Ephesians 1:9 Cross References

Ephesians 1:9

9: God's secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure.

This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to his own holy people.
For it has pleased God to tell his people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory.
So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

God is able to make you strong, just as the Good News says. It is the message about Jesus Christ and his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they might believe and obey Christ.
To God, who alone is wise, be the glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.

As I briefly mentioned earlier in this letter, God himself revealed his secret plan to me.
As you read what I have written, you will understand what I know about this plan regarding Christ.
God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now he has revealed it by the Holy Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
And this is the secret plan: The Gentiles have an equal share with the Jews in all the riches inherited by God's children. Both groups have believed the Good News, and both are part of the same body and enjoy together the promise of blessings through Christ Jesus.
By God's special favor and mighty power, I have been given the wonderful privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

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.

Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago.

This was his plan from all eternity, and it has now been carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven.

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.

For my message came by a direct revelation from Jesus Christ himself. No one else taught me.

asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.

But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God's deep secrets.
No one can know what anyone else is really thinking except that person alone, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit.
And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world's spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

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.

Then he revealed his Son to me so that I could proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When all this happened to me, I did not rush out to consult with anyone else;

Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.

But you followed God's prearranged plan. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to the cross and murdered him.

The LORD Almighty has sworn this oath: "It will all happen as I have planned. It will come about according to my purposes.
I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be their slaves.
I have a plan for the whole earth, for my mighty power reaches throughout the world.
The LORD Almighty has spoken--who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?"

Nevertheless, his mind concerning me remains unchanged, and who can turn him from his purposes? Whatever he wants to do, he does.
So he will do for me all he has planned. He controls my destiny.

Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? You are the ones who have rebelled, says the LORD.

Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.
I will call a swift bird of prey from the east--a leader from a distant land who will come and do my bidding. I have said I would do it, and I will.

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