1:5. He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will—

1:5. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

1:5. having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

1:5. he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

1:5. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

1:5. He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

1:5. having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

1:5. having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

1:5. And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. This was what God wanted, and it pleased him to do it.

1:5. having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

1:5. Having predestinated G4309 us G2248 unto G1519 the adoption of children G5206 by G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 to G1519 himself, G848 according G2596 to the G3588 good pleasure G2107 of his G848 will, G2307