"According asª he hath chosenª° usª inª himª beforeª the foundationª of the world,ª that weª should beª° holyª andª without blameª beforeª himª inª love:ª" {Eph 1:4} + "Having made knownª° unto usª the¹ mysteryª of his²¹ will,ª according¹ to² his²¹ good pleasureª whichª he hath purposedª° inª himself:²¹" {Eph 1:9} + "Inª whomª alsoª we have obtained an inheritance,ª° being predestinatedª° according¹ to² the purposeª of him who workethª° all thingsª afterª the¹ counselª of his own²¹ will:ª" {Eph 1:11} + "The LORDª of hostsª hath sworn,ª° saying,ª° Surely¹¹ as¹ I have thought,ª° so¹ shall it come to pass;¹ and as¹ I have purposed,ª° [so] shall it¹ stand:ª° ... For¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath purposed,ª° and who¹ shall disannulª° [it]? and his handª [is] stretched out,ª° and who¹ shall turn it back?ª°" {Isa 14:24-27} + "Declaringª° the endª from the beginning,ª¹ and from ancient timesª¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ª° saying,ª° My counselª shall stand,ª° and I will doª° all¹ my pleasure:ª ... Callingª° a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenª° [it], I will also¹ bring²° it to pass;¹ I have purposedª° [it], I will also¹ doª° it." {Isa 46:10-11} + "And the landª shall trembleª° and sorrow:ª° for¹ every purposeª of the LORDª shall be performedª° against¹ Babylon,ª to makeª°¹ the landª of Babylonª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 51:29} + "Andª we knowª° that¹ all thingsª work togetherª° forª goodª to them that² loveª° God,ª to them who areª° the¹ calledª accordingª to [his] purpose.ª ... Moreoverª whomª he did predestinate,ª° themª he²° alsoª called:ª° andª whomª he called,ª° themª he²° alsoª justified:ª° andª whomª he justified,ª° themª he²° alsoª glorified.ª°" {Rom 8:28-30} + "(Forª [the children] being²° not yetª born,ª° neitherª having doneª° anyª goodª orª evil,ª thatª the¹ purposeª of Godª accordingª to electionª might stand,ª° notª ofª works,ª butª ofª him that calleth;)ª°" {Rom 9:11} + "Who² hath savedª° us,ª andª calledª° [us] with an holyª calling,ª notª according¹ to² ourª works,ª butª according¹ to² his ownª purposeª andª grace,ª which² was givenª° usª inª Christª Jesusª beforeª the world began,ªª" {2Tm 1:9} |
