Ephesians 1:5 Cross References - MLV

5 Having predetermined us to the sonship through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the delight of his will,

Jeremiah 3:4

4 Will you not from this time cry to me, My Father, you are the guide of my youth?

Jeremiah 3:19

19 But I said, How I will put you among the sons and give you a desirable land, a pleasant heritage of the hosts of the nations! And I said, You* will call me My Father and will not turn away from following me.

Daniel 4:35

35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

Hosea 1:10

10 Yet the number of the sons of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it will happen that, in the place where it was said to them, You* are not my people, it will be said to them, The sons of the living God.

Matthew 1:25

25 and did not know her intimately until she bore her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus.


Matthew 11:26

26 Yes, Father, because thus it became a delight before you.

Luke 10:21

21 Jesus was glad in the spirit in that same hour, and said, I profess you, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because you hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to infants. Yes Father, because thus it became a delight before you.

Luke 11:32

32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will be condemning it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, more-than Jonah is here.


John 1:12

12 But as many as received him, he gave to them the authority to become children of God, to the believing ones in his name,

John 11:52

52 and not only on behalf of the nation, but in order that he should also gather together into one the children of God who have been scattered.)

John 20:17

17 Jesus says to her, Do not be touching me; for I have not yet ascended to my Father, but travel to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father and my God and your God.

Romans 8:14-17

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of sonship, in which we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit himself is testifying together with our spirit, that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs; indeed, heirs of God and joint heirs of Christ; if indeed we are suffering together with him, in order that we might also be glorified together with him.

Romans 8:23

23 But not only they, but we ourselves also who have the first-fruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves are groaning in ourselves, waiting for our sonship, that is, the redemption of our body.

Romans 8:29-30

29 Because, whom he knew beforehand, he also predetermined, one transformed to the image of his Son, that he himself might be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and whom he predetermined, he also invited these and whom he invited, he also made these righteous and whom he made righteous, he also glorified these.

Romans 9:11-16

11 for the children not yet having been born, nor having practiced anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not from works, but from the one who is calling. 12 It was said to her, ‘The greater will be serving the inferior.’ 13 Just-as it has been written, ‘Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.’
14 Therefore what shall we say? There is not unrighteousness with God, is there? Let it not happen! 15 For he says to Moses, ‘I will show-mercy to whomever I show-mercy and I will have pity on whomever I have pity.’ 16 Therefore consequently, it is not from the one who wills, nor from the one who runs, but from God, the one who shows-mercy.

1 Corinthians 1:1

1 Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

1 Corinthians 1:21

21 For since, in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know God, it delighted God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

2 Corinthians 6:18

18 and will be a Father to you and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.’

Galatians 3:26

26 For you are all sons of God, through the faith, in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:5-6

5 in order that he might buy those up who were under the law, in order that we might receive the sonship. \ulnone\nosupersub 6 And because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Ephesians 1:9

9 having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his delight which he purposed in him,

Ephesians 1:11

11 In him in whom, we were also made an inheritance, having been predetermined according to the purpose of the one who is working all things after the plan of his will.

Philippians 2:13

13 For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work, on behalf of his delight.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

11 For which, we are also always praying concerning you, in order that our God might deem you worthy of your calling, and might fulfill every delight of goodness, and every work of faith in power,

Hebrews 2:10-15

10 For it was suitable for him, because of whom are all things and through whom are all things, having led many sons to glory, to complete the author of their salvation through sufferings. 11 For both he who is making holy and those who are made holy are all from one. Because of which case, he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying, ‘I will be proclaiming your name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will be singing hymns to you.’ 13 And again, ‘I will have confidence in him.’And again, ‘Behold, here I am and the children whom God has given me.’ 14 Therefore since the children have shared of flesh and blood, in like-manner he partook of the same; in order that through death, he might do-away-with the one who had the dominion of death, this is the devil; 15 and he might set-free these, as many as were in fear of death, who were liable to bondage throughout all their life.

Hebrews 12:5-9

5 And you have forgotten the encouragement which reasons with you as with sons, ‘My son, do not regard-lightly the disciplining of the Lord, nor be fainting when you are reproved by him. 6 For whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and scourges every son whom he is accepting.’ 7 It is for disciplining that you endure; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what is the son whom his father is not disciplining? 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, consequently, you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Thereafter, we have indeed had the fathers of our flesh as correctors of us, and we were revering them. Will we not much rather be made subject to the Father of spirits and we will live?

1 John 3:1

1 Behold what sort of love the Father has given to us, in order that we might be called children of God. Because of this, the world does not know you, because it did not know him.

Revelation 21:7

7 He who overcomes will be inheriting these things, and I will be his God and he will be a son to me.

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