Ephesians 1:4King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]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:
Ephesians 1:4Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
Ephesians 1:4The Message (MSG)
The God of Glory
[SUP]3-6 [/SUP]How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Ephesians 1:4American Standard Version (ASV)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]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:
Ephesians 1:4GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
[SUP]4 [/SUP]Before the creation of the world, he chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in his presence.
Revelation 13:7-8King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]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.
Revelation 13:7-8Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]and there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them, and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;
Revelation 13:7-8The Message (MSG)
[SUP]5-8 [/SUP]The Beast had a loud mouth, boastful and blasphemous. It could do anything it wanted for forty-two months. It yelled blasphemies against God, blasphemed his Name, blasphemed his Church, especially those already dwelling with God in Heaven. It was permitted to make war on God’s holy people and conquer them. It held absolute sway over all tribes and peoples, tongues and races. Everyone on earth whose name was not written from the world’s foundation in the slaughtered Lamb’s Book of Life will worship the Beast.
Revelation 13:7-8GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
[SUP]7 [/SUP]It was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. [SUP]8 [/SUP]Everyone living on earth will worship it, everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life. That book belongs to the lamb who was slaughtered before the creation of the world.
notice you look for a translation that suit your doctrine
Ephesians 1:5-6 (HCSB)
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5 [/SUP] He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will,
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6 [/SUP] to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:5-6King James Version (KJV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
[SUP]6 [/SUP]To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:5-6Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
[SUP]6 [/SUP]to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,
Ephesians 1:5-6The Message (MSG)
The God of Glory
[SUP]3-6 [/SUP]How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Ephesians 1:5-6American Standard Version (ASV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
[SUP]6 [/SUP]to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Belove
Ephesians 1:5-6GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
[SUP]5 [/SUP]Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Jesus Christ. He freely chose to do this [SUP]6 [/SUP]so that the kindness[SUP][
a][/SUP] he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
they are both scripture so you have to find the common ground they both be true....