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Berean Standard Bible

“to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.”

Ephesians 1:6

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Ephesians 1:3-14 is one long sentence of praise, listing what God has done for believers in Christ: chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, sealed. Paul repeats the refrain that all of this is for the praise of God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

World English Bible (WEB)

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,

King James Version (KJV)

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

American Standard Version (ASV)

to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He made us accepted in the beloved Some Western MSS read his beloved (dear) Son,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Para alabanza de la gloria de su gracia, con la cual nos hizo aceptos en el Amado:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esto fue para que le demos la gloria a Dios por la extraordinaria gracia que nos mostró por medio de su amado Hijo.

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