Ephesians 1:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

New Living Translation
God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan.

English Standard Version
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

Berean Study Bible
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

New American Standard Bible
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him,

NASB 1995
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him

NASB 1977
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him

Amplified Bible
He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

Christian Standard Bible
He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him

Contemporary English Version
and by what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways.

Good News Translation
God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
when he revealed the mystery of his plan to us. He had decided to do this through Christ.

International Standard Version
when he made known to us the secret of his will. This was according to his plan that he set forth in the Messiah

NET Bible
He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

New King James Version
having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

King James 2000 Bible
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:

New Heart English Bible
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

World English Bible
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

American King James Version
Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:

American Standard Version
making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

A Faithful Version
Having made known to us the mystery of His own will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself;

Darby Bible Translation
having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

English Revised Version
having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Webster's Bible Translation
Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And hath opened vnto vs the mysterie of his will according to his good pleasure, which he had purposed in him,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll, accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and hath opened vnto vs the mystery of his wil acordinge to his pleasure, which he had purposed in himselfe,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And hath openned vnto vs the mistery of his will accordinge to his pleasure and purposed the same in hym silfe
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

Berean Literal Bible
having made known to us the mystery of His will according to His pleasure, which He purposed in Him

Young's Literal Translation
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

Smith's Literal Translation
Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his benevolence which he purposed in himself:

Literal Emphasis Translation
Having made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He purposed beforehand in Him,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,

Catholic Public Domain Version
So does he make known to us the mystery of his will, which he has set forth in Christ, in a manner well-pleasing to him,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he has taught us the mystery of his will, that which he had before ordained to perform in himself,

Lamsa Bible
And because he has made known to us the mystery of his will, as he has ordained from the very beginning, to work through it;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
by making known to us the mystery of his will according to his good purpose which he had before established in himself,

Godbey New Testament
having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his own good pleasure, which he purposed in himself

Haweis New Testament
having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in himself;

Mace New Testament
for he has discover'd to us the secret of his will, that out of his meer good pleasure, he had purposed in himself,

Weymouth New Testament
when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose

Worrell New Testament
making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him,

Worsley New Testament
having made known to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure, which He had before purposed in Himself:
















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