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Source language
Original Greek   
προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν, κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
proorisas emas eis uiothesian dia Iesou Khristou eis auton, kata ten eudokian tou thelematos autou,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui praedestinavit nos in adoptionem filiorum per Iesum Christum in ipsum secundum propositum voluntatis suae

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Authorized (King James) Version   
having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
New King James Version   
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
21st Century King James Version   
having predestined us to be His own adopted children by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And he has constituted us as children by Yeshua The Messiah, as that is pleasing to his will,
Darby Bible Translation   
having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
God's Word   
Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Jesus Christ. He freely chose to do this
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will,
International Standard Version   
he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus the Messiah, according to the pleasure of his will,
NET Bible   
He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will--
New American Standard Bible   
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,
New International Version   
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--
New Living Translation   
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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Having predestinated us to the adoption of children to himself by Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Weymouth New Testament   
For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--
The World English Bible   
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
EasyEnglish Bible   
Long ago, he already decided to accept us into his family as his children, because of Jesus Christ. He chose us to belong to him because it made him very happy.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
New Life Version   
God already planned to have us as His own children. This was done by Jesus Christ. In His plan God wanted this done.
Revised Geneva Translation   
having predestined us to be adopted, through Jesus Christ, to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
The Voice Bible   
He destined us to be adopted as His children through the covenant Jesus the Anointed inaugurated in His sacrificial life. This was His pleasure and His will for us.
Living Bible   
His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by sending Jesus Christ to die for us. And he did this because he wanted to!
New Catholic Bible   
He predestined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his purpose and pleasure,
Legacy Standard Bible   
by predestining us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
having marked out beforehand the way for us to be adopted as sons by Jesus Christ in himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Christian Standard Bible   
He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]—
New Century Version   
Because of his love, God had already decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what pleased him,
The Message   
How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ. He did this in accordance with the good purpose of his will,
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
he predestined us for adoption as his own sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
New Matthew Bible   
And he predestined us through Jesus Christ to be his heirs, in accordance with his pleasure and will,
Good News Translation®   
God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children—this was his pleasure and purpose.
Wycliffe Bible   
Which hath before-ordained us into [the] adoption of sons by Jesus Christ into him, by the purpose of his will [after the purpose of his will],
New Testament for Everyone   
He foreordained us for himself, to be adopted as sons and daughters through Jesus the Messiah. That’s how he wanted it, and that’s what gave him delight,
Contemporary English Version   
God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Praise be to God for giving us through Christ every possible spiritual benefit as citizens of Heaven! For consider what he has done—before the foundation of the world he chose us to become, in Christ, his holy and blameless children living within his constant care. He planned, in his purpose of love, that we should be adopted as his own children through Jesus Christ—that we might learn to praise that glorious generosity of his which has made us welcome in the everlasting love he bears towards the Son.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Common English Bible © 2011   
God destined us to be his adopted children through Jesus Christ because of his love. This was according to his goodwill and plan
Amplified Bible © 2015   
He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—
English Standard Version Anglicised   
he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will,
New American Standard Bible   
He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
The Expanded Bible   
Because of his love [C this phrase may go with the previous sentence], God ·had already decided to make us his own children [L predestined us for adoption] through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what pleased him,
Tree of Life Version   
He predestined us for adoption as sons through Messiah Yeshua, in keeping with the good pleasure of His will—
Revised Standard Version   
He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
New International Reader's Version   
So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.
BRG Bible   
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Complete Jewish Bible   
He determined in advance that through Yeshua the Messiah we would be his sons — in keeping with his pleasure and purpose —
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Because he loved us, he planned that we should be his own children. It is through Jesus Christ that we are God's children. That is the way God wanted it to be.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Having provided the yi’ud merosh (predestination) for us to be chosen as adopted bnei brit through Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua to Himself, according to the chafetz (good pleasure) of His ratzon (will),
Names of God Bible   
Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Yeshua Christ. He freely chose to do this
Modern English Version   
He predestined us to adoption as sons to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of His will,
Easy-to-Read Version   
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.
International Children’s Bible   
And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what pleased him.
Lexham English Bible   
having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will,
New International Version - UK   
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will –
Disciples Literal New Testament   
having predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself according-to the good-pleasure of His will,