Eph 1:4 - 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: Tools. ” Think about this: before the universe was created, before time existed, before man was created, God knew that we (in Adam) would sin. Ezra 3:11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. Before creation, the Father and the Son shared glory. Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. John 17:5 “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” 5. 17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Exodus 9:18. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. Eph 1:4. Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Ep) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Here God is said to have "chosen" us, in the other passage to have "presented" us (comp. For you. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural. From hagos; sacred. That we should be holy and without blame before him in love. The preincarnate Christ was intimately united with the Father, so as to partake of His glory and to be appropriately called God. Without Christ we should only dread God; whereas through him we believe, hope, and love.1:22 Having purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit, who bestows upon you freely, both obedience and purity of heart, and unfeigned love of the brethren, go on to still higher degrees of love. 1Corinthians 4:3-4; 1John 3:20-21. John 17:24 “for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.” 4. They express the positive and negative aspects of holiness; the positive in the spirit of purity, the negative in the absence of spot or blemish. In the sovereignty and omniscience of God, many things were determined and accomplished before or from the foundation of the world: God existed before the foundation … The words "before Him" refer us to God's unerring judgment as contrasted with the judgment of men, and even our own judgment on ourselves. 1:18 Your vain conversation - Your foolish, sinful way of life.1:19 Without blemish - In himself. Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. the sacrificial use of the word in Romans 12:1), in Christ, to be "holy and without blemish." Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to … Christ existed with God before the world was. He knew we would rebel against our Creator. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by … 1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world. To pick out for myself, choose, elect, select. Eph. “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:” King James Version (KJV) 22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Outside of the United Kingdom, the KJV is in the public domain. While you might say that this knowledge referes to the fact that God knows everything. He has Himself explained it in John 17:5: “And now Father, glorify Me with Yourself with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” We also know that the Holy Spirit was present before we were created. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. In love" Ephesians 1:4, NLT: "Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes." Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Christ was the center of God's plans of salvation from the beginning. Colossians 1:12-18 The Son is the firstborn of every creature. It is amazing to think that God thought of us by name, individually, before anything existed in our universe. Since God knew Adam and Eve would misuse the freedom of choice He gave them, leading to sin, He made provision for their justification (and ours) through the blood of Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world (Hebrews 9:26; I Peter 3:19-21; Revelation 13:8). 1 Corinthians 1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though Christ was God's plan from the beginning he was only manifested in these last times. And when we accept Him as our savior, we are IN HIM, and He is IN US. John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. The Father loved the Son before the world began. See Joh 1:29. Before creation, God the Father loved God the Son. Before the creation of the universe God thought of me. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). From kata and hos; just as, that. Martin G. Collins Are You Justified? According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. It means that He set His love on you long before you ever existed or even before the world existed! 5) The GENEVA BIBLE (1560'S) and the BISHOPS BIBLE (1580's) both translate this expression as “SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD”. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, Ephesians 4:2,15,16 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; …. He, she, it, they, them, same. The Bible teaches that long before you or I were ever conceived in our mothers’ wombs, God already knew us and was calling us to be His children with a special purpose to fulfill in this world. God knew Jeremiah before he was born. This means that the gospel is eternal. He strategically shaped you to reach people for Him. Titus 1:2 (NIV) also shares, "in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time." King James Version (KJV). A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. The word "without blame" is applied to our Lord (in Hebrews 9:14; 1Peter 1:19) as a lamb "without blemish." Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. God chose those who would believe in Him before the creation of the world. Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Therefore, it is incorrect to equate “written from the foundation of the world” with “written [before] the foundation of the world.” So here are the facts: NOBODY EVER ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO CORRECTLY TRANSLATE THE GREEK WORD “KATABOLE”! God had company, and I’m not talking about the other members of the Trinity.The biblical answer is that “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,” King James Version (KJV) To Him alone it applies perfectly; to us, in proportion to that conformity to His image. From agapao; love, i.e. The Son was designated by God the Father before the beginning of time to be our redeemer. In that period, the end of the Jewish age and near the end of the temple and of the Jewish nation. The key to their interpretation is to be found in the idea of Romans 8:29, "whom He did foreknow, He did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son." “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.” (17:24) The Father promised the Son in eternity everything he would give him in time. For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. From kata and enopion; directly in front of. I, the first-person pronoun. “Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,” A primary pronoun of the first person I. Middle voice from ek and lego; to select. That we should be holy and without blame before him. God knew him before the founding of the universe, but revealed him in the acharit-hayamim for your sakes. