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having destinedπροορίσαςusἡμᾶςbeforehandπροορίσαςforεἰςadoption as sonsυἱοθεσίανthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦtoεἰςhimself,αὐτόνaccording toκατὰthe good pleasureτὴν εὐδοκίανof his will,τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ
Ephesians 1:5
Study it in the app“having destined us beforehand for adoption as sons through Jesus the Messiah to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:5, word by word
- having destinedπροορίσαςproorisas
predestine
Determine beforehand, mark out in advance.
Where else “proorisas” appears- adoption as sonsυἱοθεσίανhuiothesian
adoption
Adoption as sons: being received legally as a son, with all a son's rights.
Where else “huiothesian” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- the good pleasureεὐδοκίανeudokian
good pleasure, goodwill
Good pleasure, goodwill: what seems good to someone; also a desire.
Where else “eudokian” appears- of his willθελήματοςthelēmatos
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēmatos” appears
The context
4just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world for us to be holy and without blemish before him in love,
5 · This verse (above)
6to the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he favored us in the Beloved.
To study Ephesians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?