And he will send forth his angels with the sound of a mighty trumpet blast, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

Luke 1:74

  1. We have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear,
  2. in holiness and righteousness forever.

2 Timothy 2:10

  1. I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

Matthew 11:25

  1. Then Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike.
  2. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

John 10:16

  1. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

Galatians 5:13

  1. For you have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.

Matthew 24:24

  1. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.

Romans 8:33

  1. Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself.

Ephesians 3:17

  1. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.

Isaiah 65:8

  1. "But I will not destroy them all," says the LORD. "For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones (and someone will say, `Don't throw them all away--there are some good grapes there!'), so I will not destroy all Israel. For I still have true servants there.
  2. I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and of Judah to possess my land. Those I choose will inherit it and serve me there.
  3. For my people who have searched for me, the plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks, and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds.

1 John 4:16

  1. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in him. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

Romans 11:5

  1. It is the same today, for not all the Jews have turned away from God. A few are being saved as a result of God's kindness in choosing them.
  2. And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.

Colossians 2:2

  1. My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan, which is Christ himself.

2 Peter 3:14

  1. And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to live a pure and blameless life. And be at peace with God.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

  1. And may the Lord make your love grow and overflow to each other and to everyone else, just as our love overflows toward you.

2 Peter 1:5

  1. So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better.
  2. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
  3. Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone.
  4. The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  5. But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.

Titus 2:11

  1. For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
  2. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God,

Matthew 24:22

  1. In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, the entire human race will be destroyed. But it will be shortened for the sake of God's chosen ones.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

Acts 15:18

  1. he who made these things known long ago.'
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