Ephesians 1:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”
ἐκλέγομαι
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
ἅγιος
Holy
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ἅγιος
Holy, sacred, set apart. Hagios. The Holy Spirit. The Holy One. Holiness is not cold distance from the world. It is burning closeness to God.
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καταβολή
the] foundation
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καταβολή
Foundation, laying down. The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. God's plan of redemption was decided before creation.
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κόσμος
World
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Holy
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אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
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טָהוֹר
World
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טָהוֹר
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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