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Jeremiah 1:5 ) Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Unblemished. And I close with my own personal confession of faith in this great biblical truth of election. So I come back to Ephesians 1:4, "God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world." Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as … Who verily was foreordeined before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible ScanFor He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you- New American Standard Version (1995)who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,- American Standard Version (1901)Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,- Basic English Bibleforeknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,- Darby BibleWho verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you, - Webster's BibleHe was pre-destined indeed to this work, even before the creation of the world, but has been plainly manifested in these last days for the sake of you who, through Him,- Weymouth Biblewho was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,- World English BibleCrist Jhesu, that was knowun bifor the makyng of the world, but he is schewid in the laste tymes,- Wycliffe Bibleforeknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,- Youngs Literal Bible. To exist before the foundation of the world means the Son has been around for a very long time. In God that raised Jesus, and gave him glory - At his ascension. Moreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ It means that your name was written in the Lamb’s book of life before the foundation of the world (Rev. If your salvation depends on your choice of God, you … Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Children often ask, “What was there before God made the world?” The answer most adults would give is that God was there. By him and for him were all things made, both in heaven and on … Christ was manifested for the sake of his people, who have become his people by faith. Within the United Kingdom, the rights to the KJV are vested in the Crown. Without spot - From the world.1:21 Who through him believe - For all our faith and hope proceed from the power of his resurrection. Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. There is an instructive parallel in Colossians 1:22 :--"He hath reconciled you in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable, and unreprovable in His sight." That’s true, but incomplete. Blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. 13:8; 17:8)! The death of Christ, resulting in the salvation of His elect, was “foreordained before the foundation of the world.” The totality of the plan of God, from the determination to crucify His Son, to the specific individuals who would reap the benefits of His grace, was determined “before the … Love one another fervently - With the most strong and tender affection; and yet with a pure heart - Pure from any spot of unholy desire or inordinate passion. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: Ephesians 1:4 Even as he chose us in him (Ephes. Founding; figuratively, conception. Exodus 33:12 - Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know whom You will send with me. The word "without blame," or "unblamable," is properly without blemish; and the word "unreprovable" more nearly corresponds to our idea of one unblamable--i.e., one against whom no charge can be brought. Psalm 135:4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. Before the face of, over against. Ephesians 1:4, NASB: "just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. - Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world; rather, as in the Revised Version, who was foreknown indeed; literally, who hath been fore known.But the foreknowledge of God implies the exercise of his will, therefore the "foreordained" of the Authorized Version, though not here an exact translation, is true in doctrine. God knew you before there was a “before,” at a time when the Father loved the Son, also “before the foundation of the world” (John 17:24). I am, exist. “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” ‭‭ Jeremiah‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬ God intricately built you for this season. 1 Kings 5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. That we should be holy and without blame before him.--In these words we have the object of the divine election declared, and the co-operation of the elect implied, by the inseparable connection of holiness with election. Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world. That seems pretty clear to me. (Comp. Which best represents the problem with the comment. Psalm 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: Excep… According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Deuteronomy 7:6,7 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth…. The “foundation of the world” is a reference to God’s act of creation. But it is best to connect them with the verse following, "Having predestinated us in love.". And there you are, at the beginning. The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769. God made the way of salvation through faith before the foundation of the world. He fixed his gaze on me and chose me for himself. From kataballo; a deposition, i.e. he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world. When Scripture refers to something that has been true “ from the foundation of the world… But was manifest. 1:20). Acts 15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. Luke 1:74,75 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, …. Answer: Before the foundation of the world indicates before Genesis, whereas from the foundation of the world indicates from Genesis to present. Peter wrote, “He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you” (1 Pet. God had determined the destiny of His Son before the foundation of the world. In front of, prior to. Verse 20. 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